Tired from long workdays, both wife and husband can benefit from some Me time. One can watch a movie, the other read a book. He can turn down the AC, she can turn it up. Then they reunite refreshed If we couples slept in different rooms, how many of us would be self-conscious about admitting … Read more
Every time the two play, as they will on Sunday in Asia Cup, the past loosens its grip for a moment. This doesn’t mean the question – should India play Pakistan at all – is answered. That question must endure Some questions arrive dressed as cricket. Others wear the cloak of diplomacy. But one returns … Read more
The interface welcomed her like always—with the exact tone she preferred, the playlist she hadn’t consciously chosen, and a simulated sky that looked suspiciously like her childhood memories. Tara smiled. She liked feeling known. Safe. What she didn’t realize? It wasn’t her reality anymore. It was hers, curated. As someone immersed in both the research … Read more
Marx called religion the opium of the masses. Shedding its ideological rigour, CPM has retreated from its progressive stand on women’s entry to Sabarimala and is now courting Ayyappa devotees through the Global Ayyappa Sangamam to bolster its dwindling Hindu vote share. In 2018, when the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment, declared unconstitutional the … Read more
If you thought Goa was still India’s crown jewel of tourism, take a note of this fact and rethink. Foreign tourist arrivals have crashed by nearly 60% since 2019, and the buzz that once made Goa iconic is shifting elsewhere. The reasons aren’t hard to see. Sky-high taxi fares with cab aggrigators not allowed to … Read more
Over the last three to four years, the incumbent heads of state in three of India’s neighbours have been deposed by large-scale protests, primarily led by young people. Moreover, in Sri Lanka, economic collapse and consequent violent protests forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign and flee to the Maldives in July 2022. In July 2024, … Read more
A question that arises is ‘what is gross national contentment? The easy way to answer this question is to look at what gives contentment to humans. Any person is contented when the following is available: Good quality food for daily intake; A decent good quality shelter for the family to reside in; Education facilities for … Read more
Every time my sister heads to a tailor, my heart silently folds its hands in prayer. For whom can you guess? It is for the tailor. She never takes just one salwar suit. That would be too… ordinary. She carries in a heavy bag carrying no less than ten. All carefully ironed, packed, and folded … Read more
At a time when the construct of a consolidated ‘West’ is shifting, are there signs that China, India, Brazil, and the EU can forge a clear climate agenda? The realities are quite clear. China outpaced all other players by investing $627 billion in clean energy alternatives last year. It’s record-breaking 277 GW of solar and … Read more
Ah, India! A land of vibrant colours, rich traditions, and an administrative system that could make even the most patient of saints question their faith. I recently wrote about the labyrinthine process senior citizens face to keep receiving pensions, redemptions, and insurance returns — the Life Certificate Odyssey, if you will. I was especially scarred … Read more