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Life’s a marathon, not a sprintSubscriber Only
November 03,2024 04:00:42 AM
Besides taking the fun out of learning, people are exhausted by the time they enter the workforce. If academics and careers could be seen as marathons not sprints, with zig zag routes and circles, some ups and downs, we may even relish the adventure.
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
The vacuous lives of Bollywood wives and Delhi socialites — and why they sellSubscriber Only
October 23,2024 13:00:59 PM
More than ever, people in India want to be rich and when they’re not — they watch the rich as the gatekeepers of an enchanted kingdom, they may only dare to dream about
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Leher Kala writes: Parents, get a lifeSubscriber Only
October 20,2024 03:10:22 AM
There’s good reason that Sadhguru has 12.1 million subscribers on YouTube. His videos on “letting it go” and “living in the moment” skillfully package blissful liberation for the internet era. Pop salvation? Perhaps. But any trek inwards, is a step forward.
Sun, Oct 20, 2024
Let’s talk to sons, on what it is to be man and womenSubscriber Only
October 13,2024 02:00:29 AM
The big questions are, can we escape our conditioning? What should we do differently so crimes against women stop? Constant engagement with our sons will expand the idea of what manliness can be.
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
The young girl’s worldSubscriber Only
September 22,2024 01:17:28 AM
Today’s virtual life demands the opposite from girls, that they seek validation from their peers online. The psychological cost to viewing airbrushed lives is that we feel compelled to airbrush our own.
Sun, Sep 22, 2024
Are men not supposed to compliment women anymore?Subscriber Only
September 08,2024 07:45:46 AM
Who started this sanctimonious nonsense that it’s inappropriate to praise a woman’s looks? It depends on who’s doing it and the context. As a woman I can say, of course it’s nice to be appreciated for one’s work. But I’m also aware that the morning newspaper is the evening’s trash.
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
How to raise a boy: Indian parents follow outdated gender distinctionsSubscriber Only
September 02,2024 18:17:08 PM
We talk witheringly of male privilege but rarely consider how exhausting it must be to be boxed in the role of the strong man, who’s not permitted to show emotion.
Mon, Sep 02, 2024
The modern workplace is a toxic, real-life version of ‘The Hunger Games’Subscriber Only
August 25,2024 07:15:38 AM
It’s debatable if all this painstaking effort at improvement has dramatically improved user experience, or skewered the competition. Like most people, Netflix too, falls somewhere in the middle.
Sun, Aug 25, 2024
Let’s call a meetingSubscriber Only
August 11,2024 07:45:55 AM
Pre-Covid, some version of the daily morning meeting was the norm in offices around the world.
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Would Kamala Harris have succeeded in India? It’s unlikelySubscriber Only
August 04,2024 16:00:37 PM
There is something tragic about the fact that generational hardships and a negative, autocratic atmosphere have killed the innovative spirit of Indians here, while their counterparts in the US with exactly the same qualifications are able to reach stratospheric heights
Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Wearing your mind on your sleeveSubscriber Only
July 28,2024 08:00:42 AM
Mental health professionals are always at pains to dispel the irritating myth about depressed people, that they’re hopelessly wallowing in self pity 24/7.
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Leher Kala writes: The question of age Subscriber Only
July 14,2024 07:15:11 AM
It’s easier to develop a long view of events. Finally, you can pursue interests without thinking about competition and the pressure of needing to excel, that plagues our youth. Life isn’t over till it’s over, and it’s long, with many opportunities for do-overs.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
When three isn’t a crowdSubscriber Only
June 30,2024 07:23:00 AM
Young singles, it turns out, are less enamoured of old fashioned commitment, which is increasingly seen as not a one-size-fits-all model.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
When partying becomes hard work Subscriber Only
June 16,2024 07:05:19 AM
One has to wonder though, considering the first Jamnagar jamboree was barely three months ago, how much enthusiasm these 800 guests can muster up for the actual wedding, slated for mid-July.
Tue, Jun 18, 2024
The real and reel impact of FTIISubscriber Only
June 02,2024 07:35:29 AM
Even a decade ago, in public perception, the FTII style of filmmaking revolved around dreary activism and depressing truths. Exhausted by life’s challenges, Indian viewers were clear — their precious rupees were to be spent on escaping reality.
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
Amor Towles’s Table for Two is a hat tip to nostalgia, betrayal and the writer’s angstSubscriber Only
May 25,2024 19:33:38 PM
Towles has keenly observed the desires of the rich which allow indulgence but seldom bring happiness
Sat, May 25, 2024
The armchair activism of #blackout2024Subscriber Only
May 19,2024 07:15:48 AM
US influencer Haley Kalil attended the Met Gala event and posted a video mouthing those legendary words attributed to Marie Antoinette while pro-Palestine protests were taking place right outside. This triggered the hashtag #blackout2024, a celebrity boycotting campaign targeting stars for tone-deaf responses to the conflict in Gaza.
Sun, May 19, 2024
A vacation on one’s own termsSubscriber Only
May 05,2024 07:44:00 AM
We travel for sights and scenes, a break from routine but also to know ourselves better. Time slows down when you’re ambling without a plan, anonymous in a new city, embracing the role of an outsider.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Leher Kala writes: To survive as an artist today, be a megalomaniacSubscriber Only
April 21,2024 07:30:00 AM
We may be nostalgic for times when people were not constantly plugged in, competing 24/7 and going around talking about their achievements incessantly. But as any young people will attest, today, no one can afford to not blow their own trumpet
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
The eternal trap of bodily perfectionSubscriber Only
April 07,2024 07:45:38 AM
Vanity, as a primary motivation, is frowned upon as a frivolous pursuit; as though in practice anyone is actually doing anything about climate change.
Sun, Apr 07, 2024
Why India Inc believes that secrecy is the best policySubscriber Only
March 24,2024 08:10:19 AM
The Constitution Bench refused to entertain this saying investors were notified that they may be required to share details post the date of the interim order, April 12, 2019, and the court was not asking for information prior to it.
Sun, Mar 24, 2024
The Ambani pre-wedding involved us allSubscriber Only
March 18,2024 08:00:00 AM
A complete lack of artifice, whether it was Anant Ambani’s speech or Radhika Merchant’s dance, made us all feel like we belonged
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
If and when it’s the end of loveSubscriber Only
March 10,2024 07:45:43 AM
Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Donadi Ramesh noted that society is more permissive and individualistic in nature saying, “education, financial independence, breaking of caste barriers, modernisation and effect of Western culture also affect a relationship between two people”.
Sun, Mar 10, 2024
When women are deadlySubscriber Only
February 25,2024 07:06:36 AM
Last minute, the Bombay High Court has recommended that Netflix provide a preview of the series to the CBI, which had argued against its airing, saying Indrani was granted bail by the Supreme Court in 2022 on the explicit condition that she wouldn’t attempt to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence.
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
Queen bees versus the wannabesSubscriber Only
February 11,2024 07:30:40 AM
The (unspoken) cardinal rule being that salacious gossip restricted to Chinese whispers is acceptable (even enjoyable), but crossing boundaries and exposing peoples’ unsavoury truths in the guise of literature is not.
Sun, Feb 11, 2024Journalism of Courage
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