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I walk The road Ahead is straight Familiar, well-trodden So I think... I walk The corners Crouch in the shadows Waiting

I'm worried about the worm What if it won't turn What if the worm is dead (Long Live the Worm) I'm worried about the worm.....

Words  My lovers Unfaithful, maddening lovers Taunting me with How sweetly they lay, now lie with another Weaving immortal m...

 (Reviving an old MId-Day column to pay tribute to the Iron Lady) Last week, newsworthiness-wise, it was a toss-up between Prannoy Ro...

DSC_0009 , a photo by ratnarajaiah on Flickr.

DSC_0009 , a photo by ratnarajaiah on Flickr.

mallige , a photo by ratnarajaiah on Flickr.

ratnarajaiah's photostream on Flickr. the red-whiskered bulbul nesting in my garden

As I open my eyes to the bright day I am pure dew The daily trifles make me human. It’s always a difficult thing to critique a f...

Okay. First of all, thank you Richard III  Second of all, I will try and write this without stomping out a triumphal march, without whoo...

"The more, the better, has always been my motto." Elizabeth Taylor I admit it. I am a sucker for roses. (And my bet is that most...

Somehow, I always thought the meaning of the word “sankranti” was something to do with sweetness. Perhaps because the sound of it tinkles an...

Early morning ragas have a special magic for me because it is that time when the day gently blooms opens, when everything is so rested, so c...

By Hazrat Inayat Khan There is a story of a peasant girl who was passing through a farm while going to another village. There was a Mus...

Development. Big word. And one that has always confused me. Used more liberally than salt in French fries, it’s a particular favourite of ...

  There was a time not so long ago when you could tell the seasons by what your vegetable and fruit vendors were stocking. For example when...

  I'm not a classical music aficionado but I love music, especially Hindustani classical music and I basically follow my ear to find an...

It happened as I was eating breakfast this morning, chewing slowly on a bit of hot chappati covered with melted butter… As I savoured each b...

ratnarajaiah's photostream on Flickr.