Problem (સમસ્યા)

I have no problem (!) for declaration of inspiration that I got for any of my stories. Such inspirations are just the initial points for your creations. Once you start from that particular point, the rest, in own way, will come before your imagination. The characters, their characteristics, episodes, dialogues, surrounding situation etc. will make [...]

Water- A Child Story (પાણીનું મૂલ્ય)

My aim behind this online publishing is to educate and entertain my Readers. I try my best to feed my articles in variety of topics. Moreover, I keep in mind that my subjects should vary so that the Readers of different ages can have benefits from.
Today, I am going to submit a Child Story [...]

Oppressions (- કે જુલ્મો તેઉના દયામાં ખપે!)

My blog today varies with the publication of a poem. Till now, all my articles were in prose. In my first introductory article ‘About me’, I had mentioned that I have written some Poems and Hykoos also in Gujarati.
Today’s poem is not basically written by me, but it is simply a summarized translation in [...]

Lottery (લોટરી)

In the western countries, the Government Lotteries are very popular among the people. The revenue from the Lotteries is utilized for the welfare of the state or the country. The Lottery players can win the cash prizes in a very huge amount and be wealthy overnight. At the same time, over-playing of Lotteries may prove [...]

Daughter, Daughter-in-law! (દીકરીવહુ)

Here below, follows a short story of mine in Gujarati. I would like, in brief, to say that my story was written in 1980, but some time ago a Hindi movie ‘Baugbaan’ is released; and co-incidentally, there is the resemblance in the plots of both my story and the movie. Sometimes, it happens so as [...]

The Childlessness! (નખ્ખોદ!)

To run a family and rule a country are similar. Both need all round efficiency. Traditions and rules are respectively the means for smooth governance of family and a country. The heads of both these social institutions have to deal with the living people. Many problems may arise and their solutions must be brought timely [...]

Equivocal Pronunciation

A guy, knowing English very poorly, went to a Doctor’s office. The secretary stopped him by putting her arm across and said, “Wait please.” The guy, forcefully, brought her arm down and rushed in saying “80″.
-Valibhai Musa
Dtd.: 14th June, 2007

Annexure – I:
(With reference to “A Challenging Puzzle (3 in 1) dated 10th Sept., 2007)

Question:- “If [...]

A True Judgment

Click here to read in Gujarati
I am swinging in my easy chair with the news paper in my hands in my Verandah. I am concentrated in reading and meanwhile, I hear the loud words of both my sons. They are not quarrelling, but they have a dispute for their heights in-between them. They stand about [...]

A Farewell (વિદાય)

A short story of mine in Gujarati titled as “Vidaay” is represented for my Gujarati readers just to join them with an un-named soldier and his wife to share the feelings they experienced at the time of the farewell. In any literary work, such technique of “Anti – climax” is applied to make a U-turn [...]

Four- only four, indeed ! (ચાર, બસ ચાર જ!)

My Gujarati Story “ Chaar, Bas Chaar ja “, published in a College Magazine – “Manikyam” when I was in M.A. Part-2, is represented here. Our Head of the Department of Gujarati faculty – Honorable Mr. Jitendra Dave selected this story suitable to the standard of the Magazine.
I would like to let my Readers [...]

A Full Circle Swallowed 22 Years

Concept of Globalization has opened the windows of the compact minds of the people of the entire world. Numerous people have started to migrate abroad from their home country to elsewhere in search of sources of income for happy family life. Some migrate merely to bring change in their present living and settle abroad permanently [...]

Charity (ભાવનાનું મૂલ્ય)

Charity is emphasized in every religion of the world. Somebody said, “Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.” This may be true for a religious person, but what about those people who do not believe in Heaven or Hell and not even believe in existence of God. It makes no difference to God [...]

Inspired Knowledge (Intuition)(સહજ જ્ઞાન)

A very simple, but profound equation, common in the most of the religions of the world is “Human = Soul + Body”. Both soul and body in co-existence make a life of a human. Soul is sole and solely sole. It is the master of the body, and the body its servant. In other words, [...]