The sun, at least for this year, seems to be waning a little. Autumn is here. It is time for harvesting paddy rice in different parts of the world. I gazed out at my window while sipping hot water in the morning. I could sense the smell of harvest visiting my nostrils, amidst the stinky … Read more
We know it was risky and he too was well aware of it, I believed. He came running to leap forward and jump into the river bank below. But then, he stopped at the edge of the river wall about fifteen meters high. “Jump! Jump! Jump! You can do it,” we shouted. We cheered him … Read more
It is time for them to learn how to carry a yoke. They had grown up. It can took us some time to let them mastered the art of plowing the land. At a very young age, we started working on our paddy field cultivating rice. We used water buffaloes for plowing the land. They … Read more
In the city where we now lived, kite-flying has been a common sight as the Independence Day of India is approaching. Young men and children throng the few open spaces available in the city. The country’s artist and composers are hugely inspired by the man-made flying object – the Kite. The Hindi word ‘Udaan’, which … Read more
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