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Warriors To Entrepreneurs: The Story Of Bhil Women
Sasili, a Bhil woman of Bhabra, Madhya Pradesh was one of the first in her hometown to realise the effects of climate change on her crops when the local doctor diagnosed that her one year old child was...
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Shopping For Spirituality
Recently a shrink friend of mine forwarded me a message revealing the top 10 most successful "gurus" in India. They were ranked based on their number of followers and their net worth. Spirituality has...
View ArticleUK Elections: Has Labour Lost The Plot For Good?
The results of the recent UK elections bring to light several interesting trends. Although there were many protagonists in this avidly watched electioneering theatre, most observers were riveted on the...
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The Middle East's Secret Religion
"It doesn't matter if it is DKNY, the bag itself is beautiful." The comment sprung on me like an ambush of sorts, with the fragile veiling of a back-handed compliment. I'd rather buy a beautiful...
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This Is Why My Domestic Help Is My Boss
I just had to write about my dearest enemy and the most important person in my life today. No, I have no hard feelings towards her. Remember, I just wrote about forgiveness being divine in my previous...
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3 Steps To Political Success In Pakistan
Every Pakistani politician lusts for premiership, which in itself is a valid personal goal. However, since public service is a low priority, the effective pursuit of power depends on three key...
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Chasing The American Twang
You often hear people describing somebody's accent as "American". Truth is, there isn't a single American accent. There are regional accents that vary as you go across the United States. The most...
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My Sikkim Diary, End To Beginning
We came through the Mumbai Airport gates with a smile on our faces at having come home, but also an acute sense of sadness of parting from the places and people we had been parted from. The night...
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Heed The Omens In Delhi: India Is Headed For A Constitutional Dictatorship
An unprecedented mandate from the people in Delhi for the Aam Aadmi Party has invited an unprecedented wrath of the Modi government. As a journalist and editor, I had very closely observed his career...
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Small But Deadly: The Spectre Called SPM
From the beginning of the industrial age, the quality of the atmosphere around us has been subject to a steady decline. One of the chief contributors to this change is the burning of fossil fuels to...
View ArticleWhy We May Never Know The Whole Truth About Army's Myanmar Ops
Two units of Special Forces of the Indian Army were airlifted to carry out "surgical strikes" inside Myanmar following a deadly ambush on the 6th Battalion of the Dogra Regiment in Manipur close to the...
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Why Hope Springs Eternal For A Parent
We've all wished for things, regardless of whether or not we're believers in powers from above. Sometimes it is for material objects like a new car, a new gadget, new clothes, new jewellery or the...
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Why Celebrities Are Liable For Endorsing Unhealthy Products
Even as Maggi's credibility sank faster than the Titanic, complete with sound effects of outrage and anguish of millions of tastebuds hooked ono this gooey mishmash of maida and garam-masala, its...
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The Latest Trends In Indian Tourism
The diversity of India is legendary, presenting writers, marketers and travel agencies (remember them!) with endless opportunities to sell its charms. From the Himalayas to the desert of Rajasthan, to...
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How We Can Energise India's Power Sector
For a long time now, the power system in India has been experiencing extreme challenges in bridging the demand and supply gap. The gap has been increasing due to challenges in availability of...
View ArticleWhy Bechdel's 'Fun Home' Deserves Every Accolade Coming Its Way
With a Tony Award for the Best Musical of the year, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home has officially travelled far from its graphic novel roots. Based on Bechdel's own life, the book charts her growing up in...
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Review: 'Dil Dhadakne Do' Is A Clichéd Family Drama For An Anglophone Audience
Dil Dhadakne Do, directed and co-written by Zoya Akhtar, revolves around an upper-class Punjabi family on a cruise trip. The father, Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor), is a self-made businessman who is married...
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Nothing To Do With 'Being Lazy', Maggi Has Simply Mastered The Art Of...
The recent controversial statement by a BJP MLA, Usha Thakur, blaming "lazy mothers" for the rise in sale of instant food items, especially Maggi noodles is not only insensitive, but also factually...
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Why MP Did The Right Thing In Cutting Eggs From Midday Meal
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is vegetarian, has instructed officials not to include eggs in the anganwadi midday meals, leading some people to ask, "What about protein?" Do...
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On Ground And Off Ground Shenanigans Of Our Trusted Leaders
Holiday season is here. Monaco beckons. Paris dazzles. But with rising ticket prices my dream of flying abroad just made a crash landing. So I sit back in my heated Gurgaon cockpit and wonder about...
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