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Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala- Autobiography of Covid19 (Part 6)

Fart on Demand I know this autobiography is a story about myself. But there is nothing insightful that you don’t already know about me at present. Or as Shri. Nag says, ‘what he reads in the morning he forgets in the afternoon.!’ So I’m going to divert your attention to Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala- Autobiography of Covid19 (Part 5)

What you feel is what you see Enough of gloom and doom. Whatever will be, will be. If not, there is always Atmanirbhar. I wonder if self-reliance wasn’t a desire or a goal at any time, especially for a country. I don’t wish to debate on that o let’s move Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala- Autobiography of Covid19 (Part 4)

How the mood has changed! January was one of denial. February marked some interest and the epidemiologists began to air their knowledge or lack of it. March saw a scurry of activities. April, the countdown began. May, was the awakening with over 5 mil counted and in early June, businesses Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala – Autobiography of Covid19 (Part 3)

Destination Unknown May is coming to a close and as the tropical summer gives way to the south westerlies, the hope that the Indian blistering summer would finish or weaken  me has not borne out. Amphan blew up bridges, cars, trees and roofs but I think I’m not badly affected Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala- Autobiography of Covid19 (Part 2)

Around the World in 100 days I wanted to go back on history of 200 years or so before the coal engines were invented, but Prasad ji , the lazy guy growing a beard has distracted me with his kind words. He credits me for teaching humanity that we can Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala-The Mahatma Returns

  After visiting Sabarmati Ashram and hearing about the state our our polity and economy, Gandhiji felt he needed some positive reinforcement. He couldn’t believe that nothing seemed right and things had only gotten worse. Standing in front of the bookshelf with his books, he noticed dust gathering on his Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Book Review

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Review by Aniruddha Rege There is a certain challenge in reading some authors, no matter what they write. Russian authors seem to be especially prone to this tendency, and this man Fyodor Dostoevsky all the more so. Having previously read a small book by him called Crime & Punishment, which Read more…

By firstforays, 7 months7 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala – A Right Time

I watch a movie for different reasons. Sometimes the hype gets me, sometimes it’s the actor, director or story that interests me. But of late it’s because I’m at a loose end and in front of the television when it’s being aired.  And so Darkest Hour happened to me. It’s Read more…

By firstforays, 8 months8 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala – Reality Check

In the past one week, a Facebook post a very US centric view of 85 years of life of a person born in 1900. It highlights all the major events that affected people and countries and seeks to show how our lives are so much better now. My initial reaction Read more…

By firstforays, 8 months8 months ago
Goose’s Gala

Goose’s Gala -Autobiography of Covid19

Part 1 I am called Covid-19, a word that the whole world is familiar now. If ever there was a word that was created and mouthed by billions across the world in a matter of weeks, it must be this strain of mine. Don’t blame me, I gave enough warning Read more…

By firstforays, 8 months7 months ago

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