How the George Floyd murder has shaken the ground beneath Indians in USA?
We are jolted into remembering that we too have been victims of the same white privilege and it may not be long before one of our own may be the …
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The Mother of All Road Shows
Hard on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, the plight of countless migrant workers walking across the country to reach home is India’s biggest tragedy since Partition, writes Vickram Sethi …
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What is it like when your spouse leaves you at age 59?
The breakup of a marriage can test you to your limits, and also help you discover your strengths, writes Annette Muller When hearts are passing in the night, in the …
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Is Covid-19 Nature’s Revenge?
In the name of development, we have invaded nature for our needs. By Vickram Sethi For men may come and men may go / But I go on forever. …
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On The Edge of Nowhere
Earth has suddenly come to a grinding halt, mid-spin. Thrown off its revolving axis by something so infinitesimal, it cannot be seen. But it can be felt. And how!!! This, …
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Will the Indian Consumer Change, post Covid-19?
Our society looks set to change forever with the experience of the novel coronavirus, writes Prabhakar Mundkur Sometimes a natural event can be so tumultuous that it can change a …
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Cyberspace
People have duped others throughout human history, and scamsters evolve with the times. Sandeep Suri offers tips on staying safe It was early morning on a beautiful summer day. I …
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A Parsi Bawa narrates Surviving 43 years of Marriage
Well into the fifth decade of a happy union, Kersie Gandhi reveals the secret I was cradle-snatched at 18 by a sweet, even-tempered and understanding older girl who I now …
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If Coronavirus Doesn’t Kill Us, the Hygiene Levels Will
The coronavirus-led Covid-19 epidemic has been declared as a pandemic. But much ahead of the outbreak globally, there’s one state of affairs that’s a killer. Right in our neighborhoods, in …
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Respect and Dignity for All
The United Nations Principles for Older Persons are based on fundamental human rights and provide specific opportunities for seniors to contribute to society, writes Sonavi Kher Desai International human rights …
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Way to go, Wearables
Introducing a new monthly column by Sandeep Suri that will help technology appear easier for our readers. We are witnessing unprecedented change around us, especially in the field of technology. …
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Sports Stars, The New Cultural Icons
Today, sports stars are competing with film personalities for celebrity brand endorsements, writes Prabhakar Mundkur Time was when you said ‘celebrity’, people took it to mean a film star. …
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Love Like Sex Adore
The first crush, the first kiss and the first time, and the first heartbreak are forever memories – by Vickram Sethi Of all the rituals of love, the first date …
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The Evolution of Porn
Good, bad or just ugly? Opinions on porn are divided, but that doesn’t stop the market flourishing. Sandeep Suri takes a look at the role of porn in one’s love …
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Dating in your dotage
Flirting at 40 is fun, but what happens when you’re 50 and being single hasn’t yet lost its tingle? – by Vidya Heble Being single in your 20s, 30s and …
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What is Love?
Manoj Maheshwari has a brief chat with Khalil Gibran on the vexing question The editor said: Write me a piece on Love…. Love….what can I say about love? What can …
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Grandpa Surfing The Net
For people experiencing more and more ‘senior moments’, online gratification is probably best – By Kersie Gandhi. Then Porn then was simply a ‘State of Existence’ for most male teenagers. …
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Love for Sale
One of the most potent emotions people can feel, love, is a favorite ploy with advertisers the world over – by Prabhakar Mundkur “Love for Sale, appetizing young love for …
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Feeling Lonely? Phone-A-Friend, Sometimes
Perhaps its time to rekindle an old friendship A nagging feeling of something bad is going to happen or feeling a bit low than usual, or just feeling lonely. Arguments …
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Joy in Running: Seniors @ Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020
We spoke to a cross-section of senior citizens at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020 held on January 19. Photographs by Dev Kumar The 17th edition of Tata Mumbai Marathon was …
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Creativity as salvation
Vandana Kanoria talks about how art can help us to cope and heal when things get tough The news comes like a sledgehammer blow and your knees buckle under the …
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A tougher legal safety net
A recent amendment proposed to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act seeks to strengthen the law protecting seniors. By Sonavi Kher Desai In a welcome move, …
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Don’t Sign Away Your Safety
Seniors can be an easy target for abuse if they don’t have control over their property, writes Sonavi Kher Desai According to HelpAge India, more than fifty percent of the …
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An Affair Not to Remember
The casually blatant sexism of the 1978 movie Pati Patni Aur Woh may have seemed funny at one time, but it is nothing short of tragic that the film is …
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How Celebrity Endorsements Have Evolved
Prabhakar Mundkur looks back at stars who promoted products, and the varying reactions over the years When Lux was launched way back in 1924 in the US, perhaps it was …
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Big Bull rules, still
Even 18 years after his death, market maverick-turned-kingpin Harshad Mehta has refused to fade into oblivion, writes Anto T Joseph More than a quarter of a century after India’s Bombay …
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‘My in-laws insisted I remarry’
Vijay Taparia recounts how after the death of his wife 11 years ago, it was his in-laws who insisted that he remarries We first identified that Shashi, my late wife, …
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Recourse against abuse
Abuse in one’s silver and golden years is a sad fact of today’s life. Sonavi Kher Desai writes about what you can do to fight elder abuse According to the …
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The Old and the Beautiful
Cinema would be nothing without women – but older women’s roles get short shrift, writes Deepa Gahlot Like the rest of society, Hindi cinema too marginalises senior and older women. …
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The Sweetest Thing to Come
The forthcoming U2 concert took Narendra Kusnur back in time through the memorable rock shows India has seen A month from now, on December 15, Indian rock fans are in …
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