SCARLET SCARF

When your pet bids the final goodbye…   It was month of June when I had first entered the premises of Ranade Institue. A black coloured Pomeranian dog caught my attention. He was lying in the college corridor and it was visible that, he was in a sleepy mood. I don’t have pets in my house and nor do my parents encourage to have one. Hence fear of dog bite was always there in my mind. I was scared to pass from that corridor where ‘Whacky’ (Pomeranian dog’s name) was sleeping. I feared, he might bark at me as I was a stranger to him. I don’t remember how and when I fell in love with Whacky. Whether it was his style of escorting me and my friend as and when we entered the college campus or his innocent eyes; that kept me mesmerized. Whacky used to always come running with me during the lunch break. He used to love to feed on Chapati’s (Soft wheat flour baked bread) and Ramesh Bhaia’s( name of the college canteen owner) biscuits. He was an adorable pet of my institute. Some use...

My first visit to New Delhi was a fantastic experience. I had never been to the National capital before in my lifetime. When the official study tour was over, the last day was given for students to decide on their own where they would like to go. Finally, eight students decided to see the places nearby Delhi, i.e. Fatepur Sikri and Agra’s Taj Mahal which are located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Leaving early morning at 6am, a group of 8 people along with the car driver left Delhi, to cherish the sightseeing of Uttar Pradesh. The first place we visited was Fatehpur Sikri. Akbar named the city, Fatehabad, with Fateh, a word of Arabic origin in Persian, meaning "victorious" it was later called Fatehpur Sikri. Here we saw, Buland Darwaza, Jama Masjid and Tomb of Salim Chisti. This was my first time inside the tomb inside which, there was a ‘Dargah’ (a Muslim place of worship). Cladding my head with a scarf and washing my feet and hand before entering it gave me a sense of ...

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Time Today, time has become an important factor. We hear people crying out phrases like,’ they just don’t have time’ or rather ‘can’t make time for’ and this goes on. But in reality time is intangible. You cannot control it, hold it and neither can afford to waste it. But the irony is that it still exists and monitors our movement every day. There are many incidences to narrate about time and my failure towards it. But one such incident which occurred with me, in relation with time and which reminded me of the awareness I have towards punctuality, was in the month of December 2014. My internship was going on with The Indian Express, Pune office and I had to attend one general seminar cum meeting organised by a local- socially active group. Generally, most of the reporters reach on the right time allotted or sometimes a little late depending on the importance of the story.   The programme was scheduled at 2pm but I had made it a generous 1 hour early by reaching sharp a...

Hi friends, I finally made up my mind to write my blog and express myself. I was thinking of writing my blog for past several months, but finally that day has dawned upon me. Through my blog ‘Scarlet Scarf’ I wish to express my views on issues affecting our day to day life. Being a journalist I am always taught in college to write on current affairs related to Politics, Economics, Sports and Entertainment. Apart from these topics, I feel there are lots of issues to be written about which are related to our life. Such topics may lack a perfect definition, but they do bother us in some or the other way. I shall express myself sometimes through poems too, as I love to compose poems. If there are any suggestions from you, they’re always welcome. I would like to have your feedback on my articles uploaded. Scarlet Scarf is my way of expressing my views and myself!