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Wardrobe function

A person’s apparel is part of non-verbal communication and has social significance

Rethinking resolutions

Vector Elephant

Fable of Padayappa

George N. Netto A wild elephant that frequents Munnar

Illustration of a traditionally dressed Indian snake charmer with snake

Days of the snake charmer

Sujith Sandur As soon as the lid was open, a hissing snake would appear with its hood.

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Wardrobe function

Himani Datar A person’s apparel is part of non-verbal communication and has social significance

Rethinking resolutions

Divya Venkattu New Year and new determinations do not often go as planned

Vector Elephant

Fable of Padayappa

George N. Netto A wild elephant that frequents Munnar

Illustration of a traditionally dressed Indian snake charmer with snake

Days of the snake charmer

As soon as the lid was open, a hissing snake would appear with its hood.

A new wrinkle

Vivek K. Agnihotri

I have a creeping suspicion that the healthcare industry secretly prays all the time for human beings to have a long life, for some very good economic

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A testing experience

Learning agriculture

Living to learn

For the love of language

Days of the snake charmer

Rethinking resolutions

Fable of Padayappa

A wild elephant that frequents Munnar

Wardrobe function

A person’s apparel is part of non-verbal communication and has social significance

Bicycle times

Raleigh deserved all my attention — daily cleaning, wax shine, and a prime place in garage

Colours, flavours, meanings

All approvals come with fulsome smiles and all disapprovals turn into mere pretension of a smile

Changing arranged marriage

Today’s parents are more like facilitators, maintaining a respectful distance and enabling their children to determine their own future

In splits

Laughter will make you forget the tension or at least to ease it out

A new wrinkle

I have a creeping suspicion that the healthcare industry secretly prays all the time for human beings to have a long life, for some very good economic

Reunion after 50 years

We were meeting after a gap of 50 years, the alumni of a Bengaluru co-ed school. The excitement was palpable. It had all started off when four

Ode to the big tent

The grand finale was the trapeze, acrobats swinging from one end to other

The extra mile

New technologies, platforms or services always come with some humorous stories

Of virtual concerts

As a true rasika of music, I have accepted the ‘new normal’ and it suits me well

Heroic stand of a young Grenadier

Prasanna Rao died fighting at his post in the 1962 war

In the pink

Regular food habits and sleep are more important than diet and fitness fads

The lives of fairies

We live in the times wherein what the majority believes in becomes the truth by default

God and Santa

Come to think of it, impressing kids or adults may not be a big deal

Opening gambits

As in chess, so in medicine too — the initial move is unknown

Sepia-tinted memories

How will it be if your photo gets published in a magazine?

Absent-minded? Forget it

Why carry around the burden of unpleasant remembrances or guilt?

Surprising nostalgia

Incredible as it may sound, even harsh army routines could turn nostalgic when a soldier retires

Platform tales

Gone are the days when people used to visit railway stations to breathe fresh air and sit under big banyan trees

Festive memories

To us, Christmas meant festive mood, many colours, gifts, greeting cards and noisy camaraderie

Humane act

Feeding hungry animals offers multiple benefits, including closely watching their behaviour

Christmas in good old Madras

The festive spirit would fill the air, with frantic shopping and carols played and replayed in our old tape recorder

Have you had a kindness shown?

The dialogue reminded me of my father who developed dementia later in life.

Mumbai’s mangroves: a world in itself

A bulwark against future shocks

The language question

English should remain a medium of instruction, as it connects us with one another and the world

Tomorrow never comes

Spare some time for your interests. Don’t wait for a later time

Freedom of women

Are women not born free just like men? Why do their freedom requires approval from fathers or husbands?

Intellectuality and morality

It is incomprehensible that people who are intellectually so rich are extremely poor in the domain of morality

Beyond the hard numbers

Often during Census, enumeration enters the realm of the intangible and the unexpected

Women and sustainability

A sustainable future calls for a systematic dismantling of the current order of under-representation of women in the fields of energy, transport and more

Charging points

With the ferocity of the pandemic calming down a bit and a number of relaxations to the lockdown, I wanted to use the opportunity before the predicted

We, the screen writers

Text messaging has given us a whimsical flexibility at the cost of English language

Unmasking negligence

Unbelievably, there are still many who don’t care to follow the most basic precautions to minimise the spread of the virus

How to be a good administrator

Being humane in dealing with people working in the organisation should be on the top of the list

Sombre memories of 1971 war

While victory is a cause for national jubilation, it is also a source of personal sorrows and tragedies

Roman holiday

This at last was the legendary Trevi Fountain. But on first sight, it did not look as romantic as in the movies!

Another helicopter crash

Let a committee consisting of a senior General from the Army, an officer of Air Vice Marshal rank from the Air Force and the National Security Adviser inquire into the Coonoor accident

Goodness by the ladle

Curd rice’s appeal is in its simplicity. All you need is rice and curd and a filling meal is ready

Pursuit of sustainability

Sustainability needs to be a habit rather than a project.

Making life’s choices

More the choices we can make, the more entitled we are

Idioms and idiocies

How words go into the realm of the unexpected and still lend meaning

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