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My beloved Ma

Ma I want to see you with your bejeweled crown Sitting on your throne royal With all the precious stones adorning you And your face glowing with exquisite divine beauty Before I breathe my last …. Ma I want to see you reigning supreme Over the worlds that can be seen as well as unseen I want to see you glowing with pride Over the triumphs of your children Before I breathe my last …. Ma I want to see the best of modern and ancient in your lap Playing with each other with delight I want to see the sun, the moon and the stars vying with each other to get your attention There is abundance, prosperity, warmth and kinship amongst all your children Before I breathe my last … This is what I dream about you My beloved mother That there is no other better than you in this entire world You are the best, the greatest and the grandest You are the one whom everyone turns to for comfort, wisdom & vision This is what I dream about you, my beloved mot...

Nipping crime at the Bud

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Crime has always been part of every society but of late we have been seeing such an increase in crimes, that we can't help wondering what has gone wrong !? And when crime starts affecting people like us , normal, tax-paying , god fearing , law abiding ,comfort loving individuals then it really does shake us ! This is what is happening to India as nation now . If we take a step back and think what is the root cause of crime ? Stress and frustration caused due to various factors seem to be the number one cause. When stress is combined with alcohol and drugs , then there is nothing more lethal than that. The modern city today is a fragmented entity ! Take any city, there is so much of glaring inequality ! On one hand we have the rising sky - scrappers and probably just next to them the most unhygienic living conditions in the urban slums. What do we do in such a situation ? Do you think , the kids and youths growing up in those areas are not ambitious ? They are not greedy for th...