Are you a believer? Believing is a hard job to hold in the business of life. Bombs are going off in market places. Women are molested for sport. Workplaces are becoming a health hazard. The essence of living has undergone a sea change in the last 25 years. In 1994, when I left Kolkata, it [...]
Unexpectedly, I spent Valentine’s Day in bed, recovering from an allegedly bad prescription by a famous orthopedic surgeon in the city. It appears that I was diagnosed for something that I might not have had. So after three torturous days in Apollo Hospital, I was glad to be home. My first thought was: Women always [...]
In the past five days, the average Indian like me may not have managed to read the newspaper in the morning but may have still got a clear sense of what really matters today for millions of us in India, thanks to Twitter: Integrity of spirit, thought and action. Technology is a wonderful thing when [...]
When Kingfisher Airlines was launched, the first thing that people thought of was the Kingfisher Calendar, because they naturally hoped that the airhostesses would be no less than the models that got showcased in swimwear on it. They weren’t totally disappointed because the airhostesses were incredibly pretty and elegant. To be fair, the total experience [...]
Infidelity – the word that puts a chill down some spines, and titillates others – is not as simple as being “unfaithful” as human beings would like to believe. If you strip off the veneer of judgemental smugness, and dive deeper into the reasons behind Infidelity, it promises to be as enigmatic as the dark [...]
The vicious grip of superstition over people, and the general indifference in society to the plight of its victims, is both infuriating and baffling. The XXX Olympic Games began yesterday in London. What fun! How I wished I was there to immerse in that unmatched spirit of celebration: World renowned athletes, elevated pulse rates, lofty [...]
When I was growing up in the 1970’s along with a bunch of young kids between the ages of four and eight in Kolkata, life was magical. It was made up of an eclectic mix of cultures, habits, food, and super heroes – all of which resided in the apartment building called Karnani Estate! I [...]
Recently, I surrendered to TED talks. The first one that caught my eye was the chat by Sheryl Sandberg — COO of Facebook — on the three reasons why there are few women leaders. Sheryl tries to succinctly latch on to the most comfortable portions of her observations to bring us three reasons why we [...]
Have you ever had a moment when you felt constricted by someone else’s presence? Experienced a pang of helplessness when you found your regular seat taken on the bus to work? Did you end up frowning after a perfect night’s sleep when you couldn’t find your slippers next to your bed? If you have felt [...]
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Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
Kubra Fatima Ask any Hyderabadi what they love about the City and they will have many things to say — food, greenery and people being the usual suspects. On the contrary, if you ask them what they hate and ‘travelling in an auto’ will be the first response. Even though going around the twin cities [...]
Expecting a Sunday feast, I went to the dining table eagerly looking forward to the best of my mother’s cooking. I lifted the lid on the big casserole and found pulao with corn. I didn’t know what to make of it. I believe my mother makes the best peas pulao. But to have corn replacing [...]
Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena Just a few days ago, when Mumbai Indians played the Sunrisers in Mumbai, I found myself standing on Marine Drive, outside ‘D’ road, along with my brother, waiting for our sons to amble out after the match (which to the pride of this city’s dwellers, MI won). It took several moments for the [...]
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