Happy Spouse, Happy House
The Beatles sang ‘A love like ours could never die as long as I have you near me’. These four couples tell Vandana Menon how they have navigated life together, …
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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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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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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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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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Healing with Herbs
Medicine isn’t always found in the pharmacy – some medicines can be grown in your own home. That’s right, learn about common medicinal plants that you can use to heal …
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Celebrating Senior Life: World Senior Citizen’s Day
Sushmita Bhattrai spoke with three seniors on the occasion of World Senior Citizen’s Day and got their stories of ageing gracefully, coping with the Covid-19 scare and their tips to …
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Letter from US: Have Moolah, Get a Doolah!
The spotlight may be on Indian matchmaking, but it’s a much deeper game. Minoo Shah has the goods And you thought marriages were made in heaven and that God donned …
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Harsh Goenka on how to smile in times of trouble It was around the 15th day of lockdown, when I re-watched one of my all-time favourite movies, Life is Beautiful. …
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Lawfully Happy
Under the Indian Constitution, every citizen is guaranteed certain rights, which are thought to be the foundation for a happy life, writes Sonavi Kher Desai Thomas Jefferson, the third president …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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How does your garden grow?
You don’t need oodles of space or fancy equipment to nurture lovely flowers or luscious veggies, writes Sheila Jain. I will be 70 soon, but I don’t feel it because …
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Fast Forward
A sip of water, a date. That’s how iftar, the traditional breaking of the fast during the holy month of Ramzan (Ramadan), is heralded. In Dubai this year, that simple …
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