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HOW TO BE HAPPYINSPIRATIONAL WISDOM FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDAByVIKRAM KARVEI have always been inspired by the teachings and writings of Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 â€“ 4 July 1902).I first learned about Swami Vivekananda â€“ sometime in the 1960’s â€“ when I was a small boy â€“ and my father had taken us to visit Belur Math near Kolkata (then called Calcutta).  At Belur […]
Travel Trivia  Contrasting Cultures and Attitudes   Observations from our recent Europe (Austria Switzerland Paris) Tour By VIKRAM KARVE Last month – in July 2018 – we visited three countries in Europe – Austria, Switzerland and France (Paris). It was a 12 day group tour (with a serendipitous unscheduled one day stopover at Istanbul, Turkey […]
PROLOGUE On a prominent place on my bookshelves – proudly stands one of my “ancient” books – a novel on the most famous Naval Mutiny –  “Mutiny on the Bounty” The book is titled  CAPTAIN BLIGH AND MR. CHRISTIAN  – the author is Richard Hough – a distinguished historian – who took a new fascinating and controversial look at the Mutiny.(The memorable 1984 Movie  THE BOUNTY  directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Mel […]
Humor in Uniform  Military Officers are often stereotyped into quintessental archetypes some of which are portrayed in Movies – and – of course – you must be aware of the legendary “Colonel Blimp” and “Captain Haddock” etc  But – when you join the Armed Forces – you realize that there are all sorts of Officers with different personalities. Among Defence Officers – there are many unique characters – each with […]
This story happened 5 years ago – in the year 2013…  Link to the original post in my Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com/2013/12/humor-in-uniform-letter-to-dead.html  “DEAD LETTER” Twisted Sense of Humor or a Cruel Joke…? Musings By VIKRAM KARVE LIVING MAN DEAD  In the famous War Novel CATCH-22 – there is a character called Doc Daneeka. Doc Daneeka is a […]
If you have had an arranged marriage – do you remember the first question you asked your prospective spouse on your “Arranged Marriage Date” aka “Matrimonial Interview”…?  Here is a story of an Arranged Marriage Date.  Please read the story carefully – because – there is a quiz question at the end… ARRANGED MARRIAGE DATE aka MATRIMONIAL INTERVIEW A […]
Do You Want to Join the Defence Services…? NB: 1. The generic term “MILITARY” includes all the three Armed Forces – Army, Navy and Air Force2. The generic word “Fauj” refers to all arms of the Military (Army, Navy, Air Force) and the term “Fauji” or “Soldier” refers to all military personnel in uniform of the Army, Navy and Air Force (Soldiers, Sailors and […]
HOW TO COOK MUTTON KORMA  A Simple Recipe  By  VIKRAM KARVE  Dear Reader: Let me delve into “Foodie Archives” and pull out my recipe for one of the first dishes I learnt to cook as a young boy… Simple Curry – Mutton Korma – Easy to Cook – Tastes Delicious Long back – in the late 1960’s – or early 1970’s I think – in Bareilly – we once went […]
IS SUCCESS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO EDUCATION…? THE VERGER by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM A Short Story which explores this Paradox  Review By VIKRAM KARVE Life is funny. Life is full of contradictions.   For example – around 42 years ago – in the 1970s – when I was commissioned as an Officer in the Navy – I realized that your career prospects are inversely proportional to […]
After retirement – the only connection I have with the Navy is the Navy Foundation.  We had a Navy Foundation Pune Chapter (NFPC) Meet on 08 April 2018.  During this NFPC Meet – they gave us a copy of the latest 2018 issue of the Navy Foundation Magazine Quarterdeck  While browsing through this delightful issue of “Quarterdeck” – I read […]
Continued from The Wedding Gift Part 3 url: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2018/04/experimental-creative-writing-story.html  In the blog post above – I told you the Ending of the Story.  Now – here is the beginning and middle…  THE WEDDING GIFT  – Part 1 Fiction Short Story By VIKRAM KARVE New Delhi Circa 1982   (NB: This Story happened 36 years ago in 1982. At that time […]

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