Month: December 2022

The winners and losers of 1971 India-Pak War

January 1, 2023December 9, 2022 by Neelam Verma 1971

The Winners and Losers of 1971 India-Pak war Mark Twain in his book “The Mysterious Strangers” wrote “There has never been a just [war], never an honorable one — on the part of the instigator of the war.” Rightly said, no wars are honourable and no wars are just and all wars are avoidable and …

Musings: Empty Nester Regrets

December 10, 2022December 9, 2022 by Neelam Verma 1971

At a ladies lunch this summer, the hostess decided to play a game. We have always played many games during parties, be it antaakshri, cards, dumb charade etc but never this one – Name one thing in your life that you could change. It was expected to be a fun game where we were …