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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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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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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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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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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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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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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