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Those precious moments&those golden people ! So true. After the all the storms in our lives have blown over, after the din and dust have settled, when we are no more breathing or preaching fire and brimstone, and all our emotional demons have vanished, or been vanquished,……and far away from the read more...

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A Nation ...In Regression ! I read with interest,and appreciation,the sagacious issues you have raised in your excellent blog,Mathur. The tragedy is that India today is a soft state,both in its relationship with other countries inter se,as well as,when it comes to meting out summary trial,and read more...

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From Romance to Reality ! Nice contribution Azeem ! I enjoyed reading both Faiz’s original poem,and your commendable translation,capturing its essence. Though Faiz’s early writings were conformist,dealing with subjects like romance and love,he subsequently also wrote on revolution and realism. read more...

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The Amby is dead.Long live the Amby ! ! ! The Ambassador,once upon a time,with its spacious interiors,sturdy looks,and ample legroom,was an iconic car,and ideal for Indian road conditions.With some much-needed innovations,and upgrades,it still could be a good car. Sad to see it go,though even th read more...

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Condolences ! A touching remembrance of Shri O.P.Varma,Mathur.Never had an opportunity of knowing him.My heart-felt condolences to his family,and friends,like you.May his soul RIP.Prakash.

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Congrats ! Azeem,congrats for the Featured Status. 'The morning star was visible now,and the pyre was completely cold'......beautiful phraseology,all this . Also,picture of a nicely painted/decorated auto,somewhat in contrast with the subject matter of your blog :) Prakash.

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Thanks. @bebylon,@SG21 Prashant,Saurabh,sincere thanks to both of you for sparing time to read my blog ' Birds of Passage',and for showing appreciation .Regards Prakash.

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SRK is one of our few Bollywood stars,(Amitabh Bacchhan,being another star-actor,who immediately comes to mind),who ‘early’ in his career,when he was not established as a star,took risks to portray shades of black or grey,in the characters he enacted then,whether Baazigar(1993), Darr (1993) or KHKN( read more...

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@jmathur Thanks @jmathur Thanks mega-writer Mathur for appreciating 'A mega-marathon called India', 'Neta or Nota' ,and some of my other writings on this platform. Warm regards,Prakash :)

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@emptor (Continued from above to avoid clutter) Ongoing iniatives like Mumbai First have been non-starters ,and the Mumbai Monorail, and the Mumbai Metro ,by the time they become ‘fully operational’,may perhaps be a case of too little, too late. That said, I sincerely thank you for sparing t read more...

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Thank you @emptor Vasu,I fully endorse your comments.The punctuality, cleanliness,and above all,the safety standards of the BEST buses, along with the unique queue system relating thereto,were once the pride of Mumbai. Not any more so. Both BEST (under BMC ,since independence), and the suburban read more...

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Thank you. @jmathur The narrative,though fictional,has interfaces with reality,except perhaps in the closing segment. I have read about generally,and also have seen at close quarters,on a couple of occasions,the most productive and powerful men in the corporate sector,or even in the film read more...

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Thank You. @jmathur Mathur,no issues,if you missed out on this blog.It happens with me too,when I many a time,I too miss out on several of your prolific,and judicious writings on MS. Nice to know that you are interested and have had an orientation in Psychology in your civil exams.I too li read more...

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Thanks @maaz_nawaz Thank you Mazharbhai, for your appreciation of my blog,and compliments on FS,as also best wishes,and lovely gift.My best wishes to you too. Regards, Prakash.

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Thanks @jmathur Thank you,Mathur,once again, for revisiting my blog,your appreciation for its FS,and your best wishes.Please accept my best wishes too. Regards, Prakash.

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Tall Order.... @jaxcool2007 Jatin,I whole-heartedly agree with your perceptive comments on the approach to emotional illnesses in India. Many families,in India,are in a state of denial,when it comes to emotional illnesses.Again,except within families,such illnesses are a hush-hush matter,and ow read more...

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THANKS. @jaxcool2007 Thanks once again,Jatin,for reading and appreciating my post.Regards.Prakash.

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@beatlefan Thank you for reading, and rating, and commenting on my review. Nice to know that there are discerning members on MouthShut, who appreciate serious writing. Incidentally, the above review of mine is more than a year and six monts old, and Speed Post services may have undergone a chan read more...