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I seriously have no idea how the time is flying. Suddenly I am finding myself in the middle of the week. :-( I have been just browsing through the business paper Mint late night at home. The book on WW2 that I got from the library eons ago looks forlornly at me from across the coffee table. And I don't remember when was the last time I watched one of my favorite channels :-(

Sometimes life just terrifies me with its dizzying speed. Am I living it or merely surviving from one day to the next?

मंजरही हादसेका अजीबो गरीब था
वो आगसे जला जो नदीके करीब था

Travel port launches 'gift a toy' for underprivileged children

Check out http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/933909/National/1/20/1

The Sanskriti Express is here

There is another place worth checking out over this weekend in Mumbai. On 12th, 13th and 14th, the Sanskriti Express is going to dock at the CST station. Commemorating Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary, this train is a treasure trove for anyone who is a fan of or is interested in knowing more about Tagore's work - be it his poems, his songs or his paintings. All this plus some photographs are housed in the first 4 carriages of this train while the 5th one has crafts made by artisans of Shantiniketan for display and sale.

This train can be visited from 10am-8pm.

I am not much of an emotional person nor am I overly religious. But 3 episodes of the Ramayana (Telecast daily on FM 104.0, Mon-Fri, Daily 7am, 1pm, 9pm) brought tears to my eyes. One was, of course, where King Janak of Mithila finds Sita while tilling the soil. The second episode was where Prince Rama brings Devi Ahilya back to life and the last one was that of Sita Swayamwara.

I can understand my reaction to the first and third episodes. But I am surprised at myself for being emotional about the second one. I have always thought that it was mighty unjust of Ahilya's husband, Sage Gautama, to curse her for no fault of hers. And I strongly smell 'male chauvinism' in the whole idea of a male bringing a lady out of her misery. Yet, there I was, with tears in my eyes and without any explanation for them.

Perhaps each of us is made of centuries of beliefs and thoughts that we are ourselves unaware of. :-(

Those of you who absolutely love Sherlock Holmes have a treat in store this weekend as well at 11pm sharp. Check this schedule of the History Channel.