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‘India has lowest per capita empathy’: Foreign traveller questions civic behaviour in Delhi, sparks online debate
October 22, 2025 1:14 pm
In a Reddit thread titled “Indian etiquette,” the visitor, who had spent three days in Delhi, mentioned that while he was enjoying his trip overall, he was taken aback by what he perceived as a lack of manners in public spaces.
'Not sensible to publicly shame a 10-year-old or lead social media debate': Why experts want you to stop trolling Class 5 KBC contestant who sounded 'overconfident', dismiss parenting fail observations
October 18, 2025 1:21 pm
'Not sensible to publicly shame a 10-year-old or lead social media debate': Why experts want you to stop trolling Class 5 KBC contestant who sounded 'overconfident', dismiss parenting fail observations
UPSC Essentials: Ethical Lessons from the Life of Ratan Tata
October 18, 2024 10:21 am
How ethical values and insights from the life of Ratan Tata serve as significant guides to integrity and ethics for UPSC aspirants. Let's take a look.
How to be a good listener - and how to know when you're doing it right
August 24, 2023 12:31 pm
One of the common misconceptions about empathy is that you need to have lived through what the other person has experienced to understand them
Sunday Long Reads: Remembering Veenapani Chawla, the writing on the Rashtrapati Bhavan wall, BBC's director-general Tim Davie interview, and more
April 03, 2022 11:08 am
Don't miss out on this week's interesting reads!
Matters of the Mind: Do middle-class couples show more empathy than the rich?
December 04, 2020 10:15 am
The principle hope here is for couples from all strata to reflect on their strengths and growth areas, not to exclaim that one is better than the other
Novel model explains the evolution of empathy
April 09, 2019 1:54 pm
The model developing at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and the Santa Fe Institute in the US suggests that the origin of a broad range of empathetic responses lies in cognitive simulation.
The world needs less bullies, teach your kids empathy
August 09, 2018 9:43 am
According to recent reports, it is found that every third child is bullied in school and some of these kids are affected to such an extent that they do not mind ending their lives, just to stop the pain.
Want to win more girlfriends? Be more empathetic
June 10, 2016 7:10 pm
According to a study, boys high in cognitive empathy attracted an average of 1.8 more girl friendships than low empathy counterparts.
Social stress is a barrier to empathy between strangers
January 16, 2015 2:05 pm
Feeling stressed in the presence of strangers curbs the ability to express empathy, says a research.
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