This is a flight of fancy. And we are going to need more than a little bit of conjuring to weather out this storm. We are at a crossroads and can but...

Over the last few weeks, the world has been facing the wrath and fury of Mother Nature, battling unforeseen floods, unseasonal bouts of rain & snow,...

Things are terrible for the hospitality industry. I am not talking star hotels alone, for smaller ones have been hit hard too. And things won’t get...

The last 18 months have been tough in terms of rising fuel and LPG prices. We got a break for a month. Now it is back, betraying the callousness with...

We each have our innate personal beliefs and devices, a divine faith that helps us wade through crises. These provide us with inner strength, helping...

Simply watching a train trundle or rumble by has a strange power over me, one that morphs time and makes me smile. What seems like a complete eternity...

It used to be such fun as a little one, running around, playing as much cricket and football as I did ice-spice, skipping ropes and roaming life’s...

Over a year ago, Sushant Singh Rajput was maligned by news channels after his passing. But the real demise has been that of India’s media, which has...

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has had us worried about our today and tomorrow for well over a year, did something good too; it taught me things even at...

The last 15 months have been tough as nails, with the Coronavirus pandemic nipping away at our health (both mental and physical), finances and society...

I have two dogs and two cats. And much more than discerning humans, animals can smell fear. They can sense worry. I am okay with that, for I am...

The authorities are now announcing that they will provide foodgrain and rations to 81 crore needy Indians for the rest of the year. That’s nice, but...