THE GOLDEN RULE

Seinfeld, the popular TV series aired for nine seasons with its finale in May 1998 drawing over 75 million viewers.  It remains one of my favourite shows that used routine everyday incidents to create hilarious but astute observations.  Their self-stated tag-line was that it was “a show about nothing!”  An episode in its eighth season …

Camel’s nose

Some of us might recall the tales we heard or stories we read as kids.  In India, these generally originated from grandmothers, neighborhood aunts, Aesop’s Fables, Jatak Khatha or later, Amar Chitra Katha stories.  A common theme that featured in all these originations was the Moral of The Story.  I can still visualize our Hindi …

I am a dreamer

“Do as I say.  Don’t do as I do.” This mantra has been very effectively used since time immemorial by self-serving generations of so called spiritual and political “leaders”.  One set of rules applies for everyone, while the doyens remain above all dicta.  Religion and Patriotism are two areas where this might be most apparent. …