June and Jesus

  • Replace the Corona ‘F’ word – ‘Fear’ by ‘Faith’!!

    Replace the Corona ‘F’ word – ‘Fear’ by ‘Faith’!!

    I woke up this morning to an unusual Sunday… there was stillness as I stepped out of my bedroom ….no kids yelling and playing downstairs…..no cars, bikes … just an eerie silence with crows crowing, sun shining through the doors of my hallway, moving to and fro in the wind.  Suddenly the thought occurred…..What just…

  • Alone with Him… Part 3

    Alone with Him… Part 3

    What started out to be simple publishing of rank list for the state  turned out to be a nightmare for yet another month – students and parents tossed around day after day, week after week, month after month to a prolonged wait  which involved moving up from high court single judge to high court bench…

  • Alone with Him….Part 2

    Alone with Him….Part 2

    TESTIMONY IN REAL TIME FOR A CHANGE …….. Today is a big day!  It is the 14th of July 2017.  The list of candidates who qualified through the All India Central NEET exam will be ranked by the State.  A new rule that reserves 85% of the medical college seats for the state board students…

  • Alone with Him…. Part 1

    Alone with Him…. Part 1

    The tension was mounting up.  It was almost there and yet not there!  It seemed like all of my life’s little moments were centered around this one event. I even thought it was the climax of my life.  The closer the date drew near the more tensed I was. 12th Standard Public Exams.  Clearly 12th…

  • THE END FROM THE BEGINNING…

    THE END FROM THE BEGINNING…

    Early Sunday morning, we rushed out of our apartment geared to face not only the snow but the icy wind that was going to creep into our skin as soon as we shut the door behind.  We brushed the snow off our car biting our teeth and started scraping the ice off the windshield before…

  • ONE LAST FRIEND

    ONE LAST FRIEND

    She had been asking me to visit her home for a long time.  Me, the busy bee always came up with the so called ‘good excuses’ of everyday mundane yet seemingly important ‘do or die’ chores and agendas.  This particular day, which I would like to describe as a ‘bright sunny morning’ was actually a…