The Obedient Wife...

There was a man, who had worked all his life, had saved all of his money, and was a real miser when it came to his money.


Just before he died, he said to his wife, “When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.”

And so he got his wife to promise him, with all of her heart, that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him.

Well, he died.

He was stretched out in the casket, his wife was sitting there – dressed in black, and her friend was sitting next to her.

When they finished the ceremony, and just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said:

“Wait just a moment!”

She had a small metal box with her; she came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and they rolled it away.

So her friend said, “Girl, I know you were not foolish enough to put all that money in there with your husband.”

The loyal wife replied, “Listen, I’m a Christian; I cannot go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money into the casket with him.”

“You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him!?!?!?”

“I sure did,” said the wife. “I got it all together, put it into my account, and wrote him a Cheque… If he can cash it, then he can spend it.”

P.S. Another good one from the internet.

Police Emergency...

This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things.


He immediately phoned the police, who asked “Is someone in your house?” and George said no and explained the situation. Then they explained that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be there when available.

George said, “Okay,” hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

“Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve just shot them all.”

Then he hung up. Within five minutes three squad cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up. Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George: “I thought you said that you’d shot them!”

George said, “I thought you said there was nobody available!”

P.S. Read it on the net. I think it's a good one.

Magical Nature Alphabet - Baby / Children's educational video

This is a really good video I came across on youtube. It helps the children learn the alphabet all the while growing closer to the nature.

Magical Nature Alphabet - Baby / Children's educational video

Born Poor, now Self-made Billionaires

From the Rediff Business Desk in Mumbai:

Meet the inspiring people who struggled against all odds to make it big. They turned adversities into advantages. From being without food, to taking up all kinds of odd jobs, they have proved that nothing is impossible! Their success stories reflect passion, hard work and excellence.

"I have had all of the disadvantages required for success."


Larry Ellison

He was adopted by a middle class family in Chicago nine months after he was born to an unwed Jewish lady. Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation was a bright student, showed a good aptitude for maths and science. But he left the University of Illinois at the end of his second year, after his mother died.

He later studied computer designing. He moved to California where he did several odd jobs for about 8 years. Finally, as a programmer at Ampex, he participated in building the first IBM-compatible mainframe system. In 1977, Ellison and two of his Ampex colleagues, Robert Miner and Ed Oates, founded their own company, Software Development Labs with just $1400 from his savings. The company was later renamed Oracle Corporation.

He is currently listed on the Forbes list of billionaires as the fourth richest person in the world. Ellison is the third richest American, with an estimated net worth of $27 billion as of September 2009. The 65-year old Ellison known for his extravagant lifestyle, races sailboats and flies planes.

Ed Liddy

Ed Liddy, former chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG) had to face lot of hardships before he rose to great heights. Ed Liddy's father died when he was just 12 years old. According to a Business Week report, he had a poverty-stricken childhood.

Liddy graduated from Catholic University of America in 1968 and received a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University in 1972. He worked with Ford Motor before joining G D Searle & Co in 1981.

The 63-year old Liddy earned about $130 million during his eight-year tenure at Allstate. In the wake of the financial crisis, Ed Liddy came to rescue the ailing AIG, worked for a salary of $1. But the act turned disastrous when the company handed out employee bonuses totally $165 million after it had accepted $170 billion in government bailout funds.

This forced him to quit AIG.

"China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers."


Howard Schultz

A successful entrepreneur, 56-year old Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO Starbucks in his younger days was determined to win the battle over poverty. He became the first person to graduate in his family.

Schultz's inspiring journey started when he went to Seattle to check out a popular coffee bean store called Starbucks, which was buying many of the Hammarplast Swedish drip coffeemakers he sold. He finally joined the company and was promoted as head of marketing and operations in 1982.

But he parted ways as the owners refused to accept his plans of offering coffee in stores or diversifying into restaurants. Schultz went ahead and started his own coffee-bar business, called Il Giornale.

Interestingly, a year later, Schultz bought Starbucks for $3.8 million. As CEO of Starbucks in 2008, Schultz earned a total compensation of $9,740,471, which included a base salary of $1,190,000.

