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The politics of heroismSubscriber Only
January 28, 2024 07:25 IST
It’s dreamily intoxicating, the idea that from nowhere, a cult-like figure will swoop down, save the day and rescue us from ourselves.
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Our great Indian rush & scrambleSubscriber Only
January 14, 2024 07:14 IST
We hail from the land of Buddha and Gandhian principles are ingrained in all of us so it’s difficult to understand, what makes the Japanese so calm in dire circumstances and Indians so frustratingly self serving?
Sun, Jan 14, 2024
Why Christmas is for everyoneSubscriber Only
December 24, 2023 07:50 IST
Christmas season is a magical week that binds humanity together. It’s like the whole world has collectively agreed to take a break and, in this all-too-brief period, celebrate as joyfully as possible.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
A world full of mistrustSubscriber Only
December 10, 2023 07:13 IST
According to common parlance, “authentic” means the somewhat superficial sounding adage, “Be yourself”, except, often enough, who “you” is, remains a confounding mystery.
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
At 2023 World Cup, Indian cricket fans were the sore losersSubscriber Only
November 26, 2023 07:30 IST
Sportsmanship is an attitude that applies not just to sport but how we conduct ourselves in our daily lives.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
The dour and DiorSubscriber Only
November 12, 2023 07:02 IST
Calling the Ethics Committee’s attack a “proverbial vastraharan”, Moitra “invited” the CBI to raid her home. “I invite CBI to count my pairs of shoes,” she said on X. (According to the accuser, Moitra received 35 pairs of Salvatore Ferragamo shoes besides cash, jewellery, an Hermes scarf and Gucci handbags.)
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
Live-in is in no sinSubscriber Only
October 29, 2023 07:58 IST
In India, unfortunately, those willing to transgress prevalent social norms to cohabit are more likely to be viewed as wildly frivolous, rather than a thoughtful precursor to taking a really big step.
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Smoky haze over an adSubscriber Only
October 15, 2023 07:41 IST
Blaming stars for promoting cancer causing substances is more about our own morally (misplaced) even if liberal-minded notions.
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Leher Kala writes on Humans of Bombay row: Lies, damned lies and a tell-allSubscriber Only
October 01, 2023 07:41 IST
Pretending a post isn’t sponsored is especially misleading when Humans of Bombay describes their site as “Cataloging the beat of humanity… one story at a time”
Sun, Oct 01, 2023
To be young & highSubscriber Only
September 17, 2023 07:32 IST
Luckily for most students, the age of rebellion passes quickly. After some occasional lurches into oblivion, the learning is usually to pursue the smooth, well-ordered life parents always preach about. Except, when it isn't.
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Leher Kala writes: The grey area of ‘inspiration’Subscriber Only
September 03, 2023 07:42 IST
The charge of “cultural appropriation” — that someone with wealth and social mobility is profiteering from a powerless individual’s story — feels logical and illogical at the same time.
Sun, Sep 03, 2023
The lure of the cultSubscriber Only
August 20, 2023 07:00 IST
The most seductive aspect of a cult or religion is a sense of belonging, a way out of a fractured, lonely life.
Sun, Aug 20, 2023
The many ways of seeingSubscriber Only
August 06, 2023 07:30 IST
The outrage mob was quick to perceive casteist pride in Sudha Murthy’s unfortunate remark, the word “pure” suggestive that meat eaters are, in some sense, impure
Mon, Aug 07, 2023
The new lows of TV newsSubscriber Only
July 23, 2023 07:15 IST
Plenty has been written about India’s worrying descent in the World Press Freedom Index to 161 out of 180 countries; nor is it a secret that news outlets face immense pressure to become sycophantic mouthpieces for the establishment.
Sun, Jul 23, 2023
No country for the richSubscriber Only
July 09, 2023 07:45 IST
Freedom of movement is the greatest perk of wealth; now that countries like Cyprus and Malta are essentially selling citizenships, for a chosen few the world, literally, is their oyster.
Sun, Jul 09, 2023
Leher Kala writes: The tipping pointSubscriber Only
June 25, 2023 06:45 IST
Leher Kala writes: What would happen if everybody broke the unspoken social contracts that bind and connect us? Human life would be solitary, and lonely, with everyone mistrustfully sizing each other up.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
The cult of greedSubscriber Only
June 11, 2023 07:45 IST
Youth everywhere worship at the altar of money, which is why irreverent tech billionaires are icons exactly the way famous football players and Hollywood stars are.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
We can agree to disagreeSubscriber Only
May 28, 2023 07:25 IST
Nobody actually benefits from applying the principles of what's good for the goose is good for the gander, quite so literally, in real life.
Sun, May 28, 2023
The age of rageSubscriber Only
May 14, 2023 07:00 IST
In a wiser society, we’d study anger as a subject at school along with Geography and Algebra.
Sun, May 14, 2023
In fitness and in healthSubscriber Only
April 30, 2023 08:00 IST
For thousands of years, mystics and philosophers have propagated the idea that we inch towards clarity via the meandering path of thwarted ambition, struggle and sorrow, otherwise deemed “experience”.
Sun, Apr 30, 2023
Keep the tribe out of marriageSubscriber Only
April 16, 2023 07:40 IST
Actually, watching any of these K-dramas (called so, courtesy Ektaa Kapoor’s first staggering successKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi), should serve as a warning of the claustrophobic nature of the joint family.
Sun, Apr 16, 2023
How ‘happiest’ became the aimSubscriber Only
April 02, 2023 07:55 IST
The world is fixated on happiness because, thanks to social media, it has become the ultimate status symbol. The game of one-upmanship has changed.
Sun, Apr 02, 2023
Leher Kala writes on the bitterness of divorce: All’s not fair in love and warSubscriber Only
March 19, 2023 07:05 IST
Officially, India has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world; less than 2% marriages end, a suspiciously low number that just doesn’t add up with the reality around us. It isn’t always big issues like abuse or alcoholism that cause a split; sometimes, there’s simply nothing going on and both people are better off apart.
Mon, Mar 20, 2023
Better never than lateSubscriber Only
March 05, 2023 07:20 IST
In Delhi, if you invite someone for dinner at 8.30, they’ll show up at 9.30 without an apology. If you ask what made them late, they have no answer.
Sun, Mar 05, 2023
There’s no cracking the class ceilingSubscriber Only
February 19, 2023 07:50 IST
Carefree childhoods, like fairies, are a pipe dream, going by the truly awful melodramas of binges, bullying and spiteful rivalries playing out among the 16-year-olds on Netflix's 'Class'.
Sun, Feb 19, 2023
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