Sep 13 2011
Love me, love my buffalo! by Rajbir Deswal Love me, love my buffalo! Nowhere on the earth do people love – rather worship — their buffaloes like in Haryana. After the formal greeting of ‘Jai Ram ji ki’, the first topic to be mentioned is...
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Sep 12 2011
Honking for all occasions By: Rajbir Desweal Disciplined drivers in many countries rarely honk, except in disgust or to sound an alarm. Nearer home, the honk is a signature tune, and can be amended to suit every occasion. A honk of the highest pitch and...
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Sep 8 2011
What if the dreams could be recorded on video! BY: RAJBIR DESWAL I read somewhere, and now I forget where, that ideas are invited to go into a science fiction bank. Here is my idea. I’d like to patent it. Imagine what it might be, if dreams could...
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Aug 28 2011
The magic of technique Form and Style in Indian English Fiction By Jagdish Batra. Prestige Books. Pages 190. Rs 600. Reviewed by Rajbir Deswal STYLE studies in English fiction, besides the theme, do exist in the contemporary fiction analysis scenario,...
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Aug 12 2011
Avenging theft By: Rajbir Deswal While setting foot for the UK, a senior member in our group cautioned, “Don’t go to wrong places for you will be in trouble!” The second piece of advice was in the form of a comment, but in a killing and...
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Jun 8 2011
By Rajbir Deswal All cops are not necessarily corrupt. Some, like yours truly, are more or less honest. You know, the sort who doesn’t say ‘No, no!’ to a ‘let’s-round-it-off-to-the-next-digit’ offer, but isn’t an out-and-out rogue...
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May 18 2011
Towards effective crime investigation Crime, be it local or international, has to be met with same standards, principles, norms and practices. The principle of optimum standard of proof has to be followed at all costs. Being a little extra vigilant...
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May 9 2011
SUMMER GIFTS:“लैला की उँगलियाँ, मजनू की पसलियां: गर्मियों के बेनजीर तोहफे ! By: Rajbir Deswal (In The Tribune today). AS a child I often travelled to...
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Apr 27 2011
If you are not invited to the Royal Wedding try the following gate crashing tips AT YOUR OWN RISK! Rajbir Deswal : Not so long ago, there was a practice among boys living in a hostel to have a tie that would be exclusively worn to get entry into a...
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Apr 17 2011
Midlife crisis ————- Gulab’s novel focuses on the lifestyle of the very high elitist’s strata who may not be as rich but who harp on enough that is pseudo-modern. And, here is the casualty of morals that goes up for a toss:...
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