Ursula Burns

Ursula M. Burns became the first black lady to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in July 2009. The 51-year-old Burns started her career as an engineering intern in 1980.

Burns led several business teams including the office color and fax business and office network printing business. In April 2007, Burns was named president of Xerox, expanding her leadership to include the company's IT organisation, corporate strategy, human resources, corporate marketing and global accounts.

Burns ranked 10th in the Fortune list of '50 Most Powerful Women in America'. Her salary package for 2008 stood at $887,500, but total compensation stood at a whopping $6,003,126.

In an interview with the New York Times, she described growing up poor with "lots of Jewish immigrants, fewer Hispanics and African-Americans, but the great equalizer was poverty." Burns' mother used to run a home day care centre.


Lloyd Blankfein

Son of a clerk, the 55-year old Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs is today one of the richest executives in the world. Blankfein started his career as a corporate tax lawyer for the law firm Donovan, Leisure, Newton Irvine.

In 1981, he joined Goldman's commodities trading arm, J Aron, as a precious metals salesman in their London office.

Blankfein hit the headlines recently when he apologized for Goldman's role in the financial crisis, saying that the bank "participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret."

Lloyd's total compensation in the last fiscal stood at $25.84 million.



Frank Stronach

Billionaire Frank Stronach who owns Magna International, a global automotive company belonged to a poor family. He moved to Canada from Austria in 1954 with about $40 with a working knowledge of tool and machine engineering.

In 1957 he formed a tool and die company, Multimatic Investments Limited, which subsequently expanded into the production of automotive components. In 1969, Multimatic Investments Limited merged with Magna Electronics Corporation Limited, and subsequently became Magna International Inc.

In 1971 Stronach introduced his management philosophy, known as Fair Enterprise, to Magna. Fair Enterprise is based on a business Charter of Rights that predetermines the annual percentage of profits shared between employees, management, investors and society, and makes every employee a shareholder in Magna.

Magna International is today a global automotive empire with 326 manufacturing plants, engineering centres and sales offices across North America, South America, Asia and Europe that employ about 82,000 people. The 77-year old Stronach's net worth is $661 million.

"The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture."


Ken Langone

Ken Langone is a venture capitalist, an investment banker and co-founder of Home Depot, one of the most successful companies in the Fortune 500. His father was a plumber and his mother worked in a cafeteria. His parents had to mortgage their house to send Langone to Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

An ambitious and optimistic Langone worked as a ditch digger and a butcher's assistant to make money while studying. After graduating, Langone found a job in the investment department of Equitable Life Assurance company, where he worked full time while attending night classes four nights a week at the New York University School of Business.

He got his MBA from NYU in 1960. Today, the New York University sponsors a night school program called the Langone Program in the Leonard Stern School of Business with a curriculum that includes Ken Langone's business model.

The 73-year old Ken Langone believes in business relations based on integrity and ability. As an investment banker and entrepreneur, his business record highlights the values of persistence and sound business principles. His total compensation as director of Home Depot in 2008 stood at $1,136,219.00.

"Why do I need succession planning? I'm very alert, I'm very vibrant. I have no intention to retire."


Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson started working at a young age selling newspapers. He then took up roles as a mortgage broker, investment adviser and financial consultant.

The 76-year old Adelson is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corp, the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

Sheldon Gary Adelson started a business selling toiletry kits, and in the 1960s he started a chartered tour business with two friends. He went to the City College of New York but did not complete his graduation.

Adelson's estimated wealth was of $26.5 billion, making him the third richest person in the United States according to Forbes for both 2007 and 2008. In the 2009 list, his ranking dropped to 178 with a net worth of $3.4 billion.


Ken Lewis

The high profile chairman of Bank of America, Ken Lewis worked his way through Georgia State University as an accountant and an airline ticket-agent, graduating with a finance degree in 1969. He worked as a credit analyst at North Carolina National Bank.

The bank was eventually taken over by Bank of America. He became Bank of America's chief operating officer in 1999 and chairman in 2005.

