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From the jaws of death

From the jaws of death

Well Folks, you might have wondered about what do I mean by being from the jaws of death. To put it in short, God gave me a new lease of life. Maybe the good deeds of my parents, my fore-fathers and my friends tilted the balance in my favor.

In the year 1999, I was working with the firm “Silverline Technologies” in Bombay. It was October 29, Friday. I left office at 21:45 and was supposed to leave for home at Nasik. I boarded a bus from Dadar at 23:15. I was seated in the second last row to the right, adjacent to the window seat. As was my habit, I would never sleep in a journey. I would spend my time observing the people, the surroundings and definitely; listening to my favorite music on my portable walkman. This night, I decided to listen to the mid-60’s old rock band “Doors” of the legendary “Jim Morrison”. Continue reading “From the jaws of death”

Sweet Farewell to Lata Didi…

It was with disbelief that most people took the news of the demise of Lata Didi, the NIGHTINGALE of INDIA. She has for decades entralled audiences far and wide with her sweet voice. As was seen, the whole world took a moment to pay their respects to Lata Didi.

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A tribute to a colleague – Fallen to Covid

One of our colleagues “Hanuman” who recently succumbed to Covid after fighting a battle, that we thought was nearly won. It was written after the team meeting where none of us could speak out due to choked emotions and gushing feelings.

When Covid, the virus struck
Did not expect us, to get into this muck,
But a year later, nothing has changed
For it is making us, more deranged.

Over the world, lives lost
We have lost, people whom we love most,
Falling to the virus, like nine pins,
and the human race, with no sight of a win.

Covid, struck again, our team
and hit us hard, over the beam,
With our lovable team member, Hanuman
For we had hopes, that he will be home again, man.

Nothing is going right, for the world
cause the virus has hit hard, at the world,
No words, for our man’s loss
T’is a big blow for his family, at this loss.

In the meeting, we had
the mood all solemn and sad,
Voices, choked and emotions strung
having us all think, what went wrong.

As events unfold, of lives or health lost
We gotta, be strong and not be lost,
In this maze of suffering and darkness
Hold on! We still can fight this darkness.
Follow the simple rules, we been doing
all these days, sanitizing, washing and undoing,
the mistakes, we could to keep the virus at bay
and not let it, have its way.

Ancient Indian warfare and Wars

Ancient Indian warfare and Wars

As I put down a few lines and sketches on the great World Wars; I thought it fit to also highlight the ancient Indian Kings and the wars fought by them. How did they steamroll their enemies, and expand their great empires.

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