Delhi – Twenty- five Seven

February 13, 2013

Valentine’s Day

The Club had never looked better. With red and gold swags, silver angels and holly wreaths it just screamed festivity. And with everyone twirling around in lounge suits, bandhgalas, gowns and saris, it looked almost magical , a fairy land in an every day world. That was where it all began perhaps at the exact moment Read more

December 25, 2012

Annus horribilis – Thoughts at the end of the year

chinese fishing nets found in fort cochin kerala (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: The Six lane section of Kochi Bypass near Vytila (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This Latin phrase meaning ” a year of horrors” was first brought into the public domain by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 in her New Year address of 1992. The Americans Read more

December 23, 2012

Crime & Punishment – Would harsher laws prevent rape?

English: brightly-coloured sprinkles. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Five days ago a young woman was gang-raped in a Delhi bus. This was not only a sad event but also a deplorable event. It has changed the life of several people – the girl, her family, the boy who was with her and his family, their friends, the Read more