Politics of an assassination
Why was Gandhi killed? Those who killed him claimed that he was the greatest enemy of the Indian nation, and also of Hinduism. They had a particular picture of India, and of Hinduism, in mind and...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme' The Place I Call Home'
Dear readers, The theme for the next photo feature is The Place I Call Home. Submit your entry (one per person) with your name, a caption and information about where you have taken the photo, to...
View ArticleDivinely delicious
One of the mysteries that attract many to revisit Jagannath Puri is its kitchen. Sprawled over an acre of land, the kitchen comprises 32 rooms, 752 stoves and 9 large earthen pots, and has an army of...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'Conversations'
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View ArticleTurn up the radio...
For over a century, radio has played tunes to the march of human history, setting the background music for our lives. As we listen to news and traffic reports punctuated with the latest hits while...
View ArticleAll you need is love
I'm sure you've felt: euphoria and depression... laughter and tears... yearning and fulfillment... obsession and passion... feeling unique and unworthy... loneliness even in a crowd... exaltation...
View ArticleI want to break free
Until I read Tim Challis's two-year-old blog post titled 'Why my family doesn't do sleepovers' recently, I had not heard anyone speak against sleepovers. An empty-nester now, I still feel a pang when I...
View ArticleLove yourself first
We have all been raised with wholesome, daily doses of "What will people say?" The doses begin right after our infant-hood vaccinations end and intensify during puberty and post.In fact, more fearful...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'Street Style'
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View ArticleTo eatornot to eat...
We are a nation obsessed with Size Zero. If in the earlier days prosperity was weighed by girth, these days it is measured by wispiness. So, from the many,many diets out there, which one is yours, asks...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'Strange Signs'
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View ArticleBehind the rainbow
He had everything any teenager could ever ask for — a loving family, good grades in school, supportive friends to hang out with, and above all, grand dreams for his future. Being an...
View ArticleThe vanishing legacy
The many magnificent 'havelis' of Old Delhi, fragile reminders of the city's glorious past, are fast disappearing in the dust of maddening crowds and the chaos of commercialisation. Time we care for...
View ArticleIt stings. So what?
Iremember the day vividly; the sting, just as sharp and fresh, as a recent bite. Wriggling in pain over the just-crushed ego, I sank in disappointment. For, the note was plain and clear, written with a...
View ArticleBring it on, Guys! We are all ears
Right from Clapton crooning 'You look wonderful tonight', to Bappi Lahiri warbling, 'You are my chicken fry', we have learnt that praise is the most beautiful form of interpersonal communication. Don't...
View ArticleShare your photos on the theme 'Good selfie - bad selfie'
Dear readers, The theme for the next photo feature is Good selfie - bad selfie. Submit your entry (one per person) with your name, a caption and information about where you have taken the photo, to...
View ArticleOn holiday road
Come summer and the annual migration begins. Stressed out city slickers abandon the sweltering heat of their metros to head out for cool climes and picturesque spaces where they can reconnect with...
View ArticleThe pulse of a place
Never before in the history of humanity has it been possible to stroll down a few metres to partake of the globe. Coffee from a US-based company, Italian ice-cream, clothes from a Spanish outlet, shoes...
View ArticleIncredible India
When I crawled out from the ruins, dusted my hands and finished reading 'Babli loves Bunty', 'Amir loves Saira' and everyone from all religions in the 13th century had kindly loved everyone else, I...
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