Hello readers, Like many, I first encountered Ruskin Bond through his delightful children’s stories of which some of them we had in our school texts too. Also like many, I too wish to meet him one day. Not for anything else, but to thank him for the immense clarity his stories provide. Words cannot express how much it tempts me to gaze out the window Bond talks about so often. The same window which looks out to the breathtaking view of gently swaying pines, sunlight dancing across the hills and faint fog covering everything. Today May 19, 2025 as I write this marks the day when Ruskin Bond, turns 91. Born in the quiet hill town of Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, and now residing in Landour, Mussoorie, Bond continues to inspire readers with his timeless tales, gentle wisdom, and love for the mountains. Well, Reading Ruskin Bond as an adult is a quiet revelation. The simple stories I once encountered are now revealing themselves to me as layered phrases on nature, solitude, memories, and...
Hey everyone, I wanted to share something important that happened to me recently, which was pretty eye-opening. I got this call from someone saying they were from FedEx. They had this story about a package sent to Taiwan from Mumbai with my name on it, and it was supposedly filled with all sorts of illegal stuff like passports, credit cards, and drugs. The scariest part? They said my Aadhar Card, which is a big deal here in India as an identity proof, was used to send it. Then things got even weirder. They transferred my call to someone claiming to be from the Mumbai Cyber Crime Department. This person, pretending to be a police officer, told me I needed to file a complaint through Skype. When we got on Skype, this fake officer was there in a police uniform, trying to look all official, asking me to give personal info which could be used for all sorts of bad stuff like bank fraud. I ended the call when it was the time he asked me about authenticating things and told him I knew it ...