I’m often asked to do Tarot readings on a good time to start something – a diet plan, a new job, an exercise regimen, the process to quit smoking, etc. My answer, without consulting the cards, would first be to start now. Then I check with the cards, and for most readings, the answer is [...]
The world didn’t end. What it did was to restore hope and shift our focus to the present. As we get set to enter 2013, there are a few takeaways from 2012 worth revisiting from the prism of daily news and trends from around the world.
Charmingly decorated Christmas trees of all sizes are popping up on the timeline of social networking sites that I subscribe to. The cheer is in the air. Christians and non-Christians alike are putting up Christmas trees at home. It’s such a universal symbol of life and hope. The tree, any tree and not just the [...]
Sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar’s 92-year rich and fulfilling life is an inspiration for anyone wishing to get a few tips on navigating the tricky twists and turns that life often throws upon us. He aged gracefully, gave his last concert with an oxygen mask on, enjoyed life’s downs as well as the ups, and [...]
We often participate in a prayer or a puja without really knowing the significance of all the rituals. We just follow them because we’re asked to. With another year coming to an end, my parents decided to perform the Ganapathi homa to invite good luck, health and prosperity for all at home and outside. Hectic [...]
A recent news report about an act of magnanimity reassured me that the world has not all gone to the dogs. The Sri Venkateswara University in Andhra Pradesh took the decision to postpone its engineering exams by an entire week in order to enable the students of one of the colleges affiliated to it, to [...]
As India woke up to the news of the hanging of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008, citizens, especially Mumbaikars and those who experienced irreversible personal loss during the attacks, were again forced to deal with a mix of strong emotions that resurfaced
It’s hard to tell what Vijay Mallya is thinking these days — harder to gauge how he’s feeling. Merely days after he adamantly said that he wouldn’t be selling his family silver to save his grounded Kingfisher Airlines, he went ahead and did just that. His associates, rivals and friends made clucking sounds and offered [...]
Being away from the hustle and bustle of city life does not necessarily guarantee peace of mind. Also, sitting in a boardroom may not always mean high stress. My friends and I got away for the long weekend to a hill station nearby. The aim was to relax, put the phone away and enjoy the [...]
My mother’s oldest brother passed away around this time last year after a brief illness. He was 86 and the patriarch of the large extended family of five siblings. His passing on shook the other siblings and their families, despite his age, ill health and the fact that he would have to pass on some [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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