The heteronormative assumptions of our contemporary society idolise a binary gender identity and a heterosexual orientation often aligned with the person’s biological sex. These assumptions make it clear that if you are biologically a female, you must identify and behave...

She is not a rich farmer and earns a modest Rs three lakhs per year from her vegetable produce on a seven-acre plot of land. But she has a heart of gold. She is Chhayarani Sahu, a 57-year-old farmer living...

I believe there is no hell. If God is in heaven and He created the earth, so good and beautiful, then where did hell spring from? God created man and woman in His own image, to live, love and cherish...

Singing and music take you to higher states of awareness. The creativity that you express in your singing and music is a manifestation of divine energy, which inspires you to express words and feelings in extraordinary ways. The divine communicates...

I was born in a Christian family and lived in a village called Kolbad in Thana, now Thane. The Christian families lived in the centre of the village, in a cluster, with houses in narrow lanes at handshaking distance. Non-Christians...

People — ordinary, everyday people all over the world — willingly open their hearts and their wallets to fill up the donation boxes at thousands of shrines, mosques, temples and churches, day after day. A few of the world’s richest...

In today’s competitive world, what’s the best path to success at the workplace?Sakama karma or self-centred action may seem to be practical for those aspiring to instantly beat the competition, but it may also end up to be a case of...