God’s own religion

Last week my visit to Jagannath Puri made me realize that the whole hullabaloo around Modi being a secular or not is a waste of time because in a ‘secular’ and religiously tolerant country like India, even God has a religion and that religion is Hinduism.Of course, in a Hindu dominated state God has...

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Leherein

Kuch to khaas hai in lehro meJo mujhse yun takrati hai,Shor me khamoshi jaisi,Subah ki pheli angadayi jaisi,Jaise ho koi tamanna adhuri si,Na jaane kisko chuna chahti hai.Koi baat chupaye hai shayad apne seene mein,Kuch to kehna chahti hai,Kayi ankahi kahaniya dabi hai andar,Awaaz lagakr mujhko bulati hai,Samajh ni paati me inki jubaan,To shayad ruth jaati hai,Ufaan ki tarah aati hai,Or maati k mehel...

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Stories from the sea

She is magnificent but elegant, she is violent yet tranquil, she is attractive but mysterious, she is calm but holds a lot of might in its bosom, she is the grandeur of the sea that hides and unfolds the most complex and interesting human emotions and sentiments and I call her 'she' because like a woman...

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