The second you say time
Punctuality is one of the noblest qualities a human being can possess, but this trait is alien to most Indians. While the rich and famous are notorious for their lack of punctuality, the common man is...
View ArticleThe fault in our timelines
The first time I had an hour-long meeting with my American professor, I became upset when he left the meeting after just 15 minutes. I complained about it to my husband, then my boyfriend. "I was there...
View ArticleAll in the attitude
Immersed in our busy lives, we take our abilities for granted. To see and hear and speak coherently, to sprint across busy roads or dash up a flight of stairs, to think clearly and grasp what we read;...
View ArticleFood of the gods
Warning: Reading this article may cause cravings that insist on being satisfied. To prevent mental anguish, it is a good idea to open a bar of chocolate as you start to read.My love for chocolate first...
View ArticleDressed up by rains
Geography lessons can completely slay your sense of aesthetics. They can really make life prosaic. Imagine this. Dark clouds have gathered. You look into the sky beseeching the lord for a mighty...
View ArticleSet in the city
Some 20 years back, I was inducted to life in this city mostly by travelling around in an auto, for which I needed to pay 'one-and-a-hoff'. The first thing I learnt was that curd-rice was an object of...
View ArticleAlone in the crowd
Early Sunday morning, the phone rang. One of our neighbours was calling on behalf of another to say that they have left a bag of mangoes for us outside our door. Why did they not ring our doorbell and...
View ArticleIn the spotlight: theatre
There is magic!" - Dolly Thakore."It's breathing!" - Makarand Deshpande. "There is human touch and live audience!" - Jayati Bhatia."It's the thrill of a live event." - Nitish Bhardwaj. "There are...
View ArticleMy Take - Best photo out of a Train
The Theme for the next Photo feature is BEST PHOTO OUT OF A TRAIN. Submit your entry (one per person) with your name, a caption, & information about where you have taken the photo, to...
View ArticleGames people play
Every Thursday evening, about two dozen enthusiasts gather at a cafe on Jyothi Nivas College Road, Bengaluru. They will be there from 7 to past-11.Ask them what they're doing there, and they'll say,...
View ArticleLong train running
On a hot April afternoon in 1853, Sindh, Sultan and Sahib, three steam engines, coughed smoke, rumbling in readiness to tug 14 garlanded coaches into the annals of history. On board were its elite...
View ArticleProud to be Indian
As we celebrate 70 years of India's Independence, let's take justified pride in the wonderful land and culture in which we were nurtured. A cradle of human civilisation, our motherland has an ancient...
View ArticleFood, the traveller
During a trip to Portugal, I was journeying with a guide in hand, and its most useful section was the list of common words and phrases in the local language.It was helpful when I had to say 'hello',...
View ArticleLazy? Who? Me?
Naale (tomorrow), or its equivalent in any other Indian language, is perhaps one of the most popular words in the country, especially if one is dealing with the government. Laziness has permeated so...
View ArticleLong way from home
Do you like to travel? If you do, you are definitely not alone. Even in the past, when people thought the Earth was flat and you would fall off if you travelled to the edge, or that there were...
View ArticleWhat's in a speech?
They are increasing in number. Every organisation of repute, both here in India and abroad, are seeking their help. A decade ago, their numbers were small and they were comparatively an unknown group....
View ArticleTake this job & love it
The town of Westfield, Massachusetts, USA, features in a very famous management studies fable. Before the year 1890, the fable goes, Westfield had a thriving industry of buggy whips — the...
View ArticleFun in the backyard!
And one day God picked colours from the palette to paint India — frothy rivers, beefy mountains, deep valleys, dense forrests, precarious cliffs, powdery snowscapes… And when the...
View ArticleStreet food express
It is often said that in India, food and language change every few kilometres. In a vast country like ours, street food is as diverse and limitless, with each region having its own specialties. Many...
View ArticleWhere wealth goes...
Billionaires in the West are donating most of their wealth to charities, leaving very little inheritance to their children, scream media headlines, prompting the question, "Are Indians miserly when it...
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