Browsing All posts tagged under »society«

What is “Normal”?

October 12, 2010

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I saw my friend, Anju’s post about how she has been branded as a “weirdo” as she is going to Tanzania for 6 months, as a volunteer to work with women and children affected with HIV. She has also listed  things which are considered “normal” and of course she doesn’t fit into them. Here’s my… [Read more…]

The cost of life…

December 1, 2008

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What is the cost of life? Who can say? The martyr’s wife? Or the minister who thinks he can resign in shame, To absolve himself of guilt and blame? The cost of life, if you need to know,Ask the terrorist who brought death in tow.Has intentional killing ever brought glory?Is the cost of life just… [Read more…]

The Harmless Word

September 14, 2008

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A child he was when he’d heard,That particular name, that very word,He accepted it, as he accepted the rest,With a pinch of salt, with a heavy heart at best. The other boys went to the school he swept,They studied, while at sweeping he became adept.They laughed at him but he bowed to them with respect,That… [Read more…]