Message For The Young People Of India
Today marks the UN International Youth Day, and in just a few days, on 15th August, is India's Independence Day. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to speak directly to the young people...
View ArticleThe Trauma Of Changing Your Hairdresser
For a person who likes to "go with the flow" on most things in life, I am extremely hesitant to change my dentist, accountant, and hairdresser. I have held on to my accountant ever since he filed my...
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The Parliament Logjam Is Costing India Millions Of Jobs, Investment Dollars
The recent Parliament standoff between the Congress-led Opposition and the ruling NDA is undemocratic and unconstitutional. Preventing the Parliament from functioning is a profound governance issue....
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Why Sociopaths Succeed
And How To Deal With One In Life And At Work! All of us come across people at work or in life who make us think 'what a sociopath'. Our survival instinct kicks in and the amygdala buzzes with flight or...
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Iran Nuclear Deal And US Policy: From Deterrence to Containment
The conclusion of Iran's nuclear deal indicates that the US is moving away from a policy of deterrence to one of containment. Deterrence is aimed at getting adversaries to stop taking certain actions...
View ArticleMumbai Police Raids: Changing Society Vs Archaic Laws
Indian society is going through a transition. Post the economic liberalization in 1991, there has been an influx of foreign investments that has created new job opportunities, enhanced income levels,...
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How A 22-Year-Old Brought Hope To Dozens Of Disadvantaged Children
She is just 22 years old, but she has already traversed the challenges of being a teacher to 36 sixth graders from low-income communities, a friend to their parents and families and now a mentor to a...
View ArticleOld Age And The Eternal Wait
I can never forget those eyes -- the hollowness in the gaze, the darkness that made the smile look out of place, almost sacrilegious. The eyes were of the children in the adoption centre, forever...
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Why Modi Must Act: Parliament Impasse Spells Disaster For India's Growth Story
It was disgusting to watch the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha on 10 August, when a Bhutanese delegation was being introduced by the Speaker. When the Speaker informed the House that the delegation had...
View ArticleIrom Sharmila: The Invisible Heroine
Welcome to India, the world's largest democracy! Here is a woman who has been fasting for a cause for the past 15 years and nobody really cares. Yes, you heard it right - 15 years! It is her...
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Indiaries, Part Five: Colors, Lights And Rain
Spectacles. Holi. Holi has, in recent years, gained some popularity in the western hemisphere, meaning that at music festivals people would throw a handful of color at each other and then take...
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Podcast: What Have Comedians Kunaal Roy Kapur And Anuvab Pal Been Up To This...
1. Fight or flight? A man taking part in a swimming competition punches a shark to save his life. Kunaal, in Mumbai, experiences something similar while standing in line to buy tickets for Bajrangi...
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Lalita And Lolita: The Two Halves Of The Indian Woman Consumer
The concept of masculinity and femininity is changing at a scorching pace. While women are becoming bolder, men are experimenting with looking beautiful and being gentler. All around us we are...
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The Worth Of A Life: Why India Needs A New National Compensation Policy
The idea of a nation rests on its constituents believing in the concept of a state as bigger than a land mass. There is no other explanation why in a country like India, in the absence of a compulsory...
View ArticleAn Independence Day For Women
I am one of those fortunate few who was born to loving and educated parents who did not find it a burden to raise two daughters when everybody around them was hoping they would plan another pregnancy...
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Envisioning The Healthcare Of Things
The Healthcare of Things (HoT) heralds a deeply personal healthcare experience, whether for advancing fitness, driving more informed interactions with healthcare professionals, or realising active and...
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Pakistan Without Partition: Let's Revive The Buried Idea Of Indo-Pak...
L K Advani, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, likes to recount an important conversation he had in 2011 with India's then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The occasion was the birth...
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A Message For Youth India
I like this new India. This Youth India. That fights for its rights. That doesn't let the ghosts of past traditions dictate its worldview but at the same time stays aware of its history, its diversity,...
View ArticleLetter to the PM: This Independence Day Let's Pledge To Free India From...
Dear Mr Prime Minister, Happy Independence Day! At the outset, let me start by acknowledging your leadership on health issues. In the past year alone, India has assumed the Presidency of the 68th World...
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I Love You India, Potholes And All
As 15 August approaches, I look at framed photos of my father, an Air Force pilot who valiantly fought three wars for the country. I remember him exhorting me to sing the National Anthem... just a...
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