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Dear Overseas Indians, Don't Confine India To Your Imagination
Benedict Anderson famously established the significance of 'nationalism' within the context of imagined community. People experience a sense of belonging to a nation because they willingly imagine a...
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The Future Of Words
An interesting convergence is taking place at the meeting point of publishing, media and education. The word, the staid old printed word, is blending with audio-visual and interactive formats to create...
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10 Reasons Why Nitish Is Likely To Be A Damp Squib At The National Level
Recently, Bihar Chief Minister and JDU president Nitish Kumar took on the BJP by calling for an "RSS-mukt Bharat". It is becoming increasingly clear that he is attempting to position himself as a...
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Soccer In Scarves And Other Incredible Ways Iran Won Me Over
Minakari or enamelwork plates The visions I had about Iran when packing for my recent visit, were a sordid mix of oppression from Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and anti-American and Ayatollah Khomeini...
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I'd Like My Shah Rukh Dark, Please
Way, way back, a young boy with light-coloured eyes saw his mother get humiliated by a notorious businessman. He grew up to be a successful car racer and ruined the lives of both the daughters of that...
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Kate Middleton, Shobhaa De And Why I Envy Indian Journalists
I read a recent blog by Pritish Nandy, in which he wrote "One of the biggest problems with public opinion today is that it's lazy and easy to manipulate." I found myself nodding along as he talked...
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Once Upon A Time, There Was A Chhori Called Gurgawan...
For long, Gurgaon was chhori Gurgawan, a behenji who loved spending time with buffaloes and her Jat bhais. Once a year during winter, her glamorous cousins, Dilli Billis, would visit her and frolic...
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The One Value That All CEOs Need To Enshrine In Their Organization
Most companies have corporate values. These are principles that guide the behaviour of employees. They spell out the dos and don'ts for employees and how they should behave internally and with external...
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'I Lived Through Nepal's Deadliest Nightmare, In Broad Daylight'
It will soon be a year since deadly earthquakes shattered the usually tranquil and spiritual land of Nepal. It not only took thousands of lives, but reduced the architectural and cultural heritage of...
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The Flesh, Blood And Spirit Of The Human Web
This summer, I returned to my home in Delhi to learn that my father's cousin, Sarita, had committed suicide. She and I were not terribly close; I hadn't seen her in years. Yet the funeral was one of...
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The Flipside Of India's Demographic Dividend
Bloomberg recently published an opinion piece that explores if "India Will Struggle to Cash In on Its Demographics". It's a fascinating piece that draws facts from a variety of sources and I encourage...
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The Ultimate Document Checklist For E-Filing Your Tax Return
It's almost tax filing season, and even though there's still time it doesn't hurt to be prepared early. That, as they say, is half the work done. Here's the ultimate document checklist that'll get you...
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3 Laws Of The Mother-In-Law Phenomenon
The mother-in law phenomenon is universal. India, the land of the evil mother-in-law, is actually not very different from other parts of the world, despite what the Indian woman may like to believe....
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Why The Govt Should Give Triple Talaq To The Muslim Personal Law Board
Believers and non-believers alike pontificate about religion. The notion that religion is a force for good in society means even non-believers will argue that interpretations of religion which are...
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Surge Pricing Is Unfair, Unethical And Unconstitutional
Here's a tale of two people selling two different things. Person X sells medicine from a shop in the local market. Person Y sells a taxi service on a mobile app. A consumer goes to Y. "I need taxi." Y...
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Want To Conserve Water And Protect The Earth? Try Going Veg
India is currently undergoing a severe water crisis and simple things like the food we eat can exacerbate the problem. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations predicts that animal...
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Why We Need To See More Representations Of Sexual Abuse, Mental Illness And...
I'm not a big fan of physical contact in general, let alone unwanted physical contact. Unless you are my imaginary-at-the-moment significant other, you keep that hug to yourself. I know you mean well...
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Nurturing The 'Kidpreneurs' In Our Schools
By: Mrs. Purnima Jha I would like to give our industry some friendly advice. Don't wait. Don't Relax. There are immense opportunities in India." - Narendra Modi Yes! There are monumental opportunities...
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Here' A Four-Letter Word To Avoid At Work: Babe
Indra Nooyi, the super-successful CEO of Pepsi, nailed what a lot of women feel when she recently said, "I hate being called sweetie or honey...All that has got to go. We have got to be treated as...
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Repeat After Me: V-A-G-I-N-A
If, like my gran, you were born in the 40s, you may have been part of the generation of women forced to use cloth towels to tame their time of the month. When it came to the 60s, my mum recalls her...
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