AACHEN – CHARLEMAGNE’S FAVOURITE CITY.
Throughout the year 2014, the City of Aachen is celebrating the 1200th anniversary of the death of Charlemagne (Charles the Great) the first Roman Emperor, who was its most famous citizen. He was a man with ambitious plans to unite all Germanic people spread over,...
The Lure Of Cults
In spite of awesome advances in Science and Technology and the information explosion taking the world by storm, a kind of desperation is driving people back towards the chaos and blind alley of cults and clairvoyants. Soothsayers and mediums are laughing all the...
THE SISTERHOOD OF MEN.
. In the month of April every year, on the night of the full moon, a spectacular and unforgettable event takes place in a small village called Koovagam. It is 200 kms south of Chennai in India. Bands of eunuchs from all over India congregate here, as this is...
Pornography – Purveyor Of Spurious Pleasure.
In this morally challenged world of today, when casual sex has become just another physiological function to be enjoyed indiscriminately, it is rather surprising that a section of society settles for a ‘virtual high’ called pornography. Pornography today is a...
Women Of The New Millennium.
Expectations regarding the women of the new millennium are very high. The world envisages a radical change in lifestyles, a transformation that cocks a snook at traditional restrictions, a social environment encouraging the masculinization of women, a narcissistic...
Of Divine Bondage.
Though the pace of change is not as swift as one would have it, women in India are indisputably on the move. Their clamour for release from the galling shackles of tradition and superstition is beginning to be heard, even from pockets of rural India . A chorus of...
Environment And Man.
With the exception of a few skeptics, most people believe that God created the earth, sea and skies, the cycle of seasons, plant and animal life, and environmental systems. Then He entrusted the care of His creation to Man, on a long-time lease. God also gave Man...
The Show Must Go On.
Unni was back in his village after a lapse of five years. It was not a happy occasion that brought him here. Being the only son, he had to perform the last rites for his mother. As he lit the pyre, the dancing golden yellow flames sent him into a reverie. “I wonder if...
Off With The Fetters.
In the stillness of the night, the incessant ringing of the telephone, sounded like the shrill cry of a banshee. Mina pulled the coverlet over her face. “ To hell with the phone,” she muttered, then turned over and fell into a deep sleep. But the phone kept on...
The Last Human Freedom.
“ The last human freedom is to be able to choose one's attitude to any given set of circumstances.” Dr. Vicktor Frankl. Leena lay asleep at last, the tears still glistening on her eyelashes. She had spent the better part of the night at her window, looking across to...
