Book of memories
Memories — good and bad, fond and bitter. We all possess them and nurture them, recalling the sunnier ones to colour our lives, while at the same time relegating the sadder ones to the dark...
View ArticleIn pursuit of happiness
That happiness is a state of mind is well known. But, whether it is attainable is a million dollar question. With happiness as a concept becoming one-dimensional, being hijacked by the never-ending...
View ArticleNext door to nobody
Not too long ago, neighbours were extended family; people we could count on, at any time of the day or night. Sadly, it's a changed scenario now when we do not even know who our next door neighbours...
View ArticleWith ears covered...
We live in a world where everyone is talking but few are actually listening. 'Talk now, listen some other time' seems to be the mantra of the day. Dorothy Victor ruminates on the lost art of listening,...
View ArticleA city of our own
Malls and highrises that have taken over the urban skyline have reduced once distinct cities that throbbed to their own unique rhythms to just identical dots on the map. Though change is inevitable, if...
View ArticleGrace under fire
In the mad rush to win the race of life, courtesy and politeness are given the short shrift. Getting ahead by any means has become more important than acting with grace. Shefali Tripathi Mehta holds a...
View ArticleAn ode to family
The family as an evolving unit has often been the subject of much scrutiny. Especially now, with the very word 'family' undergoing a metamorphosis from joint to nuclear, from extended to blended. Come...
View ArticleTies that bind
Urban, educated India is going through a metamorphosis. On the one hand, concepts such as joint families and stay-at-home-mothers, which had almost vanished, are making a comeback. On the other hand,...
View ArticleAgainst all odds...
With the value of the rupee plunging to a record low, the Indian middle class is trying every trick under the Sun to take the rupee that extra mile. Lakshmi Palecanda offers a glimpse of middle-class...
View ArticleA time to be jolly!
Christmas is celebrated in numerous ways around the globe. While some hang spider webs on Christmas trees, eat buried birds and feed the dead, others feast on a KFC meal. Then there are unmarried girls...
View ArticleLife, as we saw it...
While the usual catalogue of violence, suffering and mayhem was witnessed during 2013 and sections of the media were fascinated with the lives or loves of Salman, Priyanka, Kareena and the rest of...
View ArticleHope springs eternal
We are stepping into the new year with a bagful of hopes. Hopes for an improved economy, good infrastructure, freedom from corruption, safety, stability of prices... Above all is the hope that we, the...
View ArticleDream a little dream
All great things in the world start with a dream, writes Monideepa Sahu, urging us to dream a little dream, without which we would be mere drudges working to maintain a routine existence that lacks a...
View ArticleI, me, myself
To selflessly care for another and to have the primary interests of the society at large before oneself is what altruism is all about. And history is replete with people who had altruism built into...
View ArticleThe road to the Republic
As we celebrate our 65th Republic Day with great pride and honour, Salil Misra traces the long, arduous path India had to tread in its transition from a colony to a republicJanuary 26, India's Republic...
View ArticlePress the bored button
Boredom is a modern invention. It is precious time wasted, a dish uncooked, an extra-marital liaison begun, an artistic impulse snuffed, a novel abandoned, a martyrdom, mini or major. However, boredom...
View ArticleSlow is the keyword
Fast food, fast cars, fast living... modern culture is an advocate of life in the fast lane. The mantra seems to be faster, quicker, better, more. In the process, our communities have become disjointed...
View ArticleWhen we are global citizens...
In the World Values Survey, the Patriotism Score table from the years 1995-97 showed India to be third in the world, scoring a 3.70 in a total of 4. (Venezuela was first with a score of 3.733.) The...
View ArticleFlying the flag of patriotism
Patriotism is a multi-hued emotion that never fails to evoke in us that red-hot feeling while talking about our country. But, what defines patriotism today? What are its boundaries? Is it burnt into...
View ArticleWet & wild in water
With a 7,000 km coastline, hundreds of rivers and waterfalls, a long monsoon and spurt in adventure outfitters, India is fast emerging as a destination for water sports. Surf with Swamis, swim with...
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