Inspire Positivity

During my childhood in the 1950s and 1960s, as the child of a Railway employee, I had my earliest encounters with the healthcare system. One memorable figure was Dr. Sabbarwal, a widely respected general practitioner at the dispensary. Patients would patiently queue for their turn to see him. Medications were dispensed in liquid form with…

Recently, I found myself navigating the bustling streets of Nehru Place in South Delhi, enroute to a building for some urgent work. Manoeuvring through the maze of construction obstacles, haphazardly parked vehicles, and makeshift stalls crowding the sidewalks, I finally arrived at the dilapidated staircase leading to the office on the third floor. As I…

How Much is Enough: In 1995, as I prepared to depart Indonesia after an assignment, a close friend approached me with a dilemma. Having spent twelve years as an expatriate, he grappled with the question of how much longer he should remain separated from his family in Australia. I responded with a simple yet profound…

The recent telecast of Shrimad Ramayana on Sony Entertainment TV prompted a nostalgic journey through the timeless tales I had heard in my childhood from my maternal grandmother in the 1960s, my visits to locally held Ram Lila every year during my childhood, and the earlier telecast of the serial Ramayana by Ramanand Sagar in…