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My Grandfather Will Not Die Twice
When my grandfather passed away a couple days back, it felt like the most natural thing to happen. He was very old and had lived his life well. He was the oldest among 10 siblings and he practically...
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WATCH: Meet Omkar Nath Sharma, Delhi's Medicine Baba
It's a sight you just can't miss! The septuagenarian with a struggling swagger stands out in his bright saffron pyjama-kurta with bold printing on the front (in Hindi) and back (in English) announcing...
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'Kapoor & Sons': A Familiar Story For Desi LGBTs
By Manpreet Singh Because perfect desi families have those tiny little kinks and flaws. Because perfect siblings fight. And because a perfect son can be gay. In the backdrop of beautiful scenery, of...
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Muslims And The Dangerous Game Of Ideological Warfare
The 'Ram Janmabhoomi Movement' began gathering steam in the 1980s, propelling the BJP-led coalition government to power in the following decade after a series of communal riots across the nation. At...
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Does Being A Gay Man Explain My Feminism?
Every time I have a heated debate with a self-proclaimed male chauvinist friend of mine about feminism, equality and gender roles, I think to myself, why do I care? I could say it's because I am the...
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Empowering Indian Dads To End Gender Inequality At Home
I grew up in a traditional Tamil household. For most of my childhood, I was taken care of by women; it was them I turned to when my clothes needed washing, when I needed food or when I hurt myself...
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Waiting For Faith In Varanasi
Faith is a strange thing. And when you are sitting on a rickety chair lent by a shopkeeper in a narrow lane in Varanasi, faith takes on a stranger-than-fiction hue. A bunch of Italians, awkwardly...
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PHOTOS: Preparing For A Black And Blue Lathmar Holi
There is anticipation in the air, tinged with just a smidgeon of trepidation. The men of Barsana and Nandgaon know that they're in for their annual beating at the hands of the local women. Legend has...
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Gujiyas, Easter Eggs And Stable Sugar Levels... It Can Be Done
A series of festivals are just around the corner, holding the promise of gujiyas on Holi, hot cross buns on Good Friday and chocolate eggs on Easter. However, too many such indulgences and you could...
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Dragging Kashmir Politics Into JNU Row Is A Recipe For Disaster
The Delhi Chief Minister recently said that the BJP is an anti-national party because it is not arresting the 'outsiders'--by implication, Kashmiri youth--who chanted anti-India slogans in JNU. The...
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7 Holi Hacks For Your Skin, Eyes And Hair
As spring nudges away the last vestiges of winter, Holi brings colour, unrestrained joy, a promise full of warm days and new beginnings. But once you're done playing, it could also bring itchy skin,...
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Tuberculosis Care: Why The Government Must Engage With The Private Sector
India accounts for a quarter of the 9.6 million cases of TB that occur worldwide. India also accounts for a third of the 'missing 3 million' TB cases that do not get diagnosed or notified. TB incidence...
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I'm A Kashmiri. This Is What I Thought When Kanhaiya Said Kashmir Is Integral...
After the sedition fracas, Kanhaiya Kumar, president of the JNU student union, finally reclaimed his patriot status by reiterating that Kashmir is an integral part of India. This statement is the...
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The Shahbaz Taseer Saga: Have The Afghan Taliban Chewed Through Pakistan's...
The chaos following Shahbaz Taseer's miraculous escape from captivity in Afghanistan flags a serious communication breakdown between Islamabad and its instruments of statecraft. Moreover, it spotlights...
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The People Of Nowhere: Life In A Rohingya Refugee Camp In Delhi [Photos]
Tasleema, pictured here with her youngest and oldest children, is planning on divorcing her husband who is a drug addict. Her goal is to give her daughter Mizan a good education. She is fighting...
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10 Roadblocks On The Path To A Skilled India
Skill development is one of the essential ingredients for India's future economic growth. As India transforms into a diversified and internationally competitive economy, skill development is going to...
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Hire, Then Fire: Why Mass Layoffs Are So Common In Start-Ups
There's been a lot of gossip and rumours swirling around the recent firing of hundreds of employees of promising start-ups such as Food Panda, Housing.com and CommonFloor. Hundreds and thousands of...
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The Bugs In Modi's Electoral Algorithm
A man and a teenager transporting their cattle for a regular market auction are brutally lynched in broad daylight in BJP-ruled Jharkhand. Later, like trophies of proud head-hunters, they are suspended...
View ArticleBasawon Singh: A Portrait Of A True Patriot
Nakamura Tempu, a great Japanese martial artist once said, "The most important thing for a human being is not what is between his or her ears; it is what is in his or her heart. If the Spirit is...
View ArticleCompassion: Wisdom In Action And Association
Indian philosophical wisdom, especially in the Sāmkhya school of philosophy and the Bhagavad Gita, describes that our lives operate under the influence of an admixture of various modes of energy. We...
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