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When Healthcare Makes It Harder To Heal
Health is an enigma. Getting the right healthcare support is an even bigger one. According to the WHO, "Patient safety is a serious global public health issue. Hospital infections affect 14 out of...
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Heat, Meat And The Truth About Your Local Butcher
Everybody in India has seen the ubiquitous meat shops with carcasses of goats hanging in the open, the butcher cutting off pieces for customers, and flies swarming all over. Let's not forget the yummy...
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Public Places For Private Pleasures
I've spent a good amount of time in rural India. Part of the maddening routine I had to endure was the daily walks I'd take from the farm to the village. On the final stretch, just before entering the...
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Let's Stop Dragging Mothers, Daughters And Sisters Into Every Conflict
From very early on in my childhood, I have memories of Indian men invoking the character of their adversaries' women--usually mothers, daughters, sisters--to settle scores. Through the palms my parents...
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12 Eye-Opening Experiences To Try In Delhi-NCR Before Your Kid Turns 12
By Tina Chadha You don't need to take a fancy vacation to make new discoveries or have fun. There are plenty of wonders in your own backyard, just waiting to be found. Delhi, the sprawling mega-city we...
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9 Reasons Why Haresh Chawla Is Dead Wrong About Flipkart
The Indian startup world was abuzz yesterday about a blog post by Haresh Chawla--"Saving Private Flipkart"-- outlining what he saw as problems with Flipkart, and proferring advice on how it could...
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5 Ways I Teach My Kids Healthy Habits In An Unhealthy World
Let's face it, the world today isn't exactly what you could call healthy. Thanks to technology, people are moving a lot less. Almost everything, from purchasing groceries to catching up with friends...
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Gurus, Money And The Laws For Doing Business
In my column "Without Contempt" in Business Standard, I wrote about the disconnect between the business regulatory framework in India and what businesses actually need for growth and success. I placed...
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Stop Thinking About Sustainability
In any given moment, we put at the forefront of our awareness--consciously or unconsciously-- that which we have deemed most important. They are not always the things that are the best for us, our...
View ArticleEk Do Teen... Zumba
If you were in your awkward teens during the late 90s, you might have witnessed India's aerobics revolution. The then-exciting TV shopping phenomenon inspired a lot of middle class homes to invest in...
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Overcoming Roadblocks On The Path To Smart Cities
There can be no two opinions about our Prime Minister's intentions of converting India into an economic powerhouse. The announcement of the Smart Cities Mission is a step in that direction--if executed...
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The Government Can Handle Drought A Lot Better. Here's How
India is a country of extreme weather, where droughts and floods can occur simultaneously in different regions. Having said so, the intensity of damage caused by them can be massively avoided with...
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The Big Turn Off: How To Have A Digital Detox Vacation
I was recently on Kangaroo Island enjoying a much-needed vacation and came back surprisingly relaxed and refreshed. It was quite the contrast to my time-off in Singapore, where I work. I was trying to...
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Here's How Some Karnataka Farmers Are Defeating The Drought
Life-saving man-made farm pond in Navalgund Taluk, Karnataka Parched land, dried up wells, dying crops and a growing thirst...with the worst drought in decades hitting them hard, it is difficult to...
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This Is What's Seriously Wrong With The Debate On Salman As Olympic Ambassador
Does it matter what Dipa Karmakar's preparation plans are to win an Olympic medal? No. Is it important to check with the Indian Olympic Association what support rower Dattu Bhokanal needs before Rio?...
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Choosing To Live In A Muslim 'Ghetto'
When Vishank Singh took admission in Jamia Millia Islamia, he realized it would take him two hours to reach the campus from his present address in north Delhi. It, therefore, made sense for him to...
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How Butter Chicken And Daal Literally Saved My Life
There are lots of people who will say that food saved their life. However, I can genuinely say that this meal that I prepared tonight was an exact replica of one I cooked almost a decade ago that...
View ArticleForget Pollution, The Odd-Even Idea Could Save Taxpayers Money And Change India
The odd-even car rationing scheme, introduced by Delhi's AAP government in the first fortnight of January this year to reduce pollution, is considered to be one of the most progressive public policy...
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A Unified Medical Entrance Is A Great Idea But It Might Not Stick
As I watched a briefer than brief discussion on the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) judgement in a TV show, I was struck by the opposition to a single common entrance exam for undergraduate...
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My Kolkata Nightmare: Is There No Escape For Women Trapped In The 'Syndicate...
As Kolkata goes to the polls, there's an image I'm going to carry with me when I cast my vote. It's that of my 70-year-old mother, who for six days, in pouring rain (as this was in the middle of the...
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