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Change Must Come From Within For India's Muslim Community
Over the course of human history, one lesson that continually resonates is that societies and nations that grew stagnant were the first to fall. A bickering Rome crumbled under the might of Visigoths...
View ArticleFlashes Of Hope In An Annus Horribilis
Globally, 2015 was a year of uncertainty, anxiety, cruelty, bigotry, violence, terrorism, catastrophes, calamities and suffering. It seemed to be a year filled with madness, with many parts of the...
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Good Times Bad Times: Remembering 'Bonzo', The Man Who Gave Me Rock N' Roll
I love December, the month with all its good cheer and festivities, but on every 4th of that month, I cannot help but remember that this was the day that Led Zeppelin ceased to be, following the death...
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Lal Salaam To Comrade Bardhan: Memories Of An Anti-Khalistan Yatra In Punjab
Comrade AB Bardhan, former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), passed away on 2 January in New Delhi after prolonged illness. He was 92. My heartfelt lal salaam to him. He was a...
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Evening The Odds: Let's Drive Less, Let's Drive Smart
Photo Credit: Flickr Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? -- TS Eliot I am ashamed to confess...
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Does Google Photos Compress The Life Out Of Your Pics? Here's What Our...
Google Photos allows you to back up your images without interfering with your regular work flow or interrupting you. It is available across the platforms like iOS, Android and for your desktops and...
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Beyond Toilets: Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0
There is nothing glamorous about sanitation. Talking about faecal sludge can be something of a conversation stopper. This is where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission has been a game...
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Please, Cut Down That Tree: A Solution To Urban Chaos
"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink. "This lament of a mariner seems to aptly describe many trees I see in urban areas, especially Bangalore, the "Garden City". Bangalore has wonderful...
View Article6 Bollywood Films That Defied Expectations In 2015
The last year has been an interesting one for Indian cinema. There were some out and out commercial blockbusters, some hackneyed, unpalatable movies, and some brilliant films that helped keep the faith...
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Living With The Loss Of My Mother
I lost my mother in 2008, the evening after my convocation ceremony. I was suddenly told to come back home, leaving my life open in half-packed cartons. On the flight I hadn't yet understood that mum...
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The Perfect Death... And Finding The Perfect Life
Five years ago today, my life took a rather dramatic turn. I recounted that experience in a piece I wrote then titled "The Perfect Death". *** If you put aside everything leading up to the final...
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Behind The Magic Of Chhou Masks
West Bengal's Charida village in Baghmundi, Purulia district, is the back of beyond of the back of beyond. The landscape shifts and villages fly past looking clean, and clouds of lotuses bloom in clear...
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A Joint Coalition Force May Be The Only Way To Take Down ISIS
The coordinated terror attacks in Paris, believed to have been masterminded by ISIS, have claimed the lives of about 130 people so far, and the toll is expected to increase with many others being...
View ArticleHow An Insurance Company Inspired Me To Lose 8Kg In 4 Months
On the morning of 16 June, I got an email from a top insurance company that said it wouldn't be covering me as I was overweight and pre-diabetic. I was at a hotel in Dar es Salaam having hot coffee at...
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Podcast: Indian Feasts - When Food Becomes The Attraction
"We Indians are really good at feasting," says Vikram Doctor in this episode of The Real Food Podcast. The last few months for most of us in India are full of festivals and grand occasions. And, from...
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3 Lessons On Change Management From The Stories Of Alan Kurdi, Alexis Tsipras...
The past year was filled with stories and insights on passion, persistence, perseverance, the human spirit, leadership and more. Here, I want to focus on three events that gave us interesting lessons...
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How Real Men Celebrate The Year End, From Pala To Bournemouth
In the small south Indian town of Pala, where I spent much of my childhood, Christmas and New Year were celebrated to the hilt. All major holidays were. I don't know if things have changed since I left...
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Resolutions 2.0: Less Is More
We're fast approaching that time where gyms start to empty out again after the initial rush of "I will get my neighbours body". And this is the real time to reflect, after our resolve to do it all has...
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Why India's Demand For UN Tax Committee Holds The Key To Funding The Paris Deal
The Paris Agreement on climate change, adopted on 12 December 2015, is one of the landmark decisions of our time. It reflects a monumental triumph of international cooperation and global governance. As...
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Tea Parties And Terror Attacks: Why It's Time To Shift The Debate From...
I remember growing up in a different, more "normal" India. I was born in the late 1980s -- a time when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister of India, a time when cell phones and social media were still...
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