Becky Blab

With the growth of Indian cities, people are out at all unnatural hours. But this song, written in 1931, brings up the point that before, no one would have ventured out except…
Why Englishmen? They would have had important things to do, like run a government! Conduct business! Otherwise wield their power over Indians!
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Last night, just after shutting down and heading to bed, the lights went out. The water cooler began to whine, as the voltage was fluctuating. (Please note: I haven’t thought of the term”voltage” since my eigth grade science class).

I noticed the wind was picking up outside, and whistling through the windows. One of my neighbor’s doors slammed [...]

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I have another guest post at a blog called Writer’s Rising:
I know what you’re thinking: “Eew, gross, a post about pigeons? Thanks, I’ll pass.”
I would have felt the same. Before losing the battle with them.
Pigeons are like the vermin of the sky. Dirty city birds, associated with disease.
They have conquered my balcony.
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Caught up in the race
of cars, thoughts and rats.
Continuous comparison,
city life of crowds and competition
no space to hear yourself think
others breathing down your neck
the heat grit smoke dust
choking all life around.
The seat of government and diplomacy,
madness and no mercy.
To thrive: a miraculous task;
most just barely survive.
The dream and drive of making it big,
the unbeatable will [...]

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One in eight people in the World already don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. The UN projects that 35% of the global population in 2025 will be affected by water stress or scarcity. India as a whole is expected to be seriously affected impacting agriculture, food security and the whole economy, negating most efforts at poverty eradication. [...]

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