Love

February 22, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Was it Just a Vision? – LXIII

Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna and the vision of Vaikuntha that the cowherds of Vrindavan saw, much to their bewilderment. Read more in the weekly column, exclusively for...

February 20, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, Relationship & Lifestyle

Workplace Toxicity: Is Care and Concern for Office Colleagues a Mission Impossible?

We spend seven to eight hours of the day in our workplaces. A healthy working environment is crucial for a happy life. Workers of vitiated environments have become victims...

February 19, 2018
Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj
Politics

Stop the Jingoism about Holy Cow!

Before the gaurakhshaks cruelly lynch or hang another human being, let’s ask them to pause and ponder. Pause to ask one question, “How do they and their pious Hindu brothers look after their gau...

February 16, 2018
IPA Service
Politics, World

Arrest Warrant against Pak Ex-Envoy Haqqani for Betrayal

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Interior Ministry are all gunning for Haqqani. Currently, director for South and Central Asia at the...

February 15, 2018
IPA Service
Films, Potpourri

Offensive Song Sung in Muslim Marriages for Ages

Asked what she felt being declared the ‘National Crush’ after winking to glory and fame, Priya Prakash Varrier expressed happiness: “I feel so happy to be loved by so...

February 14, 2018
IPA Service
Potpourri

V-DAY is Alien to our Culture: Dating has no Equivalent in Indian Languages

Growing up in India, many born before the millennial years did not need a V-Day to express love, get tied. It was so much more peaceful. The flirting was...

February 12, 2018
IPA Service
Cinema, Politics

Lilywhite Kamal Paints Lotus Rajini Saffron

Kamal is not sure if Rajini is saffron but he is sure enough that he probably isn’t. With ‘saffron’ Kamal is conveying that Rajini if he is saffron, must...

February 9, 2018
Shameena Abdurahiman
Fashion

The Captivating Story of Mysore Silk, Irkal, Paithani and Banarasi Saris – II

Shameena tells us about other popular verities of saris, Mysore Silk, Irkal of Karnataka, Paithani and Banarasi saris, this week, in the second and final part of the two-part...

February 8, 2018
Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar
Poem

An intense love poem by Madhumita, for Different Truths. The air is thick with the grey damp fog, wet and cold, as the frost gradually froze, Yet I still...

February 6, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Three H and my Favourite Professor

A renowned professor, a pioneer in the field of quizzing and one who had been associated with the government for imparting training to aspiring civil servants had not received...

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