Forgetting the purse, the writer is helped by good samaritans who pay the bus fare and extra money. Initially embarrassed, he learns to accept help and let go of pride, appreciating the value of friendship and kindness.
Shan's transformation from a rustic boy to a successful individual, thanks to the guidance and support of a compassionate academician and his family.
Though we mourn his loss, we celebrate the life of a boy who, in his short journey, taught us all the meaning of courage, love, and joy.
A poignant tale of friendship, love and joys of life. The captivating story reminisces about the author's time in Karnal during the 1970s, where he formed a deep bond with a Bengali family through Sunday visits. The highlight of these visits was the delicious mutton liver dish prepared by a lady ...
Growing up with news and views the author has transformed from being only a reader to a writer as well.
A cricketer found a street dog energetic and useful. He returned home with the puppy who received a comfortable shelter. Vaccination and periodic checkups followed and the healthy dog turns out to be a wonder dog.
Writing memoirs can be a powerful tool for enhancing memory. By engaging in self-reflection, storytelling, and record-keeping, individuals can gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their personal history. Memoir writing is a creative & engaging way to preserve memories and create a legacy.
Phone calls in the wee hours caused huge apprehension among the flat residents. They were nevous and began to pour out theories behind the horrible experience of a ground floor flat occupant. Read on to know...........
A middleaged honest man was drawn by left ideology and became an atheist. He was entangled in many squabbles over the existence of God. Later observing long his only child's moral turpitude he looked upto God as his saviour.
A young boy would regularly visit our rural Bank branch and enjoy observing our activities. We would also love his presence and story telling about rural life. He wished to join a government service one day like us. As a well wisher we prayed for his absorption.
Gossiping and Intrusion into others' affairs are the nature of some persons, even educated ones. A true life story of a person despite being well established in life gets extreme pleasure in poking nose into others' personal matters. Read on to know how his wife reacts.
The author remembers an ex colleague who was an extremely talented singer. He would often be involved in a noisy quarrel with fellow staff members over contentious issues. While all requests and persuasions failed at long last a big jolt returned the sense of reality.
A child becomes very fond of an older sister addicted to songs. The bond lingered but they were separated due to compulsions of marriage and job. The golden traits of the lady were passed on to her worthy daughter.
Read to know how the author as a preschooler could discover the mystery of a parcel received on the occasion of the Sacred thread wearing ceremony of his elder brother.
Three bosom friends and their wives were visiting the enchanting Darjeeling hill station when another school mate and his wife joined them. Read on to know how a fun could embitter the relationship abruptly and then….
The lady, an aunt of the author, was in the habit of acquiring knowledge of new discoveries and doing everything very quickly. She was saving contacts in her newly acquired cell phone in an organized way. But what happened when she tried to help an elderly patient…
Taking a professor by his appearance only at the first interaction the author was nonplussed. He had to face a lot of trouble in tracing him he was assigned to look after. Read on to know how the patient could be found out after a bewildering discovery.
The rickshaw pullers are very poor possessing little education. The unsustainability of their livelihood brings in malnutrition, poverty and consequent illogical behaviour.The writer wonders what they will do if the rickshaws are banned in the name of development and modernisation.
We go to all extremes to look younger having a youthful spirit no matter what one's age. But to some persons with favourable genetic characteristics or disciplined lifestyle the goal is nearly achieved.
A good example is the best sermon. A person should follow a good example set by a successful man/woman. Instead of only detecting fault and blaming others one should try to find virtues in others and encouraging others to follow.
None of us is a stranger to temptation and resisting the desire for any favourite but unhealthy thing is a challenging task. We should train our mind to tame such extreme craving.
The writer while trying to find out his long lost friend after many decades fondly reminisces about the sweet past association when surprisingly more hidden virtues come to light.
The author during a recent travel by a taxi had the rare privilege of interacting with an otherwise uneducated cabman who provided him with ideas as how to keep fit by maintaining good life style and food habits and while reaping benefit from the discussions he concludes that good life style with...
A fascinating story of two unknown young men who met in a bus and discovered themselves to be on the same wavelength sharing common values, opinion and taste. Read on to know what happened..........
On the occasion of the doctor’s day 2014 the author pays tribute to a physician who worked in the tea gardens in dooars, the undulating green carpet landscape which soothes the traveller’s eyes and offers delicious Darjeeling tea. Without holding any high degree but with great care and empathy he...
A book is the man’s best companion and reading imparts tremendous joy and knowledge developing positive attitude and bringing the scope to repel anxiety.
Many visitors to the hubs published on the life of the great man (Sona uncle & the charm of real India) sought to know more interesting information on him. Even a few wished to know how he could live a healthy life for relatively long years despite the fact that he had a very irregular life style...
