As the cricket season rages in Dubai, let us liken life to this popular sport. Play the game of life with caution, in God’s wonderful company if you want to save yourself from defeat, misery and agony say the BRAHMA...
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Can Anger Ever be Healthy?RENU GULATI analyses the negative emotion of anger, yet acknowledges that sometimes it is necessary to vent out Many of us give vent to our anger. It is described as a truly negative emotion which not only disturbs the mind...
Choosing the Right WishesWe should always be thoughtful about what we pray and wish for in life, because God is aware of all our acts, listens to all our prayers and rewards us at the right time, says MAMTA SEHGAL An old acquaintance...
Ramayana In Schools: Gospel of Unity and SecularismApart from being Lord, Ram was a righteous, honourable, supreme and perfect human, who was the harbinger of a secular state. If this is the message that students can imbibe from the Ramayana, the great epic might become the gospel...
Aryan Khan: Innocent Until Proven GuiltyThe golden principle of jurisprudence ― innocent until proven guilty ― should be applied to Aryan Khan; this principle applies to both the rich and the poor, says OSWALD PEREIRA Angulimala had killed 999 people and retained their little fingers...
Remembering the Forgotten BapuHARISH MOTWANI laments that he has forgotten Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and prays that he can make a fresh start in practising his teachings Dear Bapu, Most of the people around, including me, have forgotten you or your values ― in...
I See God In All CreationMAMTA SEHGAL feels and sees God in the wonders of his exquisite creations The plants, the trees, the clouds and the winds, the day, the night, the summer and the spring, sitting in solitude I ponder, how you have created...
Army Blues: Where Living Apart is a Way of LifePRIYA KHANNA, who grew up as an army kid eventually married an army man. She shares how the army wife copes with those long years of separation when her husband is posted at remote locations guarding the nation’s borders Being...
Spirituality is Not Like Instant CoffeeReiki healer and clinical hypnotherapist, DR KAITY CAMA tells us how we must think of a spiritual ideal, then contemplate upon it so that it becomes part of our subconscious mind To most people, spirituality seems far removed from their...
Kabuliwale, Tujhe Hua Kya?SEEMA MUNIZ researches some interesting facts that bind India and Afghanistan…and then wonders how the present chaos came about Despite the fact that since the seventh century, the sultanate of Afghanistan kept invading and mindlessly plundering India, an unfortunate pattern...
The Spirit of India’s IndependenceSHASHI DIP’s heart is infused with patriotism and gratitude towards her father and our brave freedom fighters, on this, our 75th Independence Day Ever since childhood, the environment in the house has been such that my heart has been steeped...
Be A WarriorDR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI tells us in verse what it takes to be a warrior A reminder to self…. Awful enemies we have so many Funny! that they reside inside you ‘n’ me Though they aren’t worth a single penny But...
Soul-Stirring BhopalRenowned singer and author JOE ALVARES pays a soul-stirring tribute to Bhopal, which is an exquisite blend of tradition and modernity A city shares a great relationship with its inhabitants; it stirs their soul, it inspires them, amazes them, befuddles...
The Good and the Bad of Pedestrianisation & UpgradationThe pedestrianisation of the historic Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi and the upgradation of Senapati Bapat Marg in Mumbai show contrasting priorities; one good and the other bad, says senior journalist VIDYADHAR DATE It is good to know that the...
The Game Covid Plays With Immune SystemsDR DEEPAK RANADE attempts to investigate the mystery of Covid infections and its inexplicable response in different individuals that whips up a Cytokine Storm in some, while blowing away like a harmless breeze over others Mankind is in the grip...
Online Education Evades Economically WeakREENA SINGH wonders what is happening to education in thousands of small schools catering to the children of the economically weaker sections of society who cannot afford quality education for their children Since almost 18 months, my house help’s children...
The Unforgettable Legend of Dilip Kumar ‘Khan’No one can ever take the place of the unforgettable legend, the emperor, Dilip Kumar ‘Khan’, says OSWALD PEREIRA, in a tribute to the actor, who died yesterday It was the summer of 1982. In the washroom of The Times...
Pandemic, Death and Rejuvenation of the SoulDeath is a traumatic and certain event of life and with the Covid-19 pandemic, it has brought it closer home to everyone. ANIL K RAJVANSHI attempts to explain the phenomenon of death in this article, condensed from a larger essay...