Moral Stories with a twist

I had a moral instruction (MI) class in our school. Each one of the students was asked to narrate a story and summarize and talk about the moral. The moral of the story was discussed at length to make us understand the relevance and the importance in life. We loved the MI class as…

Omoiyari — A way forward?

I like this word. It is nice to pronounce and also is nice to hear. It also means nice. There are several meanings to this Japanese word.

Omoiyari (おもいやり) is a universal concept in human interaction. It has meanings like being considerate, having compassion…

I am Nagamani

I am Naga for many and Nagamani for several others. I wanted to write my story. My husband will not write. He does not know how to write. He only knows to critique. Just before our marriage, I wrote a love letter to my husband. I waited for his reply. No response came from him. I thought he has not…

Crows @ UW Bothell

Before I go to crows of Bothell, I would like to tell a story. I heard this story first from my Manager, Mr. Badagandi. He has a great sense of humor. The story goes like this:

A smart student was appearing for an English essay writing competition. One of his friends…

Tattoo — A new fashion statement

When I was growing up, we had an elderly lady, Basamma as our neighbor. She had her husband’s name tattooed on her left hand. I was a little curious. As the married woman can not call out husband’s name publicly, his name was tattooed on her left hand. If you asked…

Travelling Teacher

Maruthaiah was a travelling teacher. He visited our village every summer. We did not know his educational background. There…

Treff Punkt: Then and Now

Treff Punkt is a German word for a meeting place. I came across the word when I travelled to Frankfurt in 1977. I was asked to meet a person at Treff Punkt at Frankfurt International airport. We did not have GPS and Google Maps those days.
In my school days, my friend Bheemanna and…

Quadrant Four Dream

I had a very strange dream last night. A very hazy smoke like creature appeared in my dream. I was startled. The strange creature started talking to me. I remember only a part of the conversation. I reproduce some of the content.

How to read a book?

Reading has been in vogue since ancient times. There can not be reading without writing. Clay tablets were used for writing in Mesopotamia in 3rd Millennium BC. These tablets were used to communicate and distribute information.Sumerian writing was the earliest form of known writing from which…

Uniform blues

It is reported that Albert Einstein, the famous physicist, always wore a grey suit. Steve Jobs wore the same black mock turtleneck, blue jeans and New Balance sneakers every day for years. President Barack Obama wore always grey or blue suits. All of them did not want to make decisions about what they…