Put Life into Your Years
A couple of days back, we went for a picnic, to a picturesque country park. One of many in Hong Kong. We set base on top of a hill,...
A Knife for Life!
Shail’s short story, a special feature for International Women’s Day, explores the parallels between divorcee Ria and widow Shanta Bai and how they inspire each other, an exclusive for...
Of Rashtrabhasha, Bongs and Faux Pas!
We usually think in one language and translate in another. Much is lost in translation, and the meaning often changes. . Here’s a hilarious account by our humourist in...
Makar Sankranti: A Pan-Indian Solar Festival Celebrating Bounty
Makar Sankranti is an important pan-Indian solar festival, known by different names. It is known as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Pedda Panduga in Andhra Pradesh, Bihu in Assam, Magha...
The Bright Light of Knowledge
Vatsala tells us about a learned Vedic priest of the Arya Samaj, modelled on her maternal grandfather, Pandit Harikrishna Beeharee, whom she dedicates this short story to. The protagonist illuminates the...
Are We Becoming More and More Isolated?
Studies suggest social isolation is associated with a higher rate of death in older people and loneliness is the “hidden killer” of the elderly. Nikita reveals the ugly underbelly of our...
The Delicious Dangers of Online Romance: When and Where to stop?
The Internet has opened the possibility of online romance. It’s heady. Gives an instant high and is deliciously dangerous. Here Smriti, based on her interactions with some of her...
The Interconnectedness of all Things
Our columnist, Shernaz finds an interconnectedness in various aspects of life. We are not just interconnected, we are interdependent and to take it further ‘we inter-are’, ‘interbeings’ as the...
Love, Life, and Togetherness
Social media has over taken real life relationships. Hyderabad-based psychologist, Kavita, takes a look into the reality technology advancement and changing relationships, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different...
Diets, Alcohol and Millionaires
Here’s a tongue-in-cheek account on how our diets and alcohol affect our longevity, and how the rich and the famous lived and died, by Dr. Kulmeet. He dispels many...