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June View from my Window!

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June View from my Window! It is such a delight and a pleasing sight to see a mango tree from your window! It seems that this loaded tree is just for me, away from the sight of Tom, Dick, and Harry. During summers, this has been the most pleasant sight to watch out for! The tree was always there but when it bore fruit this season, it struck a special chord with me. I started to connect to this tree this season, the 18 th season of my life as there was no rushed routine in these months. I was attracted by the hanging mangoes initially, the gleaming green color, the appealing shape, slowly thoughts went towards the fashionable paisley patterns of India and gradually I went deep within. Was this the soul for Buddha, a tree? However, for ordinary rif rafs like me, chirping of the birds added to my soulful moments. I thought I am heading towards nirvana too and suddenly the gunshots boreholes in me. The langurs had attacked the mangoes and the owner, my neighbor was shooting from ...

Our Lives after Coronavirus Pandemic .

Home alone like never Will I be able to hide from the camera? I am not in the show business, but my business will soon become everyone’s business. But where is business?   A small percent of staff to rejoin, smaller groups to attend office, digitalization of all services, health services on priority, shops displaying more of health and sanitation products. The other ideas that are being debated are our socio-political rights. What about freedom, privacy, and individual rights? On the international level, there might be less cooperation. Will this be the best time to look within? Maybe with fewer options for import and export, we will learn to become practical. Work from home will mean redefining space in the house. Will people prefer an independent small house, rather than a posh flat in a multi-story building? Home is the best space these days, the best resort, the new retreat.   Even for small medical needs, people are preferring self-test kits at home. Telemed...