by B&W Oman | Dec 15, 2025 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
By Adarsh Madhavan I used to have a column called ‘Citylights’ in Oman’s most popular English daily, Times of Oman, where I had worked as a reporter. Citylights focussed on snippets of ‘infotainment’ that never made it to being “news” and was often discarded by the...
by B&W Oman | Nov 15, 2025 | Priya Arunkumar, Wordsmiths
By Priya Arunkumar Dark brown leather sandals. With a shiny gold leaf on it. I used to wait until she removed it and would run to wear them. Oversized, but slick and simple, most importantly warm, soft, after she wore it. Most of the times, I used to trip and fall...
by B&W Oman | May 23, 2024 | Shakir Mubarak Al Araimi, Wordsmiths
By Shakir Mubarak Al Araimi Some tourists – not all – who have visited Masirah have managed to unearth the long-existing traditional art form there. And they believe it to be quite uncommon and unusual. And I, like all Omanis, are proud of this fact. I refer to...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Siegrun Samira Rengert, Wordsmiths
By Siegrun Samira Rengert Recently I was looking for low carb vegetables and remembered one of my childhood favourites – Kohlrabi. First of all, we would eat it fresh as part of our school lunches or my Mum would sauté it in butter with fresh herbs as a side dish....
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Priya Arunkumar, Wordsmiths
By Priya Arunkumar The year could be 1984 or 1985.Face was crunched up in agony and confusion, yet, he still managed a weak smile and calmly stated, “try to give my right arm back doctor, whatever it takes”.“Wrist to elbow is literally mince-meat, multiple fractures,...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
FIRST DRAFT – By Adarsh Madhavan When your sun gets stolen and your whole world darkens; when the one you loved left you broken; when your precious world slips, crashes and shatters, then what good are words that tell you not to break down, not to be wounded by the...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
By Adarsh Madhavan The pouring rain drove me to a half-shut chicken stall. There was that stench in the air that most live chicken stalls have and I pressed my face mask closer to my nose and watched the wretched rain causing rivulets on the messy road.There was an...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Shatha Al Maskiry, Wordsmiths
By Shatha Al Maskiry Reality TodayThe COVID-19 pandemic, industry disruptions, and the changing social environment compelled leaders to manage and lead differently. We saw many organizational transformation projects surface; a new strategy, new business model, lean...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam, Wordsmiths
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam It was a quiet Saturday afternoon, where the birds were settling in preparation for sunset. I was sleeping on my grandmother’s lap and she was rubbing my head and smiling, she said: Son, do you know how important it is for a human being...
by B&W Oman | Apr 2, 2024 | Anil Wadhwa, Wordsmiths
By Anil Wadhwa India and its strategic partner Oman are set to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the text of which has been finalised. Given the fact that the Election Commission of India is set to announce the dates of the general elections, the actual signature may...
by B&W Oman | Oct 11, 2022 | Khalil Al Khonji, Wordsmiths
By Khalil bin Abdullah Al Khonji As the dates for Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) elections to its Board of Directors for its next (2022-2026) session nears, the candidates, the electors, businessmen and women alike are keen to understand what would be...
by B&W Oman | Sep 24, 2022 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
By Adarsh Madhavan Kerala is in the grip of a stray ‘dog’ fever. After the COVID-19 pandemic fear, this stray dog fever has taken the state by storm – this seems to be the topic on every lips; this is the biggest ‘happening’ thing in ‘God’s Own Country’. And everyone...
