Monthly Archives: April 2018

By the river of DAYA (Compassion). Bhubaneswar @70 – 1 –   The world’s first peace declaration was written on stone and engraved on the north face of the hill of DHAULI here. They are famously known as the Rock Edicts of Ashoka.   The 33 inscriptions of emperor Ashoka on DHAULI (272 to 231Continue reading “Bhubaneswar”

As this picture flashed past on my screen, I suddenly remembered one of my favorite childhood stories – The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence. That house that never stopped whispering, “There must be more money.” From beneath the velvety cushions, from behind the satin furnishings it went on whispering, “There must be more money.”Continue reading “There must be more money”