Mom….On your 70th Birthday

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.
I am a father now, and so I know
Hard work and fun go hand in hand for us;
In your actions were the lessons of Love above all and all along.
I reflect on all that your did for us and gave to us:
Sacrifice, tolerance, patience, devotion, love and tears,
Your heart, your [...]

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R A I N……………by Pooja Kini

Rain.

Calming, Wet, Muggy.

Pattering,

Pouring.

Down.

Simply Dropping.

An enthralling force,

Of Nature.

Like shards of sparkling crystal,

Falling from the sky.

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Life of a Bubblegum…….by Pooja Kini

Bubblegum

Aww, on the bottom of an old shoe,
Again!
Stepped on,
Squished
My bones breaking,
Rubber,
Covering my poor,
Aching,
Back.
Next I’m folded and sticky,
Bent in a reeking mouth
Ain’t a good place.
No.
No, no.
Caressed over hard, yellow teeth now.
Chewed again, and again.
Caged, in a dispenser.
Locked up all tight.
Closed.
Only to be [...]

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Regulation of Mind…Gita – Chapter 6

Sanskrit:
Sanskrit Vocals
Transliteration:
Anvaya:
Translation:

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Yaar mera…Nari!!

Zarre zarre mein usi ka noor hai
Jhank khud mein woh na tujhse door hai
Ishq hai usse tho sab se ishq kar
Ishq hai usse, tho sab se ishq kar
Is ibadat ka Yehi dastoor hai

Is mein us mein aur us mein hai wohi
Is mein us mein aur us mein hai wohi

Yaar mera Har taraf bharpur hai .. [...]

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What’s there to a cacti filled park…..Pooja Kini

Many ask, “What’s there to a cacti-filled park?”
They snicker and say there’s no beauty to a spiny plant
But, few know the wonders that lay nestled beyond the first gates
From the fiery summer heat…
To the cold winter’s snow on tall Mount Mino
Sunsets with colors of fire shine
The waters of cascade pools flow
A puma [...]

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Daylight Savings & Benjamin Franklin’s Essay that started it.

Benjamin Franklin’s
Essay on Daylight Saving
Letter to the Editor of the Journal of Paris, 1784

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DAYLIGHT SAVING
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To THE AUTHORS of
The Journal of Paris

1784

MESSIEURS,
You often entertain us with accounts of new discoveries. Permit me to communicate to the public, through your paper, one that has lately been made by myself, and which I conceive may [...]

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Reflections of a 4th Grader about first day at school!

 
First time I went to School…..by Pooja Kini
I hid behind my mother’s arm, squeezing her hand tightly. What is school going to be like? Is it fun? I am only two! It is way too early!! This Montessori thing, I did not like it one bit!! “Mom, I don’t want [...]

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Marketing Innovation – Dabbawalas of Mumbai as a channel

Dabbawalas to market Reliance Power IPO

MUMBAI: Reliance Money, the financial services and products distribution company of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has latched on to a marketing innovation. The firm has roped in the Six Sigma perfected dabbawalas to get an edge in their run-up to the Reliance Power IPO, among a [...]

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May I ‘KINDLE’ your reading passion…….with an e-book?

 
I am very curious to see how Amazon’s new e-book Kindle does in the marketplace. I have always wondered what it would be like to carry an electronic book. While I was studying, I envied the folks with laptops albeit the 9lbs editions. Yet, when I got one, I [...]

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