Letter from a Father: Bear With Me, Beta
An ageing parent’s letter to his kid, by Vickram Sethi I am thoroughly blessed to have exceedingly loving children. They take very, very good care of my wife and me. …
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Strangers on a Walk
If you are an Alfred Hitchcock fan, some of you may have seen his 1951 film called ‘Strangers on a Train’, a psychological thriller about two strangers, one a tennis …
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Happiness is…. Being a Grandparent
Vandana Kanoria examines the symbiotic benefits of having grandchildren, even as she revels in the pure joy of their presence “Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild,” …
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Derailed Train, Edgeless Strain, Endless Pain
It happened in 1995. Although there is mention of the incident on the internet, not much is known. A first-person account by S P Khade Rejuvenation after a railway accident …
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Remembering F C Kohli…
It’s former TCS Chairman and long-standing CEO FC Kohli’s birth anniversary today (March 19, 2021). He would have been 96 today. There are many events planned to observe the day …
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Pathashaala Parampara
While digital learning has made up for lockdown losses to some extent, nothing can quite replace actual human interaction, writes Nagesh Alai The other day in the course of teaching …
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The Mousetrap
The pandemic and the lockdown makes one realise that life is nothing but a trap – but that’s just one way of looking at it, writes Annette Mueller The trap …
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A sepia-toned turn of the year
There’s a kind of magic in a child’s experience of New Year’s. By Vandana Kanoria Most of my childhood is stored in the taste of Quality Street chocolates, the smell …
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Ephemeral Gloom, Eternal Bloom
In the wake of the Covid pandemic, we all have been left to hope for the best while bracing for the worst, writes Nagesh Alai I had literally welcomed 2020 …
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Lockdown Gifts and Learnings
If the pandemic has taken away a lot from us, it has also given us life lessons. By Vandana Kanoria When it comes to swimming through a tsunami, there is …
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The journey of Burmese Khowsuey
Food and culture are inseparable – and this family’s history is forever linked with an iconic dish by Ashok Jatia The reason why the Jatia family migrated to Rangoon, Burma …
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Of Typewriters, Vinyls & Fountain Pens
Nagesh Alai casts a wry but loving lookback at the evolution of calling, writing and listening to music It’s the 13th September as I write this. It happens to be …
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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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Remembering Balasaheb
The sad demise of Balasaheb Thackeray seven years ago left a gap not just in politics but in the world of art, too. Vickram Sethi looks back November 17 marks …
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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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First Person: Angeli Sowani on Indian Soldiers of the Great War
Artist Angeli Sowani shares the stories and celebrates the unsung Indian heroes of World War I “For God’s sake don’t come, don’t come, don’t come….” This is the story of …
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Unlocking Value in Lockdown
Across ages and socio-economic groups, by and large there has been a spirit of positivity in facing the pandemic, writes Nagesh Alai The pervasive pestilence of the year has snatched …
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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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Traveling by Air India?
Carry your tiffin on flight writes Vickram Sethi Years ago I was traveling by Air India from Delhi to Mumbai. It was an evening flight. I met an acquaintance of …
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My Daughter, Kalpana Lajmi
Lalitha Lajmi talks to Sushmita Bhattrai about Kalpana Lajmi, the brilliant filmmaker and maverick personality “Art is like breathing; I can’t live without it.” Born into a Saraswat Brahmin family …
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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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‘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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How Pitaji was Disowned by his own children?
It doesn’t take much to turn daughters from loving children into abusive strangers, writes Vickram Sethi The year is 1948. Daryaganj in Delhi is a predominantly Muslim locality. Many families …
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The Taste of Green Peas
When children forget how to love and care for their elders, what does one do? By Vickram Sethi A true story from the 1960s. Two friends, Arun and Jagat, lived …
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