Renew the self this Navaratri
Durga Puja festivity is midway through. I wish the seeker’s endeavours prove to be rewarding. This festivity is dedicated to the epitome of ‘Shakti’, Mother Goddess Durga. At the outset, let me make it clear, ‘Shakti’ should not be equated with ‘Energy’ as we ordinarily understand. Energy is just a...
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Briefly Speaking
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Sky is the limit
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Happiness in your hands
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Culture Lane
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Unlearning gender norms in India
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Ways to perfect India's strategy to eliminate TB
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Trump’s new aggression at UNGA
The core refrain of the American intent apart from the present entreaty at the United Nations General Assembly is that the US is not retreating inside a cocoon but it is being more practical and business like in factoring in the transactional costs with the rest of the nations. Trump...
Unusual tales of love
Storywallah is the kind of book that must be read at least once for one to get a fascinating glimpse of a fast-disappearing world of old-fashioned love, writes Kalyanee rajan Love blossoms at the unlikeliest of places, with the unlikeliest of people, in the strangest circumstances and in most spontaneous and...
Lahore The city that was…
Haroon Khalid’s latest book is like a time capsule that not just educates readers, but also fills them with both remorse and curiosity, writes UMANG AGGARWAL Imagining Lahore, Haroon Khalid’s fourth book in India, compares the Lahore of proverbs with the Lahore of today. Through a mix of nostalgia and the...
A case for CCTVs in India’s classrooms
Surveillance can work only when grown-ups use the ‘gaze’ responsibly, writes Raj Singhal The jury is out on whether CCTV cameras are important in classrooms or not. The recent Delhi cabinet nod approving the installation of CCTV cameras in government schools and the subsequent quashing of the PIL against the Delhi...
Matters of the heart: The looming health crisis
Indians, in particular, need to take heart health very seriously now that heart issues have become common even in the 30s, says Anjali Malhotra Heart disease is getting younger by the day in India and is striking people at unlikely ages. With increasing lifestyle deviation and spiking stress, its catchment area...
Think before you leap
The ugly side of technology has taken the form of dangerous games like Momo Challenge and Blue Whale Challenge. Timely precaution is the only way out, writes Sumit K Batra The Momo and Blue Whale Challenges recently spread enormous fear in the nation, and there is a need for a strong...
Make in India, Make for india
Ever since he has helmed the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), Sunil Sethi has revolutionised the business of fashion and changed the dynamics of the industry, which once sought Western approbation and which now takes pride in celebrating things Indian and selling big at home, says Rinku Ghosh There’s hardly...
