DR SANJAY TEOTIA explains what consciousness is and how it applies to our daily life Consciousness is our own unique way of processing information, rather than merely imbibing it in a way that won’t be meaningful or individuated for us....
Wealth is notional. For most of us who sleep comfortably at night, it is enough to have a roof over our heads, a comfortable bed to sleep on, and money for food and clothing, philosophises REENA SINGH My son often...
Joshimath’s cracks in 850 homes and establishments has given rise to the question: are the Gods angry with man’s disregard of our valuable natural resources, asks REENA SINGH If you have hit the fifties or sixties decade in your life,...
SEEMA MUNIZ wonders if we should allow ourselves to be ruled by Artificial Intelligence Our family time often consists of the three of us sitting in the living room in the thrall of cyber silence, bent over our smartphones. One...
While the communal warp and weft of several nations lies frayed and tattered, SEEMA MUNIZ outlines the daily pleasant exchanges she shares with a Muslim from her cosmopolitan neighbourhood It wasn’t an exchange really, but a one-way ferry, at least at...
Considering that all of us, each in his, her own way are parts of our own one, greater Being, SWAMI KRIYANANDA suggests 18 simple ways to live in harmony with each other The following suggestions will help you to recognize...
SHAILAJA GANGULY remembers the legendary singer MANNA DEY on his Punyatithi and recalls the very personal interaction she had with the warm-hearted singer on a couple of occasions If any psychic had told me that I will be Mrs. Manna...
SEEMA MUNIZ writes how a virus in her phone snatched away her gmail account. At first, she felt devastated, as if she had lost a part of her soul Teach us to care and not to care. Teach us to...
REENA SINGH laments that the pleasant memories of an India where people of all faiths lived happily together is fading away; instead, the ambience is one of discord There is ‘never a dull moment’ in our country today. I would...
In a world of outrage, you could overreact, misreact or underreact. NONA WALIA analyses underreacting, the new skill to be cultivated when everyone else overreacts On social media, daily outrage is the new trend. Everyone is in a constant...
VM SASIDHAR takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the ups and downs of retired life after four decades with a leading oil company As I was glancing through the newspaper, my wife handed over a cup of piping hot filter coffee....
We will become a more vibrant democracy if every Indian follows Kaka Baptista’s example and lives his ideals of true freedom and independence, says OSWALD PEREIRA Contrary to lies spread by mischievous elements, Christians have been an integral part of...
DR ANIL K RAJVANSHI fears that up to 30 per cent of our youth suffers from severe anxiety disorder. Can a combination of drugs and yoga reduce this, he questions I was a student at IIT Kanpur in the late...
MOHANJI says that people’s faith is what heals them First, believe there’s a possibility that with grace, things can change. In life, if you believe in something, it’ll work. What did Jesus say? Let your faith heal you. He never said, “I...
While it is good to live with the values learnt in your childhood, sometimes you have to break free, says RENU GULATI All of us are bound by rules and regulations we acquire from our family, society, culture and environment....
Rodents, toads and a rat snake send SEEMA MUNIZ and her family into a tizzy even as elsewhere in the country, the usual heat, political and communal cacophony raises its discordant head It passed noiselessly from our front yard. “Good,”...
The movie, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ with superstar Akshay Kumar in the lead role seems to be heading for a crash. The reason may be that our mature film audience is not likely to be influenced by films that may not really...
Composed and consciously shutting out the latent snobbery of her non-believer heart, SEEMA MUNIZ steps into the revered ancient interiors of the Meenakshi temple Two rock doves flutter above me to land on the monolithic buttress supporting the entrance. A...
