Greta Rana

What’s In Store For Us?

Being raised in a democratic system I have a firm belief in its power to establish fairness, a system in which all are equal before the law.

By Greta Rana Nov 27, 2017

Unforgotten History

Yet today very few Primary School kids would be made aware that a Jesuit priest was involved in the plot and so forth. Today all this is politically incorrect. This is the human farce-we forget our history, from East to West, North to South; and what we fought over, the dread deeds we perpetrated/ or our ancestors

By Greta Rana Nov 10, 2017

The Way Things Were

These are the questions that sift through our minds as we listen to the elderly reminiscing about their youth. We are very sceptical because their physiques no longer match up to their acclaimed former prowess.

By Greta Rana Oct 27, 2017

Who Is My Neighbour?

The Romans conquered and ruled the then known world for 700 years. The longest established Empire to this date

By Greta Rana Oct 15, 2017

Patterns On The Ground: Mountains In The Air**

There are logical, scientific reasons to admire mountains. Geologists are usually entranced by the idea that the rocks tell a story going back into the limitless reaches of time.

By Greta Rana Sep 24, 2017

In A Galaxy Far Far Away

For those of you in parts of the world which have not heard this promise, it’s a promise given to the people of the book(Jews, Christians, and Muslims)and passed on through Abraham,the great patriarch, that we will survive for threescore years and ten.

By Greta Rana Sep 10, 2017

Water, Water Everywhere And Not A Drop To Drink!

The Himalayas are the water towers, not just of South Asia but also, of the world when one counts the ramifications of having so many rivers flowing down from the mountains to the plains.

By Greta Rana Aug 27, 2017

‘Ignorance Is Bliss’

For example, the President of the USA tweets regularly to let the rest of the world know what he’s thinking

By Greta Rana Aug 13, 2017

Nothing New under the Sun: The Loss of Ethics in Society!

Compared to the ‘more sophisticated ‘Rest of the World ‘(ROW) our white-collar crimes seem small; in degree that is.

By Greta Rana Jul 23, 2017

Raking up the Past

On the Statue of Liberty Emma Lazarus’ poem, The ‘New Colossus’ is inscribed on a plaque

By Greta Rana Jul 09, 2017

'May You Live Through Interesting Times’

Not an original citation: I was always told it was an ancient Chinese farewell wish. Not a bad wish as wishes go; after all if one can’t be rich or famous, surely the next best thing to be is continually interested in what is going on around you?

By Greta Rana Jul 04, 2017

A Flea in the Ear

Will we remember the history of the human race? It began with a ‘big bang’, is it destined to end the same way? Let’s hope not!

By Greta Rana May 21, 2017

A Handful of Dust

I wonder, and hope others among you wonder too, how on earth we ended up with all these dictators! Without naming all of them too specifically, because I am referring to the world as a whole, I don’t think that added together they’d produce a reasona

By Greta Rana Apr 25, 2017

The world wanes

Concomitantly of course, the population is growing, not necessarily because more of us are born, although that adds up also, but because of people moving into the city. They no longer wish to farm. It’s hard work after all and, as each age progresses

By Greta Rana Mar 10, 2017

Shards of Glass

What is progress in the context of women’s rights? Is having a vote enough, particularly in the context of corruption in politics? Looking back over my childhood, I can remember specific things I was told about women’s franchise.

By Greta Rana Feb 24, 2017

Did We Use These First?

Police’ It’s already happened to members of the Fourth Estate covering the big women’s demonstration after Mr Trump’s inauguration. Who’s to say such incidences will calm down when Mr Trump sent his very own Winston Smith to re-invent the scene on in

By Greta Rana Feb 02, 2017

The Ugly American

The Age of Information is upon us. This last American Election made us all victims of TMI (too much information). Even Twitter has expanded the number of words it allows-more’s the shame. Let’s watch carefully what happens next! Those who have never

By Greta Rana Jan 20, 2017

Tautological Bunkum

A good critic can pick up the little glitches the creator doesn’t notice and may even suggest how they can be removed. A good critic does not lean back on some personal grudge he/she may have with the author/director and go out of his/her way to cast

By Greta Rana Jan 06, 2017

Goodbye Humanity

“This world’s no blot for us nor blank, it means intensely and it means good, to find its meaning is my meat and drink.” -an optimistic line from ‘Fra Lippo Lippi’ written by the Poet Robert Browning.

By Greta Rana Dec 16, 2016

Ruth

Ruth the perfect daughter-in-law, so the Old Testament has it. There’s a whole book of the Bible dedicated to her story. Paintings of ‘Ruth Gleaning’ were ubiquitous it seemed everywhere. Poetry didn’t let the story alone either,

By Greta Rana Dec 03, 2016

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