After the first two parts on the life of the great man were published on Hubpages response came flooding from all over the globe and many readers sought to know more about his other antics and life practices and even a few enquired how he could keep at bay major illnesses despite his very...
Larceny involves an individual taking property such as goods or money without the owner's permission for personal use. When a person steals property for personal use and not for sale he or she commits larceny. Like theft it is categorized as petty or grand larceny. There is a little bit of larceny...
People should develop a hobby/passion for different arts for honing their unexplored skills while passing time fruitfully, recharging the energy battery and enjoying life fully. People without any such creative activities beyond daily routine jobs are prone to frustration and leave no example for...
Those who do not believe there is some force guiding us call it God, destiny or fate should read this hub. A man without any ambition and content being only confined to the familiar surroundings gets the sudden inconceivable opportunity to tour the whole of Europe to accompany an illiterate lady.
Resignation from a government office requires routing the standard application through proper channel to the appropriate authority for approval in due course. Read how the author was caught up in the process and got the respite ultimately.
An awesome short story of how the son of a vegetable seller despite being afflicted with abject poverty progresses to a happy life by sheer hard work and determination setting a lesson and exemple for us.
Delving into the past one gets a veritable treasure house of anecdotes, incidents bringing sweet memories and the rare scope of comparison with the present while learning salutary lessons for the future.
- A Bank Manager faced an acute water problem in his rural branch and by the psychic power of an ascetic person could solve the problem of the whole locality when abundant supply of potable water was assured much to the joy and relief of the residents.
The author had to encounter an unsavoury situation when an elderly lady while celebrating her golden jubilee marriage anniversary was caught up alone in the bank locker room when lights went off suddenly sending him into anxious moments. Read to know more.
While money is surely one of our useful inventions we can’t not think of our life without money. We depend on it for our most vital and basic needs, but the same money is also used to satisfy the most avoidable, extravagant and wholly untenable desires of creatures still dominated by their animal...
The relationship between the teacher and the taught or even their parents was very cordial some years back but now it is a thing of the past, rues the author. A student then was caught in the act of copying during an examination. Despite being the son of a famous physician of the town and having...
After the rousing response to the first hub ’SONA UNCLE ANDIA’ the author has realized the need to bring out at least another companion part to provide a complete picture of the veritable Sona uncle’s treasure house which includes among other rare traits his charity, selflessness, antics and...
The author narrates how an incorrigible teacher turns over a new leaf in life after superannuation.
You can get rid of tardiness in doing things and become punctual by changing habits and tweaking routines. After all time matters much and punctuality should be practised without recourse to excuses.
A tribe of cook cum servant that encompassed compassion, discipline, honesty, truthfulness and above all trustworthiness is a thing of the past. In these days of dishonesty and hypocrisy the writer brings back fun filled happy days with one such a person.
A parent should scold a child with loving care and affection to timely rectify any mistake. Similarly any senior member of a society should exercise the right but the process should be blended with proper care and without any humiliation.
She was the epitome of a true mother who gave us unconditional love, affection and being a widow she sacrificed her life for her children inculcating them with good values and culture to become good human beings.
A Bank manager gets a small boy as a companion during his posting in a rural area of West Bengal. While the rustic boy gets educated and cultured his mentor accustomed to city life, receives the opportunity to know village life totally and enjoy the home much away from his home. But as the...
An urban educated person narrates his experience of being bitten by a snake in a laboratory in a rural location and how a local psychic used his strange mental powers to put a bell metal dish on his erect back and ejected the venom. Believe it or not the whole operation was conducted in the...
A non smoker narrates his smoking experience at an early age and how he could finally kick the butt for good by sheer determination and fighting many odds.
An engrossing real life story of how a selfless educated bachelor turns to be a mentor and guide for young boys and sacrifices his own career helps them become established in life, while extending helping hand to all and sundry in the town.
Sudden frightening noise at night in wintry December alerted all the residents of a small town in West Bengal. Police investigations found no clue.Neighbours began to reel off different theories. Sacrificial rites were performed to drive away evil spirit. Decades flew by and two friends meet in...
A beautifully designed saree gifted at her wedding amazed a newly wed. The connoisseur was also driven to ecstasy looking at the wonderful gift. But at long last she could discover-----
An engrossing real life story of how by divine blessing a poor boy entered a family of three brothers after their mother’s untimely demise to help them while gradually becomes established in life.
A real life story of a selfless bachelor being charmed by the rustic unostentatious life sacrifices his own minimum comforts and fritters away savings for the poor and destitute