Wisdom by Hindsight
If you go to my “About Me” page you will know that I am addressed by various names and I have wondered why I have never been called by the name Sir Ramana! That has now been set at rest. I reproduce below a screen shot of a comment I made in a blog and … Continue reading “I Have Been Knighted!”
My readers know that I have recently been knighted and also bestowed with a PhD. These two dubious honours pale in comparison to what I was called earlier today. Let me explain. My dear friend KD sent me these pictures to share his joy in seeing his childhood friends having also grown old just like … Continue reading “Who? Me?”
For those of my readers who balk at calling me Sir. Ramana, perhaps an alternative, Dr. Rajgopaul will appeal. Below is a screen shot of an email received by me. The story behind this honour is also connected to another blog post of mine on Support. As mentioned there, I act as buying agent for … Continue reading “I Have Been Honoured Again!”
I take my readers back to two of my earlier posts when the big drama took place at Jaipur. The first was when lunatics prevented Salman Rushdie from attending The Jaipur Litfest and the second about Tasleema Narrin in Calcutta. Sir Salman, yes, he has been knighted, came to India two days ago. And reflecting … Continue reading “Secularism Indian Style.”