A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed,Continue reading “The parable of the Empty Boat.”
Category Archives: Stories Retold
Kodak, Nokia and Xerox
-1- The Zone of Discomfort : The Kodak moment. Do you remember the Kodak Moment advertisements ? It was a series of advertisements showing beautiful family pictures taken on Kodak camera rolls. Those were the days of Camera rolls. Before embarking on your photo shoot, you had to load your camera with a kodak filmContinue reading “Kodak, Nokia and Xerox”
The wise , Old Pediatrician.
Once upon a time, there was a happy village. The people were rich, educated and healthy. They had enough food and many servants at their homes.There was one health center at the center of the village. It had a wise and old pediatrician. All the mothers would meet at the health center to gossip. WheneverContinue reading “The wise , Old Pediatrician.”
The Garland
Saadat H Manto ( Sir Ganga Ram is considered to be the father of Modern Lahore. The story is set during the post partition mob fury in Lahore) The mob suddenly veered to the left, its wrath now directed at the statue of Sir Ganga Ram, the great philanthropist of Lahore. One man smeared theContinue reading “The Garland”
The Second Wife
Two women, Two boons, Two Epics Kaikeyi and Satyavati are two crucial women characters in our epics. Both join us as junior wives of two powerful kings, Dasharath and Shantanu. But both of them rise above their limits in the royal court to be able to stop the crown princes from ascending to the throneContinue reading “The Second Wife”
