Swimming: My secret weapon for productivity
Swimming has been my secret productivity tool. I don’t just go to the pool for fun or fitness—it’s where I get some of my best thinking done. But let me start from the beginning. Growing...
View ArticleMiddle age? It’s our prime time for reinvention!
For quite a while now, I’ve been cruising through this thing called middle age. There was a time when this stage was treated like some kind of dreaded destination— a place where youth, vitality, and,...
View ArticleA fishy tale of love, loss and longing
The first question friends and family asked after my maiden trip to Bangladesh over a decade ago was invariably, “Did you have ilish? Was it really good?” The answer was yes and yes. We took...
View ArticleHow menopause can be a superpower
My mother and I never really had ‘The Talk’. I got my first period while lounging in my balcony, studying for my board exams. When I saw the red rivulet, I felt relieved that I...
View ArticleThe rise of Cryptocurrency payments in the hospitality industry
The hospitality industry that has always been keen in adopting new trends to improve customer experience is shifting focus to cryptocurrencies. Recently this technology has started influencing the...
View ArticlePhilanthropists must support nonprofit media platforms in India
Here’s how philanthropy can help build an alternative media ecosystem that centres community-driven narratives and publishes perspectives from the margins. Individuals from marginalised genders,...
View ArticleWhy does India consider ‘mother as first guru’ &‘purpose of education as...
It is a scientifically accepted fact that, “existence can never go out of existence”. “And that which doesn’t exist can never come into existence”. As individuals we exist because of our respective...
View ArticlePortrait of a serf
It begins nicely enough, with a great tech product How are empires made in the age of Great Tech? No, not as they once were, through marauding horsemen with gleaming swords, sieges on castles, archers...
View ArticleSunday surprise
With Kejriwal’s resignation, Delhi goes into campaign mode. Hopefully, polls will lead to normal govt Last time Kejriwal resigned as CM, he returned to office with a landslide win. Much water, and...
View ArticleDrive to kill
Only strict implementation of law, including for VIPs, can bring down deaths on the road Disappointingly, the Nagpur drunk driving case, involving the son of Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar...
View ArticleWriting on the Kejriwal? Not so good for AAP
The surprising, and yet not so surprising, resignation of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and him seeking a new mandate for his party in the capital are unlikely to make waves beyond the media. While...
View ArticleConspiracy to create distrust about the democratic system
The last round of Lok Sabha elections will conclude on June 1. Campaign strategies that have never been seen before have been put to use over the last two months, or ever since the elections...
View ArticleLord Vishwakarma’s wisdom transcends time!
In Indian mythology, Lord Vishwakarma stands tall as the celestial architect, known for creating some of the most magnificent and functional structures across the heavens and earth. Temples, cities,...
View ArticleA GST tale: Bun, butter, jam and a very angry ma’am
Sree Annapoorna, a vegetarian restaurant chain in Coimbatore, had been posting some teasers of food on its X handle. Most of them got between 500 and 1,000 engagements, with a few likes each. And then,...
View ArticleGash in the mountain
Aravalis to Goa, govts seem determined to ignore the Wayanad lesson In different parts of India, like the Aravali hills and Goa, the government is making decisions that might hurt nature. They’re not...
View ArticleFinally, sense of us
GOI should focus on conducting a thorough Census & not give in to caste census politics What’s a Census? A census is like a big count of everyone in the country. It helps the government...
View ArticleGash in the mountain
Aravalis to Goa, govts seem determined to ignore the Wayanad lesson Even if we take Haryana authorities at their word, their desertion of the environment is inexcusable. They say it was because of a...
View ArticleFinally, sense of us
GOI should focus on conducting a thorough Census & not give in to caste census politics GOI said it has initiated the process for conducting the Census, with a formal announcement likely soon. This...
View ArticleTo boast a thief
Getting burgled is a big up at the rummy table Mrs Nair’s home got burgled for the second time. This invasion by thieves who have not yet been caught catapulted her to the top of...
View ArticleAdi Shesh is anant, limitless and endless
By Satish K Kapoor The snake or serpent stands for subliminal nature or innate wisdom, trickery or temptation, evil power or fertility, sexuality, spirituality, death or rebirth, fear, fascination or...
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