Fourteen-year-old Roy, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, spelled ‘cymotrichous’ correctly to win the Bee. ‘Cymotrichous’ is an adjective which means having wavy hair, Scripps National Spelling Bee Live Blog reported. Roy, an eighth-grader at Abington Heights Middle School, admitted she knew the word and burst into a huge smile while finishing it correctly during the competition. “My heart started pounding, I guess,” SB Nation Chicago quoted her. “I couldn’t believe it. … It’s just amazing. It’s hard to put into words.” Continue reading
I am thankful to all who visited ‘PTI Diary’ here on this blog, read it, commented there, recommended & referred to others, tweeted or shared the contents. Out of the several supportive comments that ‘PTI Diary’ had received, one particular comment needs mention here, and I quote: “Great read, Neeraj. Very few people have the courage of conviction to carry on with the crusade to change the system the way you do. I don’t even have the courage to ask you to ‘keep it up’. Most of us are too busy getting ‘settled’ in life, chasing a mirage of a secure job and income. Like many others, I can only offer you moral support and appreciate your effort, though I do know that’s of no real use.” Continue reading
Let’s talk about Han Han, who reads the world and writes the future. He is actually a rally driver who blogs by mixing his wit and criticism of corruption, injustice and incompetence. I look to Han Han as the voice of the Chinese people. He has a cause. And I have been taught that the purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself. I want people like Han Han to rise both in East and West. I want them to be beyond anybody’s control. Continue reading
Yes… if you could feel the feel. JUSHHH…T … IMAGINE Continue reading
Venita is a writer, painter, author, scriptwriter and a Goa resident. And she indeed is the change I would like to see in the world. Continue reading
Oh! It reads so beautiful. It reads wonderful. So romantic. Hope you feel like saying it to someone you really love. Continue reading
While people are writing obituaries of printed books, e-books are already facing stiff competition from gadgets that display similar content. But I am brave enough to continue to be a reader of paperbooks. They are also, certainly, in the list of things I need in life. Having said this, I admit I love devices that display … Continue reading
While I consider Makhanlal Chaturvedi’s ‘Pushp Ki Abhilasha’ the most powerful Hindi poem, one of the longest poems I memorized for its beautiful words and that I often quote is “Hawa Hoon Hawan Main Basanti Hawa Hoon, Suno Baat Meri Anokhi Hawa Hoon”. Here is the Hindi poem ‘Basanti Hawa’ composed by Kedarnath Agarwal, followed by English transalation of just few lines for better understanding for non-Hindi readers.
Yes. His heart was young, even younger than many of us; though his body left him, may be too early. He was just 87 and lived his life, perhaps to the fullest. Romantic that he was, Prof. Bhatia would often take me to a pure world full of his poetry and nicest Persian literature. As my tribute I take his permission to post one of his love letters that, perhaps, was never delivered. Continue reading
I have done my bit submitting 10 questions to him. You may submit your questions for Rushdie now. The interview would be published in the upcoming issue of TIME magazine.
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