Fire In My Lap.

The courtroom was packed to capacity. Most of the seats were occupied by noisy women activists who had come to gloat, hoping to see the rapist convicted for life if not hanged. The Media was there in full force, cameras poised and ready. But there were only a handful...

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Entrapped

                                                           .     Meena arrived breathless at the bus stop. It was 5 a.m. in the morning and there was not a soul in sight. Her few belongings fitted into the cloth bag she carried. She used it as a pillow and lay down on...

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Drachenfels- A View from the Top.

                                                Cruising down the river Rhine in Germany, one is struck by the number of ruined castles visible on its banks. Most of them were built during the Middle Ages as...

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Luccio – Tuscan Village on a Hill.

                                            We were on our way from Bologna to Lucca in Italy, and had to drive through 114 kilometers of tortuous roads through the Apennine mountains. The scenic heights and the bracing winds made us very hungry. We stopped at a...

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WORMS – THE CITY OF RELIGIONS

                                                For anyone interested in the history of the Protestant Reformation, a visit to the city of Worms is a must. It is an ancient Nebelungen city on the Rhine between...

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On The Cheimsee Lake.

                                                A visit to the Cheimsee Lake was the highlight of my trip to Bavaria. It is about three hours by road from Munich. “If you want to see perfect harmony between Man...

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Gratitude – Strength for Life’s Journey.

                                                A Swiss doctor Paul Tournier said that health depends to a large extent on the mental attitude and spiritual condition of a person. Gratitude contributes to the...

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