He was born dyslexic. In school, it took him two days to cover one page. No wonder his school performance was extremely dismal. He was a Kashmiri Pandit who grew up with a lot of stories about terrorism in Kashmir and wanted to join the Army. He did not qualify for it because of hisContinue reading “The Dhurandhar Story”
Category Archives: Stories Retold
The Lost Epic
The story of the King Salivahana, the poet Gunadhya, the Kathasaritsagara in Paisachi is one of the most tragic and fascinating stories in Indian literature
Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank
During a prank, a student stuck a paper on his classmate’s back that said “I’m stupid”. He asked the rest of the class not to tell him.Thus the class began laughing throught the period.Next period was math class. The math professor wrote a difficult question on the board.No one was able to answer it exceptContinue reading “Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank”
The next batsman padded up and waiting
It was February 24, 1988. – Azad Maidan, Bombay.– Harris Shield semifinal. The two boys from the Shardashram Vidyamandir just went on and on, in a scoring spree. When the stumps were drawn for the night, the two had piled up an unbeaten 664 runs. In the next 5 years they would be the toastContinue reading “The next batsman padded up and waiting”
When Krishna saw Karna off..
So a bleeding Karna tells Krishna in the Battle field of Kurukshetra:“Oh! Krshna, Look at me, defeated by the guile of lesser mortals. What is my fault, oh cowherd, the color of the azure blue sky ?What was my fault that I am subjected to all these unfairness of life right from my childhood? WasContinue reading “When Krishna saw Karna off..”
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