OSWALD PEREIRA describes the gentle side of John Abraham, indisputably the actor with one of the most muscular bodies in Bollywood. John launched one of Oswald’s books in Mumbai As Bollywood blockbuster Pathaan continues to hit the headlines and Shah...
Writing about Mahaprabhu Jagannath’s mysterious Leelas, MANAS DAS describes the ritual of Navakalevara, the Lord’s energetic appearance in a dazzling new manifestation The entire worshipping mode of Mahaprabhu Jagannath is based on age-old Tantric rituals and the whole process is...
MANAS DAS’ effusive description of the glorious history and mystery of Mahaprabhu Jagannath will evoke joy and divinity within each one of us Mysterious are the ways of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, the Lord of Lords, the Param Brahma. When, how and...
Become light and beautiful inside to find peace and happiness this Christmas and in the New Year, says DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI While chatting with friends just before the Christmas and New Year break, we were discussing how to become beautiful by shedding...
RAKESH POPLI narrates his seven-day saga in hospital and the lessons he learned and relearned there Being a morning person, I usually get up quite early between 3.30 AM to 4.00 AM. But on October 18, this year, I was...
As DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI turns 80 today, she shares her secret of staying forever young and joyful It is said that you’re only as old as you feel. Well, I am only eighty, feeling very pretty, and I am in...
When you feel responsible for yourself and others, and practise empathy, you would have served the world well and truly, says MANAS DAS Swami Vivekananda once said: “They alone live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than...
SHAILAJA GANGULY recalls an interesting afternoon she spent with veteran actor Ashok Kumar that brings out a different facet of his personality Recently, on November 14, I chanced upon this picture in a long forgotten album. It prompted me to...
In these times of turbulence and religious intolerance, wouldn’t it be a good idea to learn more about different faiths, if not practice each one of them for a while in rotation, asks OSWALD PEREIRA By learning more about different...
