Mohana's Blogs

I have lived in Hong Kong for almost two years now. My husbands job initially brought us here and even though there was an initial hesitation, leaving one's own country behind, friends and parents ofcourse--we have setteled down moderately well. The first thing that struck me here was the fluctuating weather. Sunny one day and torrential downpour the next. So on and so forth. So carrying an umbrella is ever so common here .. And the whole world ofcourse knows the history of myrid chinese umbr

Do you know who is Khudiram Bose,or Prafulla Chaki? No this is not a lesson in history--but rather i prick close to our conscience to help us remember on the eve of the 15th of August that this independence we so much take for granted--was not something that was handed over  to us on a platter.

One of  the most enduring legends of the freedom struggle is that of an 18 year old boy climbing the gallows with a smile on his face even as his last cry of "Vande Mataram" resonated in the air. He