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Why Healthcare Must Remain A Priority For New Sustainable Development Goals...
Co-author: Aine Markham, Health Policy Analyst, Advisor, MSF With all the hype and fanfare on the advances in global health (erroneously or not) attributed to the Millennium Development Goals era and...
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Called 'An Indian Piece Of Shit', Student Leader Speaks Up For All People Of...
Rini Sampath is the kind of kid every parent would be proud of. She's hardworking, a high achiever and a leader who has a bright future. A long time ago, she decided she wanted to make a difference in...
View ArticleA New Juggernaut Rolls Into Town, Brings Mobile Publishing To India
My Twitter timeline has been abuzz. Syria, you think. Rahul Gandhi's latest speech. The lingering after-shocks of Cameron's Piggate. Maybe even some Trump-related jokes. Think again. Ever since it...
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How India And Nepal Are Paving The Way For Greater Regional Integration
Development practitioners often paint two faces of South Asia. One South Asia is dynamic, growing, urbanising and globalising. The other South Asia is still predominantly agricultural, stiflingly...
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Why Conflicts In The Northeast Must Be Resolved, Not Just 'Managed'
For too long now, the Northeast of India is known and talked about in other parts of India not because of its turquoise blue skies or the wild orchids that graze your path as you venture into its lush...
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Living in 'App'ier Times And Tech-Life Balance
At the end of their visit to us in Munich recently, my parents, who are "tech-challenged" like many of their generation, wanted to hire a cab to the airport. To this end, my father, new to the world of...
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5 Health Tips For Hardworking Entrepreneurs And Professionals
Image via Shutterstock As an entrepreneur there is always a slight sense of panic and a rush to meet deadlines. Work always takes priority. We tend to forget that our body and mind are going through...
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'Court': A Look At India's Entry To The Oscars
Court, written and directed by the debutant Marathi filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane, is India's official entry to the Oscars this year. The National Award-winning indie was premiered at the 71st Venice...
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Colaba Says Cheers To Cuba!
We check out Havana, the hottest new hangout in South Mumbai When we first visit, it's just about three weeks old but gives you the feel of an old familiar. Like Cheers, the sitcom bar where everyone...
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Using Google To Market Your Brand? Get Your Math Right!
"Needless to say, Google delivers us the best ROI," said a client as we kicked off a meeting. This client was rational, understood his math well and this was the best chance I had to dive deeper into...
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BJP Inching Ahead Of Nitish-Lalu Alliance: CVoter Opinion Poll
According to the latest Times Now Cvoter Opinion Poll in battleground Bihar, the JD(U)-RJD-Congress Mahagathbandhan and the BJP+ are locked in a heavily contested and bitter fight for supremacy....
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PEW Survey Findings Gives A Thumbs-Up To Modi's Leadership
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank, which conducts opinion poll on social issues, public opinion, media content analysis demographic trends shaping countries across the world...
View ArticleChanging Roles Of The New-Age CFO
Global consulting firm, McKinsey categorizes the role of a CFO into four types: the finance expert, the generalist, the performance leader, the growth champion. However, I believe, in today's day and...
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The New Enemies Of Nepal
Of the simplest things to do is to create an enemy that doesn't exist. More radical proponents of ideology do this all the time. Seeing the elite class as an enemy of the common man is a classic...
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Women In The Cause Of Men In Distress
This article is from Open Magazine. By Lhendup G Bhutia A few days after a Facebook post by a female Delhi college student, Jasleen Kaur, accusing a young man, Saravjeet Singh, of making obscene...
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Vintage Movie Night With The Kids
This article is from The Swaddle. By Shivani Shah A few months ago I made the mistake of watching Frozen. It was dull and long and did nothing for me except get "Doooo you want to build a snowman?"...
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How Bihar Elections Could Shape India's Future
The elections in Bihar have implications beyond the state. With 42 members in the Lok Sabha and 16 in the Rajya Sabha, Bihar is a highly politicised state. Its transition from an agrarian feudal...
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Mobiles, Mustafa And The South Asian Migrant In Singapore
Photo Courtesy: Author It was a crowded Sunday evening (as usual) in Singapore's Little India area, at a major bus stop perpendicular to the iconic Mustafa Centre on Syed Alwi Lane. The retail...
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The Rangmanch Girls
(L-R) Aditi Vasudev, Shweta Tripathi and Sayani Gupta in Prithvi Theatre's make-up room in Mumbai (Photo: Ritesh Uttamchandani) This article is from Open Magazine. By Divya Unny They are young, feisty...
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'Why Buy A Cow When Milk Is So Cheap?'
"Why buy a cow when milk is so cheap?" I first heard this male chauvinistic line when I was perhaps 10 years old. The reference to a woman is unmistakable. So is the analogy to sex outside of marriage....
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