When the Angel of the Lord announced to Mary, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”, I’m sure Mary’s thoughts about the child she was to conceive, were very very different from what actually happened!!! I don’t wish to speculate on what her thinking could have been, but I’m one hundred…

History says that the total number of Israelites who  fled Egypt were around 2.5 million, compared to an estimated Egyptian population of 3 to 4.5 million.  Quite evidently, the Egyptians were 1. More in number  2. And they were one of the most powerful nations that existed during that time.  There was no way that…

Five years back, I remember having a conversation with my friend Zen, in my hostel. During one of our discussions, I remember, she said…. “ We can never fully understand GOD”. That statement that she made that day rings in my ears to this day. And when there are moments when I desperately seek for…

You and I are stepping into yet another New Year. Of course with new Hopes, bigger Dreams and brighter Tomorrows. We closed 2012 with many-a-tears. Some of us at a personal level but more so at the national level, where the entire country of India mourned the death of a 23 year old girl who…

This season is the best time of the year n I’m sure many will agree with me on that. The decorations, the carols,the gifts, the star, the snow, the murukkus, the biriyani, the family, the friends, n’ on the whole it is oodles of fun! A festival which is celebrated across religions and countries. Christmas…