This week I lost one of my friends Simranjeet Singh; a very jovial person, sincere and kind by heart. I met Simran for the first time on June 21st - the date I moved to Ludhiana although I had interacted him several times in past few months mainly on official front. I was caught unaware when our Chief Marketing Executive called me up on 22nd enquiring about Simran's wellbeing. Next moment I was praying to God to keep him hale and hearty but got shocked when I reached hospital only to know that Simran had left all of us. A good friend and a very strong person,Simran, always made a person think why we cant take on challenges and win them over. Simran had fallen down the steps only to get hurt on his head. A great person and an acclaimed Punjabi lyricist,Simran has left a big void in hearts that can never be filled. I pray to God to rest the departed soul in peace and give his family courage to bear this unbearable loss.
The time of Corona has brought in it the lockdown. Lockdown is the state of affairs when the whole world comes to stand still. Any change would carry with it the innate quality of inviting criticism both for and against it . Lockdown is no different. There may be people who are favouring lockdown while as there is a subset of our population which are against it too. My analysis is it happened for our good and we all need to bear this adventure. The best part of lockdown for me has been that the public broadcasting of the two mythological epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Both these epics represent the ethos of Indian civilisation and how the Indian civilisation has evolved over the time. While the positives of the epics circulate through the veins and arteries of the nation, one aspect has been showing the ladies as sheer objectification. The epics have given a great moral to us which invokes us to respect the women folk. These epics are really significant in the current d...
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