In April, the Bank of America shareholders voted to separate the positions of Chairman of the Board and CEO, effectively removing CEO 61-year old Lewis from his position as Chairman of the Board of BofA, though he remained both the bank's president and it’s CEO due to the shareholders' resentment over the takeover of Merril Lynch for $50 billion.

Lewis has announced his retirement from Bank of America effective as of December 31, 2009. The Securities and Exchange Commission and New York's Attorney General are investigating whether Lewis misled Bank of America shareholders before the Merrill Lynch acquisition.

Merrill has paid out billions in bonuses to its staff that were allegedly not fully disclosed. His annual compensation in 2008 fiscal year stood at $1,500,000.


"When you're a self-made man you start very early in life. In my case it was at nine years old when I started bringing income into the family. You get a drive that's a little different, maybe a little stronger, than somebody who inherited."


Kirk Kerkorian

Billionaire Kerkorian owns Tracinda Corporation. He is also known as one of the key figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas. Kerkorian, however likes to keep a low profile.

His charitable foundation has granted more than $200 million but has not allowed anything to bear his name. His father was an illiterate immigrant. But Kerkorian had made up his mind to make it big. However, he was expelled from Foshay Junior High for fighting. He joined another school but dropped out in the eighth grade.

He worked hard, taking up many odd jobs to help his poor parents. He became an amateur boxer under the tutelage of his older brother Nish, a boxer. At 17, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. When he was 25 he joined the Morton Air Academy where he rose to the rank of a lieutenant and became an army flight instructor.

During World War II Kirk flew daredevil missions across the Atlantic for the Royal Air Force. He then started a plane charter service. He took it public in 1965. In 1968 he sold out to the TransAmerica Corporation. Kerkorian got about $85 million worth of stock in the TransAmerica conglomerate.

In 1973 he acquired MGM, the famous movie studio, and opened the MGM Grand Hotel, which was the largest hotel in the world at that time. In 1992 Kerkorian started MGM Grand Air, a super luxury airline that only flew LA-NY flights. But he had to close down in 1994. The 91-year old Kerkorian with a net worth $5 billion is the world's 98th richest person.

Angelo R Mozilo

Angelo R Mozilo was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial until July 1, 2008. The 70-year old Mozilo started the company in 1969.

The company soon grew to become one of the biggest mortgage lenders in the US. Countrywide was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1984. They granted huge loans to borrowers without verifying their repayment abilities.

Promoting risky loans, the company played a crucial role in huge subprime mortgage crisis. Finally, this led to the collapse of the company. The company was subsequently taken over by the Bank of America. CNN named Mozilo as one of the 'Ten Most Wanted: Culprits' of the 2008 financial collapse in the United States.

The Securities and Exchange Commission in June filed civil-fraud charges for 'deliberately misleading investors about the significant credit risks being taken in efforts to build and maintain the company's market share.'

Mozilo's compensation during the housing bubble from 2001-06 is under scrutiny. During that period, his total compensation (including salary, bonuses, options and restricted stock) was $470 million.

A butcher's son, Angelo Mozilo worked hard right from his childhood to make ends meet.

Accepting your child's mistakes

One of the most difficult parts of being a father is learning to accept your children’s mistakes. It certainly can be easy to be loving, supportive, and helpful when your children are mistake-free, but most fathers who are paying attention don’t find too many mistake-free periods of their children’s lives.

Let’s be clear about our kids and their mistakes. There aren’t too many kids who get up in the morning, rub their hands together and say, “I wonder how I can screw up today and really bother my dad!” Kids don’t enjoy or want to make mistakes; it’s just one of the ways that they learn about the world.

Kids usually try to do their best; it’s just that they are doing their best considering the resources that they have at the time. Sometimes they’re tired, sometimes they’re easily distracted, and sometimes they’re strong-willed, but they generally do the best that they can. It’s very easy for us to judge them according to standards of what they’ve done before.

When our kids make mistakes, we have choices to make. Fathers can either make choices that help to create kids who are defensive and who lie to them ... or they can make choices that help to create kids who can learn from their mistakes and improve upon them.

