Ek Do Teen... Zumba
If you were in your awkward teens during the late 90s, you might have witnessed India's aerobics revolution. The then-exciting TV shopping phenomenon inspired a lot of middle class homes to invest in...
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Overcoming Roadblocks On The Path To Smart Cities
There can be no two opinions about our Prime Minister's intentions of converting India into an economic powerhouse. The announcement of the Smart Cities Mission is a step in that direction--if executed...
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The Government Can Handle Drought A Lot Better. Here's How
India is a country of extreme weather, where droughts and floods can occur simultaneously in different regions. Having said so, the intensity of damage caused by them can be massively avoided with...
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The Big Turn Off: How To Have A Digital Detox Vacation
I was recently on Kangaroo Island enjoying a much-needed vacation and came back surprisingly relaxed and refreshed. It was quite the contrast to my time-off in Singapore, where I work. I was trying to...
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Here's How Some Karnataka Farmers Are Defeating The Drought
Life-saving man-made farm pond in Navalgund Taluk, Karnataka Parched land, dried up wells, dying crops and a growing thirst...with the worst drought in decades hitting them hard, it is difficult to...
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This Is What's Seriously Wrong With The Debate On Salman As Olympic Ambassador
Does it matter what Dipa Karmakar's preparation plans are to win an Olympic medal? No. Is it important to check with the Indian Olympic Association what support rower Dattu Bhokanal needs before Rio?...
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Choosing To Live In A Muslim 'Ghetto'
When Vishank Singh took admission in Jamia Millia Islamia, he realized it would take him two hours to reach the campus from his present address in north Delhi. It, therefore, made sense for him to...
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How Butter Chicken And Daal Literally Saved My Life
There are lots of people who will say that food saved their life. However, I can genuinely say that this meal that I prepared tonight was an exact replica of one I cooked almost a decade ago that...
View ArticleForget Pollution, The Odd-Even Idea Could Save Taxpayers Money And Change India
The odd-even car rationing scheme, introduced by Delhi's AAP government in the first fortnight of January this year to reduce pollution, is considered to be one of the most progressive public policy...
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A Unified Medical Entrance Is A Great Idea But It Might Not Stick
As I a watched a briefer than brief discussion on the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) judgement in a TV show, I was struck by the opposition to a single common entrance exam for undergraduate...
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My Kolkata Nightmare: Is There No Escape For Women Trapped In The 'Syndicate...
As Kolkata goes to the polls, there's an image I'm going to carry with me when I cast my vote. It's that of my 70-year-old mother, who for six days, in pouring rain (as this was in the middle of the...
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Why The OIC's Plea For Muslim Solidarity Is A Pipe Dream
Pan-Islamic unity, the kind preached by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the recent Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul, is not a bridge too far if all parties check...
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Islamist Extremists Weren't the Only Killers Of My Friend Xulhaz Mannan
By Hadi Hussain I had been trying to avoid it for hours last night but couldn't escape it any longer, as it was all over social media. "Xulhaz Mannan, 35, the editor at Bangladesh's first LGBT...
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Why India Should Stop Aping The West And Follow Its Own Milky Way
One of the most difficult things seems to be getting everything to work harmoniously as one tries to live sustainably. Since last year I've tried to veganise my life as best I can (since watching the...
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This Is The Closest You Can Get To Knowing The Real Shah Rukh Khan
This article is from Open Magazine. By Nikhil Taneja It's 12.45 AM, and this is the last of 13 print interviews that Shah Rukh Khan has committed to, and completed, over 10 continuous hours, besides...
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Achuthan Ramachandran's Ghunghats, Trees And Self-Portraits In Pots
A sari-clad Rajasthani woman picks petals, for a pooja perhaps, from a tree, surrounded by winged creatures and a watchful monitor lizard. But where the eye lingers longest is at the round-bottomed pot...
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10 Days In A 'Prison' Of My Choosing
I voluntarily submitted myself to prison for 10 days. I packed one bag with bare necessities and submitted myself, mind and body, to the Dhamma Sikhara Himachal Vipassana Centre. There I, along with...
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It Takes A Village, So One Popped Up In My Living Room
Baby care: All hands on deck (Photo: Nidhi Dutt) In the West, people often say "It takes a village to raise a child," but on the ground the notion that it's an entire community's job to care for kids...
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How Pranayama Can Help You Achieve Work-Life Balance
Image: Shutterstock Here is how the day looks for a working parent--wake up in the morning, rush to the toilet, wake kids up, catch a brisk walk (perhaps), have a shower, grab a quick breakfast and...
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Photoblog: Risking Life And Limb Is The Everyday Reality Of LoC Villages
Living in the fortified border villages in Indian-administered Kashmir is not very different from being in a war zone. Violence, landmine explosions and cross border-shelling between the Indian and...
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