The Weary Blues
Almost a hundred years ago, way back in 1925, American poet Langston Hughes, who was also a key figure in…
Amazing birds
I got to capture a lot of amazing birds on camera in our neighbourhood this week. Here are some of…
Where have these games gone?
As kids in Bombay, way back in the 1960s we used to play a variety of games, which have virtually…
Dangerous pesticides
In 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, which included officials from 160 countries, UN organisations and NGOs, agreed…
The importance of repairs
Gayatri Belle and I believe in getting appliances, gadgets and other gizmos repaired and restored instead of dumping them and…
How a senior police officer tackled the Covid-19 crisis in Malegaon
Over the decades I’ve seen police officers who’ve faced enormous challenges on the ground and because of their remarkable sense…
Tough times, but will overcome
It was way back in 1973 around this time in April, when I was just about sixteen-and-a-half and not yet…
Fascinating story
It was way back in the early 1970s that I remember seeing this then long haired cousin of mine, Belle…
Hitech changes
How technology changes the way we live. My nephew, Ashwin Rao, who lives in California, but travels extensively around the…