Resolutions
Once, a man resolved to give up drinks. His friends told him to avoid temptations by bypassing the road on which his favourite bar was located. But our resolution man boasted that he had his strong will power and wanted to demonstrate that he could resist the temptation by passing through his usual watering hole. More….

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Infidelity Charge
In marital disputes and divorce proceedings, one of the common issues is charge of infidelity. But, if someone flings the charge lightly, it can boomerang, as cited in  “Can Infidelity Cry Boomarang?”
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Nurse-doctors?
With shortage of doctors, specially those willing to serve in rural areas, India has mooted the idea of short-course doctors to meet the expanding need for medical services. The well-entrenched medical fraternity has opposed any short-cuts to a full-fledges doctor. The American move to move in nurses to handle the healing ministry is focused More….

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Brand Convent
Taking advantage of the high reputation for quality in the English medium sector of education in India, many non-Christian educational institutions  include the word ‘Convent’ in the title of their schools, as noted in “Is Convent a Brand?”
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Parsi Christening
The Parsi community does not recognize the children born to a woman married outside the community and yet children born to a man who marries outside the community are admitted to the Parsi fold, as noted in “Are Parsis anti-women?”
All this against the backdrop of the Parsi community is dangerously declining and said More….

Gunner Myrdel, the Swedish writer, had wryly said that if excuses were edible, Asians need not starve. I am reminded of this whenever I skip uploading this site. A combination of factors conspires to frustrate my resolve to upload daily. Even when I am ready with the content, there is a power cut or the More….

“…Mind your language, Buddhadeb tells Chidambaram…” TOI April, 6th
Poor Buddhadeb! By expressing his ignorance of the phrase, “The Buck stops here” and telling the Home Minister P.C. Chidambaram, to mind his language and not use slang, he showed a general weakness found in many of our people who think they know English but hardly More….

Gunner Myrdel, the Swedish writer, had wryly said that if excuses were edible, Asians need not starve. I am reminded of this whenever I skip uploading this site. A combination of factors conspires to frustrate my resolve to upload daily. Even when I am ready with the content, there is a power cut or the More….

“…Mumbai transport minister about to get into his official car and start his day, changed his mind and got into a taxi..” Times of India, 4th April
I don’t think you and I need to figure why the minister did that! Definitely not because the taxi was more comfortable than his official car, definitely not because More….

Today’s Highlight
 Government Ads
 Why should netas get publicity under the skirt of ads is discussed in “Should They Mug Public Exchequer?”
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Wives at Home-front
Bob has a serious suggestion that we appreciate the complex work wives manage on the home-front in “Sandwich and a Story…!”
For more insightful articles by Bob, hit his website – www.bobsbanter.com
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