Kids who fear punishment or the loss of love in response to their mistakes learn to hide their mistakes. These children live in two different places—one place where they have the love and support of their father (parents), and another where they feel that if their mistakes were discovered, they would be undeserving of that love. It is hard for these kids to fully accept their parents’ love and support even when it is expressed. It is also difficult for these kids to set high standards for themselves, because they tend to be fearful of failing.

These are some ideas for fathers who are committed to helping create kids who can learn from their mistakes, and who are not afraid of making a few:

Absolutely accept the notion that your kids are doing their best, and that they will learn faster about their mistakes if they are in an environment that accepts mistakes.

Understand that your difficulty with your kids’ mistakes is in fact a reflection of your difficulty dealing with your own mistakes; be aware of this and deal with your own issues first.

Know the “shaming” messages that we can all give so easily to our kids—messages that can do a lot of damage to them and help them to feel unworthy. Here’s a few of them:

* How could you have done that?
* You don’t listen to me!
* You can do better than hat!
* What’s the matter with you?

Keep providing your kids with learning experiences, but at the same time structure their environment so they can’t make too many mistakes (having expensive glassware around the house where children might break it is not their fault).

Provide a great model for your children by the way you react to making mistakes: do you get defensive and stretch the truth, or do you “own” the mistake and learn something from it? Create a “culture” that is based on learning from mistakes.

We have only one chance to show our kids the patience and discipline necessary to allow them to learn from the mistakes that we’ve all made. Your opportunity to improve just started now; give your kids the room that they need and deserve.
Adapted from Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC, is a certified personal coach, father, speaker, and workshop leader who helps men to create balance in their lives and to improve their family relationships. He is the author of “25 Secrets of Emotionally Intelligent Fathers”

P.S. Special thanks to Smita for sharing the wonderful article on a forum about Pre-schoolers.

Tools for getting through to your Preschooler

Preschoolers amaze us. They are learning so much so quickly, trying to make sense of the world around them.

Preschoolers’ conversations are fascinating as they try to piece information together: looking for the sugar bugs on their teeth after they eat candy; insisting that Mommy go to time-out when Mommy makes them mad; explaining that they can’t start kindergarten yet because they didn’t meet the “dead lion” (deadline).

Preschoolers are also challenging, because they think so differently. They are often oppositional, impulsive, self-centered, inflexible and illogical—especially when upset. They have narrow and literal understanding of the meaning of words and figures of speech. Sometimes it seems adults and preschoolers are speaking different languages. Preschoolers’ actions and behavior usually make ages two through four the hardest for fathers to predict and understand.

In a typical situation, you might tell your preschooler to clean up his room, and he refuses. You tell him he’s the one who made the mess, and he argues the point, insisting that it was his 4-month-old baby brother who left everything out. Or he says he can’t clean up because his hand is too tired—a complaint accompanied by a dramatic collapse on the floor and a plea that you help. You feel confused, annoyed and clueless about what to do.

A preschooler says “no” to many requests and directions. When you insist, he will often become defiant and may get stuck in rigidity that he can’t get out of on his own. If you get rigid in response—“You spilled the water on the floor, so you will clean it up or no TV today”—your preschooler’s reaction can easily escalate to extreme frustration and anger—expressed verbally (“You’re a mean, stupid daddy!”) or physically (hitting dad with the water cup).

When your child is stuck on “no,” you might get annoyed with him and make threats or force him to cooperate. Then the attitude of opposition that normally recedes by kindergarten can get entrenched in his behavior.

Giving in and cleaning up the water yourself is not the solution, because your child must learn not to constantly challenge, disrespect and disregard your authority. If he doesn’t listen now, what will happen when he becomes a teenager?

Here are six important strategies for success:

1. Phrase your directions so they sound fun and/or interesting. “Pretty soon, it’s going to be time to make some holes in the paper cup so we can take it in your bath and play.” If you can’t come up with anything, you can emphasize something he can look forward to doing when he’s done brushing his teeth. Or try having his toys “talk” to him: “I don’t want to lie on the rug. I want to be in the box with my friends, the green and blue Duplos.” Preschoolers love that. You only need to do this about half the time. He often can’t stop himself from saying no, but you can help the “no” to dissolve and become a “yes” by making it easy for him to cooperate.

