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Dog-Poop

Dog-Poop

The Chief Minister was expected to arrive any minute for a large program where hundreds of people had gathered. There was an oil lamp in place at the corner of the stage, for the ceremony of ‘lighting of the lamp’. Some incense sticks had been lit to create a sweet

Free To Do As I Please

Free To Do As I Please

There is a fable about the Emperor of China sending his people, to invite a sage who lived in the Himalayas, to become the Prime Minister of China. When the messengers reached there after a long journey, the sage was taking a dip in the river that ran by his

Be Like The Cow

Be Like The Cow

A man had five children. They often asked him to give them a share of his huge property. But the old man said, “Nothing doing. I will write a Will. You will get everything after I die. Do you think I will take anything with me? Everyone knows that no

Stop This Hue And Cry

Stop This Hue And Cry

We have all heard about the Bhagvad Purana being told to King Parikshit in the seven days preceding his foretold time of death by snake bite. It is said that even after the sixth day of listening to Shukadeva’s discourse, Parikshit was still scared of death and attached to

A Divine Slumber

A Divine Slumber

The operation was soon to begin. Sanjay had been given a mild sedative before being wheeled into the operation theatre. He was made to lie down on the operation table; his arms stretched on either side on a cross. Huge overhead discs of lights were focussed on him. The anaesthetist

Karma And Bhagya!

The bank manager was quite a gossip monger. He had tales to tell about everyone in the neighbourhood. One day as Bhagyashree was waiting for her turn to operate her bank locker, she started flicking through the pages of a newspaper on the table. An article called ‘Karmyogi’ caught her

The Best Kind Of Devotee!

The Best Kind Of Devotee!

Our scriptures have innumerable little stories and anecdotes in them that are interesting and they make very good reading too. This is one where the Lord tells us who a good devotee is. We found this to be beautiful, so thought of sharing! Reading such material surely inspires us to