A Weed of Mine
Atrayee fictionalises a real-life experience about how an autistic child chose her, tugging on to the pallu of her saree. The paroxysms of emotions and his acceptance make him...
I Feel the Essence of My Doting Dad
It is eleven years to lunar date since his larger than life colorful persona was amongst us, yet his essence, words, royal laughter, humour linger stronger every day for...
Opening the Door to Gay Room
Gay activist Harish Iyer, in a counter to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who says homosexuality is “deviant”, insisted that homosexuality was a “variant” and that psychiatrists have said that....
How Classical is Our Yoga?
There are various ways of attaining the sublime and the surreal – Yoga takes you towards that. But today’s scientific day and age ask for more – how can...
Love is Not Love Till you give it Away!
Hemashri pays tribute to a former IAS officer, who was also a pro bono lawyer. His immense love and compassion for others set him apart. In him, she found...
Is our Education System a Farce? – I
These days if a student secures 70% marks, s/he is sad. It like bad second division in our times. Arindam reminisces about examinations during his time. Here he recounts...
More Rhetoric than Action in US-China Trade Negotiations: India Should Lie Low Without Taking Sides
The trade negotiations between the two countries ended last week, with China declaring its honest intent to increase US imports and the world breathed a sigh of relief that...
In Pursuit of an Elusive Akhand Bharat
The political dialogue has changed completely from a hitherto common plank that was to some extent regardless of caste, creed or religion to one with religious overtones that favor...
India Doing Well in Industrial Production: But, Not Enough to Catch Up with Leaders
The country has emerged as one of the world’s top producers of steel, mobile phones, electricity, and automobile. It mentioned that India was the world’s second-largest steel and mobile...
Xi-Modi Plan Joint Project in Afghanistan: Trump May Get a Kick Out of Happenings in Asia
India and China have resolved to build “an economic project” in Afghanistan where Donald Trump is stuck with the Taliban and the ISIS and Afghan warlords; not to speak...