2. It’s also important to watch how you phrase your directions to preschoolers. Many parents say something like, “How about picking up your toys?” or, “Do you want to come inside now?” when it’s not really a choice. Preschoolers are so literal that they hear it as a question, which they answer with “no.” Phrase it as a fun and/or interesting request, not as a question.

3. When you want your preschoolers to do what you ask, giving advance notice is respectful and effective: “In a little while, it will be time to ...”

4. It’s best to have routines and regular times for dressing, eating, tooth-brushing, toy pickup, TV watching, bed, etc, to reduce continual limit-testing.

5. Spend one-on-one time with your preschooler regularly—at least weekly—doing something that’s fun for both of you. She should know you’re doing it just because you enjoy her company. This is like putting money in the bank to draw on when you want her cooperation.

6. A preschooler needs enough sleep at regular times—12 hours for a three-year-old, 11½ hours for a four-year-old, 11 hours for a five-year-old. Falling short by more than an hour is a problem. Insufficient sleep triggers defiant and moody behavior. He also needs about an hour a day of heart-pounding exercise (running after a soccer ball, biking, jumping, etc.). Sleep, exercise and regular meals and snacks are essential to enable kids to control themselves better. You can help them develop these important habits.

Your preschooler needs special handling and understanding. Adapting your approach to fit his or her capabilities helps make family life happier and more satisfying. And don’t fear that you’ll need to “make it fun” forever. As children become kindergarten age, they become more rational and logical, responding to reasoning more often. Preschoolers are delightful and amazing. Enjoy them.

Adapted from Annye Rothenberg, Ph.D., author, has been a child/parent psychologist and a specialist in childrearing and development of young children for more than 25 years. Her parenting psychology practice is in Emerald Hills, California. She is also on the adjunct faculty in paediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Rothenberg is the author of the award-winning book, “Mommy and Daddy are Always Supposed to Say Yes ... Aren’t They?” and her most recent book, “Why Do I Have To?”

P.S. Special thanks to Smita for sharing the wonderful article on a forum about Pre-schoolers.

The song that touches the soul

Have you ever come across a song that has really touched you? Well, when I say ‘really touched you’, I mean ‘really, really touched you – deep inside – as if struck a chord’. Well, I have. Some months ago, maybe over a year, there was this song I heard for the first time on a FM station on my car stereo. I was touched. I was moved. It was a sufi song and I felt that it resonated in words exactly the way I feel about God.


Well, I am basically a spiritual person. I mean I do believe in the supreme power of God so much that I feel he can do anything and no miracle is impossible if he wills. I feel that whatever way my life takes is guided by him and he has thought of something wonderful for me. Even if something happens that makes me miserable, God has made it happen for a purpose and that something good will surely come out of it sometime in future. I believe that nothing bad can happen to me because I try my best to keep my heart pure and true, never harm anyone intentionally and help others on every possible opportunity. Hence, God will take care of me as his own child. I would say I am religious, but I certainly don’t believe in stereotypes (e.g. one should go to a temple everyday; and like if you worship in the temple, you have to cover your head, do this and do that) because I believe that God is looking for faith in our hearts and not stereotypes. I also have ultimate faith in one deity but I also respect all Gods and religions and believe that one should have faith, and one may direct it towards any or many Gods.

Well, so much for my spiritualism. I will come back to my original idea now - the song that really touched my soul. I just heard it and I listened intently to find out any clue: movie, singer, etc. But, as it happens on Delhi’s various radio stations, they just play the song without telling you anything about it. The song kept ringing inside me for hours. Late that night, I sat on the internet and looked that out. It took me some time as it belonged to a movie that was not being marketed like the typical big budget movies. It was a small budget movie that gained publicity more through word-of-mouth and critic accolades for its lead actor. The song was “Ha raham” from the movie “Aamir”. (People tell me it’s a wonderful movie with a stellar performance by Rajeev Khandelwal, though I am yet to see it).

