Stories Retold – Dr Ramakanta's Ideas

The NYC Taxi Driver Story.

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.. ‘Just a minute’, answeredContinue reading “The NYC Taxi Driver Story.”

The Dhurandhar Story

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”

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”