Dear Friends, I am on vacation with the family and will be offline for the next several days (until 31st Oct).  During this time, I will not be able to moderate and/or respond to comments on the blog. Pl bear with me and thank you for your patience and understanding. I may post an occasional update on facebook and via twitter.

In the meantime, please have a look at the “Archives” (right hand sidebar, next to the “Saluting Our Heroes” book cover). You can rely on serendipity to find something interesting…or use the “Search” boxes (at the top and bottom of the page; the two boxes use different search engines) to pick up some of the ~ 1400 posts on the blog. Alternatively, pl have a look at the “Categories” drop down menu (and don’t forget the “Featured Posts” on the top-right hand side of the main page). Or you can follow one of the *live* discussions via the comments sidebar. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

And yes,  || Shubh Deepavali || to you and your loved ones in advance…

|| ॐ ||

असतो मा सदगमय | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ||
मृत्योर् मा अमृतं गमय | ॐ शांति शांति शांति ||

Asato maa Sat gamaya, Tamaso maa Jyotir gamaya
Mrityor maa Amritam gamaya, Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti.

Lead me from Unreal to the Real, from Darkness to Light, from Death to Immortality

On this auspicious occasion, here is wishing you and your loved ones a very joyous festive season.

May the coming year bring you and your loved ones, good health, happiness and prosperity.