Balancing Act

Published in November 17th, 2008

When you laughed me off today
The mere pebbles that you hurled
Came hurtling my way
Disguised as heavy boulders.
And then it dawned-
How much
Of an emotional crutch
You were to me.
I’ve been doing
A balancing act
With my clumsy naive self
And inevitably
I’ll stumble.
It is a bit too late for me
To wake up from my stupor and see
That never were you
My […]

Every dog will have its day

Published in November 9th, 2008

Posted by anshu in Our life and times

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Interestingly, more than Barack Obama, the next canine incumbent of the White House is dogging the headlines. In his acceptance speech at Chicago, Obama told his daughters, Malia and Sasha, “I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House.” And everyone from the BBC to the internet seems to have […]

Doctors: Learn to say it and say it right

Published in November 9th, 2008

Posted by anshu in Viewpoint

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Another case of a doctor being manhandled, nay almost murdered. The saga of intolerance continues. (Read)
If a doctor is really negligent, there are ways and means of seeking redemption. There is a legal mechanism- one can approach the professional bodies. So where are we going wrong? Why do relatives of patients resort to violence so […]

Identity crisis

Published in November 2nd, 2008

Posted by anshu in Viewpoint

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I am the child of a Central Government employee. And all through my childhood I knew that my new home, school and my group of friends would be there with me only for the next five or six years. Timely transfers were a fact of life. And so while I traipsed the length and breadth […]