Magnificent Stories

Delhi -the capital of India is heart for an Indian. It is unique in itself. From the taste of those Street food to the kitchen of mines, you will definitely get mesmerised. You will hopped yourself. Those  sweety Chandni chowk to south of markets to prime minister's  Janpath. Glided monuments like Humayun tomb, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar, Baolis,  are so huge that it's make one feel dignified. Ride in a metro makes one feel so timeless. Delhi appears as a Dot in a  map, But honestly,  it's as huge  as mothers heart. You won't  find a end. You will keep on going ,and going, and going. Chandni Chowk , a 17th-century market, is one of the most popular shopping areas in Delhi for jewellery and  Zari  saris.  Delhi's arts and crafts include, Zardozi  —an embroidery done with gold thread  and Meenakari  —the art of enamelling. Affairs The New Delhi World Book Fair,   held biennially at the Pragati Maidan,...

Hello Yuwanthi, has everyone arrived for the function”, asked Hari, Yuwanthi’s brother, who was getting ready to leave from Kolkata to attend the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Yuwanthi. “I will be bringing 3 dubbas of Rasgollah, 2 boxes each of chum-chum and sandesh from here, so, place your order of sweets accordingly,” continued Hari in an affectionate manner. On hearing her brother’s voice Yuwanthi’s heart skipped a beat, as it was now more than two years since they met each other. “The house is wearing a festive look and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of you with bhabhi and children,” replied she in an excited tone. Replacing the receiver in the cradle, Yuwanthi felt that all this pomp and show for her silver wedding day was not at all essential. Her daughter Kripa along with her husband Rakesh and her only son Dheeraj, who was doing his master’s degree in the US had arrived a couple of days ago to celebrate the grand...

Damayanti Tambay was switching radio stations on her transistor when she first heard the news. Her husband of 18 months, Flight lieutenant Vijay Vasant Tambay,  had been captured on the other side of the border. It was a day of December 5,1971. Over the decades, Damayanti and the relatives of other POWS have met several PMs, bureaucratic and diplomats and appealed to various human rights group."Initially I thought everything will be sorted out. Then gradually you realise it may not be. The government needs  a certain degree of intent to match my hopes." says the 70-year old, sitting in Munrika, New Delhi. Badminton  champ looks Back She grew up in Allahabad. Father a lawyer and mother a school principal. She excelled at badminton. "MY backhand was my strength", says the three times national champion. A small black and white photograph of the two is in the sitting room. It's a post wedding photograph taken at a studio. An album of there honeymoon in kashmir ...

Running day and night from one place to another is what one call HARDWORK. But that's not. I know many people around me who have tasted success and many others who haven't. The difference is that those who had followed challenging paths is successful than those who didn't. They have followed casual path. My question is why are we running towards success? God has given us such a mindful body, nice family and extraneous friends. But still our greed is not overcome. Challenges, preservrence, determination, faith, power, confidence our words which makes a man perfect. Why sun rises from East? Because it's natural process and one can't manipulate it. Same lies in our destiny. You can't question for your success. Success never ends. It may grow or shrink. Faith in your destiny is what one can do. My elders use to tell me; keep going on your path, Fruits will be provided to you in the right time by God. This what inspires me to write my first blog. It's sho...