Mani Padma

In our series “We the people” we proudly bring for you Mrs. Niru Arya, founder of the NGO Arman, a person very much  from amongst us, who after a teaching experience of around 20 years decided to start Arman to provide the under privileged an education that could change their lives for the better....
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Life couldn’t have been more beautiful. Smooth road, fast car, and wind on my face. I smiled contentedly as I looked ahead with expectations. A train chugged along to my left. I glanced at it lazily and then I saw her. Our eyes met for a fraction of a second maybe. Tired eyes, vacant...
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The voice that emanated from the being in white (or was it just bright light) was neither friendly nor hostile. It seemed neutral as it spoke out. “Ah! Sorry for the slight inconvenience of the process called “death” but I hope the journey up till now wasn’t that bad? The souls alive and alight...
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After watching 7 khoon maaf , the only thing I can think of saying to Priyanka Chopra is 7 sada hua movies maaf. Yes such was her power packed performance that you overlook some of her bad performances, but let’s come back to that later. A little bit of the movie Trikal, a little...
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We are back again with a survivor story which I came across while on my trip to Assam, the land of blue hills, rivers and streams and tea estates. The story is about an unsung hero, importance of learning basic survivor skills and about the value of life. It is a story about a...
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God! The most used and also most abused word on earth as it is in heaven! The most awesome and also the most puzzling of all mysteries! What is God? A realization? Imagination? Divination? Supernatural? Scientific?  Man has been trying to unravel the machinations and the purpose of the Universe and the creator, since...
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Republic day. What do the words bring to your mind? What pictures do the words form? Yes! Tableaus! Parades. School children! I had the opportunity to be on scene and also be a part of the Delhi State Republic Day celebrations held on 25th Jan. Yes The state celebrations are held on 25th itself...
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A common phrase that I hear very often from the neo thinkers or new generation is “Its my life and I can do whatever I choose to”.  Independence! The exhilarating feeling of being the master of one’s life. But are we really independent? Are we the masters of our life? Can we live the...
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Hello dear readers. Hope the year has been good to you. In an attempt by GingerChai to bring before you -fresher articles, meaningful write-ups: Stories that will entertain as well inform and educate, Stories that inspire you, touch you – we are starting this new series just for you.  You have cheered our survivors,...
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Dearest Ma, Hope you are doing fine. You must be, now that your rebellious daughter isn’t there with you to bother you with her absurd ideas. (Sorry, that was a poor attempt at a joke). Of course I know how much you love this rebel.  Why am I repeating the R word ? I...
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