Ali Hashmi

Better Living through Chemistry Dec 31, 1969

What would you give for a pill that made you happy or thin or helped erase the pain of losing a loved one?

The Agony of Remembrance Dec 31, 1969

It may sound like a cliché but being thankful for what you have right now is the only antidote to the longing for the good old days.

The Power of Positive Thinking Dec 31, 1969

After almost thirteen years working at a large multinational engineering firm, he had attended a workshop conducted by a consulting firm. He was so impressed (and probably so tired of the corporate treadmill) that he immediately began learning more, event

Rage of Angels Dec 31, 1969

Nobody seemed to know who the protesters were or where they had come from. Having seen them up close, I would guess that they were alienated youth from the same poor localities, school drop outs, day laborers, the unemployed, the hopeless, the disenfranch

Death Be Not Proud II Dec 31, 1969

We can see our kind massacred in the thousands on the news, then go about our business as if nothing has happened. Its only when the Grim Reaper takes one of our own that we mourn.

Growing Up Red Dec 31, 1969

My maternal grandfather, ‘Nana’ to us kids, who I later found out was one of the root causes of my ’trouble’ was mostly absent. He had been in self imposed exile since being imprisoned in 1951 when he had spent 4 years in jail for

Immigrant Dec 31, 1969

Immigrating (or returning) is an intensely personal decision that is based on a myriad of factors, most of them unique to each individual. Most of us, though, wonder, from time to time, how things might have been had we taken another fork in the road of l

Death Be Not Proud Dec 31, 1969

It was close to midnight when I found out that Mani had died.

The Relationship That Heals Dec 31, 1969

no one comes to see me because they are happy or content with their life.

Aap Amrika Main Hotay Hain?? (Do You Live In America) Dec 31, 1969

This oddly discrepant way of looking at life and career appears to be quite the norm in Pakistan

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