Times of India | October 29, 2011  Rudyard Kipling once said, "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." This maxim has been proved untrue as far as the West and the East…

The Sunday Guardian Part-1 and Part 2 | August 29, 2020 | September 05, 2020 People, normally preoccupied with their family members and a small circle of friends, do not generally want to become…

The Times of India | January 15, 2015 What has gone wrong with India? Before Independence, everyone had high hopes of freedom, but now they feel that something more is required to fulfil their…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Speaking Tree Website | Monday July 15, 2013 Altaf Husain Hali (1873-1914) was fond of didactic poetry and considered it superior to all others. He reviewed classical Urdu…

The Speaking Tree Website | January 04, 2016 The Mughal prince, Aurangzeb, came into conflict with his father, Shahjahan, over certain political matters. He, therefore, dethroned Shahjahan and…

The Speaking Tree Website | December 07, 2015 Mr. J. Krishnamurti was a well-known Indian thinker. When he used to go on a public stage, he would fold his hands and say, "Sir, I am a nobody," or, "…

Speaking Tree | January 02, 2017 Complaining is a very deadly thing. It is the habit of complaining that is at the root of various social problems. When several people live together, it is but…

Speaking Tree Website | February 13, 2017 One day, a young man and his wife came to meet me. The man asked me for some advice. I replied, saying, "I will only say one thing: and that is, consider…

If you happen to be in an open field when it starts to rain, you hasten to find shelter. This is not cowardice, this is realism. Similarly, when there is an earthquake, you immediately leave your…