Archive for June 2009

Mission Taj Mahal

Jun 17th, 2009 | By Aastha Sharma | Category: Articles

I had seen it in a hundred pictures, and probably a thousand times in movies. It wouldn’t be any different, would it? I am not much of a sightseer anyway. I doubt if I would have been to it even if I had been living in Agra! But I had a growing feeling that the ˜never been to Taj” label should be taken off as soon as possible. I was just looking forward to some suitable time for it, when it all fell in place. I tried not to get too disappointed. But at that moment, the Taj seemed so close, and yet so far. Anyway, I told myself, what was there to get disappointed about, it was just a monument, and it wasn’t going anywhere.



Quotes to Quote – XVII

Jun 11th, 2009 | By | Category: Quotes to Quote

Change, they say, is the only constant. Whether we like it or not, change happens, and it is best if we prepare ourselves for it. Here are a few quotes on change that you might just like.
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All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. Ellen Glasgow



Human Rights and Wrongs: Tale of a Doctor, Activist, Prisoner

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Aastha Sharma | Category: Articles

Newspapers and television news channels a couple of days back woke up to report the fact that one Dr. Binayak Sen had been finally released on bail.
Binayak Sen who?
… must have been the question many would have asked. It’s not their fault really. The media does not jump at human rights violations, especially those on [...]