The song has some kind of a ringing quality in it, like a haunting and echoing feeling. Or, maybe it’s just my perception because I have connected to it in a special way. The lyrics have a much deeper meaning. I still get moved by it every time I hear it, even after hearing it for months now.

I am putting in the lyrics of the song here. Do tell me if you too feel the connection I feel.

aani jaani… hai kahaani…
bulbule si… zindgaani…
banti kabhi bigadti…
tez hawa se ladti, bhidti…

ha raham, ha raham, farma ae Khuda…
mehfuz har kadam karna ae Khuda…

saanson ki sooti… dor anoothi…
jal jayegi… jal jayegi…
band jo laaye the, haath ki muthhi…
khul jayegi… khul jayegi…

kya gumaan kare kayaa ye ujlee…
mitti mein mil jayegi..
chaahe jitni shamaayein raushan kar le…
dhoop to dhal jayegi, jayegi…

ha raham, ha raham, farma ae Khuda…
mehfuz har kadam karna ae Khuda…

sone chamak mein, sikko khanak mein…
milta nahi… milta nahi…
dhool ke zarron mein, dhoonde koi tu…
milta wahin… milta wahin…

kya majaal teri marzee ke aage…
bando ki chal jayegi…
thaame ungli jo tu kathputli ki…
chaal badal jayegi, jayegi..

ha raham, ha raham, farma ae Khuda…
mehfuz har kadam karna ae Khuda…

Is this not racism?

I had written this article some time ago. But, I had not posted it then for some reason. Today, on the lunch table at office, we were chatting up with a Marathi guy and a fellow colleague jokingly advised him not to speak in Marathi in public in Delhi, lest he gets beaten up. Then, I was suddenly reminded of this article of mine. I hope it still makes a point.



In May and June 2009, there had been reports about attacks on Indians in Australia. These were alleged to be racially motivated by both Indians nationals and the media. Later, even the Australian Police admitted to their racist nature. Indians in Australia and back home were enraged. They had even retaliated by holding protests and attacking other nationals. Rallies were held in both Melbourne and Sydney. Impromptu street protests were held in Harris Park, a suburb of western Sydney with a large Indian population. The protests attracted attention from the international media, with coverage in India especially widespread and critical of Australia. So much so that representatives of the Indian government met the Australian government to express concern and request that Indians be protected. But what was most ironic was when members of the Shiv Sena held a demonstration outside the Australian High Commission in New Delhi, where effigies of Kevin Rudd were burnt.


I wonder what right they have to do so when they themselves are amok attacking over north Indians in Maharashtra. Is it not racism when Raj Thackeray makes critical remarks, themed around language politics and regionalism, about migrants from the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, accusing them of spoiling Maharashtrian culture and not mingling with them? Is it not racism when workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which phased out of Shiv Sena and has similar ideologies, assault North Indian taxi drivers and vandalise their vehicles in Dadar, Mumbai? Then again, Bal Thackeray issued an editorial titled "Ek Bihari, Sau Bimari" (One Bihari, Hundred illnesses) in Saamna, Shiv Sena's political mouthpiece, saying that Biharis antagonised local populations wherever they went and were an "unwelcome lot" throughout the country. Why does no one term this as racism?


Incidences of violence against North Indians and their property by MNS workers were reported in Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Beed, Nashik, Amravati, Jalna, and Latur. Nearly 25,000 North Indian workers fled Pune, and another 15,000 fled Nashik in the wake of the attacks. Later on, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh was lynched in a Mumbai commuter train. In fact, such acts defy the rule of law and challenge the fundamental rights of the citizens to travel, study, reside and earn a livelihood anywhere in India.


There is a saying in hindi, "Doosron ke ghar patthar vohi phenke jiske khud ke ghar sheeshe ke naa ho" (He who throws stones on others’ houses should ensure that his own house is not made of glass.) Then with what right do we condemn the attacks in Australia. We ought to first look within and remember if we throw a stone in a muddle, we will end up splashing mud on our clothes too.