jaishankar

@Shivram59 (47336)

India

Joined myLot 9 years ago

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Reliving Past

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 16 Feb

An elderly friend of my father was showing an old album to him. There were many very old photographs of my town. I eagerly saw them. One of the photos was of the ground in front of my house. There was a hut in the middle of the...

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Resuming Early Morning Walk

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 14 Feb

From tomorrow I'll resume my early morning walk to the jungle again. One of my friends from a village has informed me that the wild elephants have left the jungle After talking to him, I called another friend from another...

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Sleep Walking

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 13 Feb

Today one of my friends told me what had happened in their family last night. He told me his younger brother came to him after midnight and told him his mother wants him to come to her immediately. He told me that he immediately...

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Slow Change In Weather

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 13 Feb

I'll never forget the night one and a half months back when the temperature in our town had gone down to 4.5 C. Days passed. Till fifteen days back I was wearing sweater to protect myself from cold. I don't remember when I...

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Looking For Your Suggestions

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 11 Feb

My knowledge of the English language is not good. That's one of the reasons why I can't share many of the ideas here in mylot. I don't know how to present them in writing. Many of my friends here might be having the same problem....

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Rose, Mango And Jackfruit

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 2 Feb

The "Ramayan" is one of our most sacred epics.There is a verse in it. It advises us not to make false claims. It says, there are three types of persons in the world - rose, mango and jackfruit. A rose plant bear flowers. The...

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A Threat

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 11 Jan

Today my friend in a village called me. He asked me not to go to the jungle till April. He told me that a herd of wild elephants had unleased terror in our neighbouring states. He was right. In winter wild elephants reach our...

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Record Broken Last Night

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 10 Jan

I still remember the night when the mercury had fallen to 5C in our town. It had been the lowest temperature in our town till last night. Last night the record was broken. The temperature recorded last night was 4.5 C. I ask...

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Do You Have A Plan ??

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 4 Jan

Did you make any plan when 2024 was going to end and 2025 was about to begin?? Did you complete your plans successfully?? Most of us make plans before the beginning of a year, but only a few of them stick to them. In fact, most...

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Happy New Year, My Friends

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 31 Dec

My Christian friends are waiting me to celebrate the New Year, 2026. Our Hindu New Year begins around March. In 2026 our Hindu New Year will begin on 19 of March, 2026. The day on which Hindu New. Year begins is called "Varsh...

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No Money, No Respect

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 25 Dec

Here is a man. He is in his seventies. Very simple, polite and honest to the core. He was a stammerer when he was in middle school. Even in college he was a stammerer. The speech defect cost him a lot. He could not clear any...

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No Morning Walk Today

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 20 Dec

Today early morning as I was going to get up, I heard a knock at my door. I opened the door and found one of my friends and his wife standing. I was surprised . My friend lives at Noida and had come to see me. I was so happy to...

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A "Customer"

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 19 Dec

I was managing my store. He came. I thought he had to buy something. Asked him what he needed. He didn't say anything. I asked him again what he wanted. He was silent. I asked him again, but he didn't speak. It was going to be...

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Dinner Tonight

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 9 Dec

Tonight I've decided to prepare some different dishes. Yes, I now know how to cook my staple food - rice, dal ( pulse or lentils or split beans) and green vegetables. Tonight I'll cook my dinner. Let me taste food prepared by...

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Talked To My Friend

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 5 Dec

I contacted my friend in Mumbai. He was sobbing. His mother is seriously ill and is admitted in the ICU. He was not allowed to go there. His father is no more and his mother is the only one with him. He is deeply attached with...

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A Letter

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 4 Dec

Just now I have recieved a hand written letter. It is in Hindi and from one of my friends who lives in Mumbai- far away from me. We talk with each other over phone everyday, but perhaps he is not satisfied with it. Written on a...

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He Is Younger Than Me

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 2 Dec

It took me five days to be back from the city. On my way home I was worried about my store. I was afraid it must be closed in my absence. But when I arrived home, I found it open. My father was sitting at the counter managing the...

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It Was Not The Book

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 25 Nov

I have not been active here for last two days. When I returned home after attending the wedding in a small town, I recieved a call from this city. At the other end was my friend who told me he had found a copy of the book I had...

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All Is Going Well

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 21 Nov

I'm here in the town at the border of mine and our neighbouring states. The weather is not so cold as I had been told. We are stayed at a costly hotel. The sky is clear and there is no sign of rain. The rituals are...

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If The Forecast Comes True....

jaishankar @Shivram59 (47336) • India 20 Nov

On 22 this month I've to attend yet another wedding. This time in a town 200 kms from mine. The ceremony will take place on 22 this month , but some rituals will be observed tomorrow at night. I'll have to leave for the town...

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