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79Poet or Philistine?
I’ve always suspected that I may be a bit of a philistine. Put a poem in front of me, and if it isn’t a short thing that rhymes, I’ve lost interest already! I’ll probably be lynched for saying this,...
10 comments78The Right Time for Marriage
I married late by most standards. Well, Indian standards at any rate. In this country if you haven't tied the knot by your mid-twenties you are relegated to a dusty shelf, an object of pity or derision. Not...
39 comments70Goodbye is Just Another Word
There's nothing that's so final about leaving Even though I know that's what you've heard Just like forgive, forget and try again Goodbye is just another word. These are lines from a beautiful song...
51 comments64Before It’s Too Late
Rare is the person who goes through life completely satisfied with the path he’s chosen. It’s human nature to dwell on the ‘what ifs’, and perhaps only the very enlightened will manage to elude the...
46 comments65The Telemarketer Menace
The call centre and telemarketing phenomenon has put all of us within reach of a voice at the other end of a telephone line that may or may not have undergone the most basic lessons in etiquette. The phone...
12 comments78Going Grey Gracefully
There comes a time when one has to accept defeat against the inexorable forces of nature. Mine has come. For more than a decade now I’ve been fighting a losing battle with whichever pigmentation god has...
45 comments69Would You Share Your Diamonds?
If you heard about 13 women who jointly bought a diamond necklace you’d think they were nuts, wouldn’t you? I thought it was a fairy tale too, when I stumbled upon a book called ‘The Necklace’ at the...
74 comments55Celebrate the Bookmarks
One of the things I love about HubPages is the way it celebrates milestones ranging from ten hubs to 10,000 hub views. I really appreciate the way it hands out those little medals that celebrate your every...
21 comments65Empathise or Else…
My 81-year-old mother doesn’t trust me to buy vegetables for her. Of all the things she has tried to teach me over the past forty-odd years, apparently that is a skill I have never mastered. I don’t poke...
70 comments57Your Profession Gives You Away – 2
When I wrote the hub called ‘Your Profession Gives You Away' I didn't realise it could be part one of a series. Some of you urged me to write a sequel however and since I seem to be as out-of-work as before...
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