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The Omnipresent one

I have loads of respect for the Almighty and I truly believe in Him. Many people and 'Products' take advantage of this belief to sell their products. It was recently that I realized why we call Him The Omnipresent One. I was cleaning the kitchen ( you know how messy a job it is!!). Cleaning up the shelves and the top of the shelves is something I hate! What do you expect from a 4'11" person (me) to do while cleaning? A jump and a hop with the broom and whoooshhh...falls all the dust and dirt(mostly on me). No chairs or slabs are made that make the top-most shelf accessible! Injustice I say#$%&*& In one such jump, I was bombarded with lots of papers, colored ones, black and whites. I took a closer look and found out it was the Papadam's(papad) cover. It was raining Gods! The covers had Ayyapa, Lakshmi, Ganesha.... My first reaction was why the hell was this piled up all these days(or months or years)!!??? Next was of guilt..after all I had used a broom to

Book Review - Menaka's Choice

Menaka's Choice by Kavita Kane - A must read! I have g iven the verdict but would love to dwell into the details. Some of the criteria to measure the quality: - Language : Simple and beautiful. Very nicely 'uncomplicated' language! Some of the quotes are so real that one will be able to relate to it. - Story : Different aspect has been given to the already known story. One does know who Menaka is, but so many interconnected stories have been told. Vasu and Menaka's relation, Rambha's behavior are some of the less known stories. - Characters: Menaka is not the typical seductress, she is much stronger. Be it her love for Vasu or her motherly feelings for Pramadavara, one will be able to relate. She is shown as beauty with brains. Her strength will engulf you. Her sacrifices will make one love her Vishwamitra - his determination will engulf the reader. His love for Menaka in the later half is also infectious but beautiful. Rambha's and Vasu's plight will