From: sudarshan madabushi <mksudarshan2002@yahoo.co.in>Date: 9 May 2022 at 9:58:55 AM GMT+5:30To: ziya.salam@thehindu.co.inSubject: Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan Dear Ziya Salam, Assalaam aalaikkum! I read with great interest your lead Op-Ed in today’s THe HINDU below . https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/turning-down-the-volume-on-a-call-to-prayer/article65394508.ece/amp/ THE HINDU dt May 9 2022 I am a Hindu by faith and conviction. Continue reading ““Turning down the volume of loudspeaker calls for Azaan” — the Muslim prayers. The HINDU Op-Ed today!”
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The Soul’s Sartorial choices are its very own
A friend of mine on Facebook , Bhaskar Ganesh , posted this poem below today on his own page inviting comments from his fellow FB friends : Death is nothing at allI have only slipped away into the next roomI am I and you are youWhatever we were to each otherThat we are stillCall meContinue reading “The Soul’s Sartorial choices are its very own”
“Twinkle, twinkle little star …” a nursery rhyme to thank our stars for …
We sing that endearing rhyme to our cute little babies even before they can barely lisp the shortest of words… We always however end up teaching our children to learn only the first 4 lines of this rhyme …. little knowing that the rest of the poem is much more meaningful to ourselves … TheContinue reading ““Twinkle, twinkle little star …” a nursery rhyme to thank our stars for …”
ONE YEAR AFTER, I HAVE 3 LIVES NOW TO LIVE INSTEAD OF 2 …
Beautifully expressed sentiments ! At my age and situation in life , this is exactly how I too feel ! But I never could have expressed myself as eloquently as this Brazilian poet in his poem “My Soul has a Hat” ! I take my own hat off to this poet’s thoughts! 👍✅👏👏👏🙏 PS: AndContinue reading “ONE YEAR AFTER, I HAVE 3 LIVES NOW TO LIVE INSTEAD OF 2 …”