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The best way to defeat the coronavirus is with a united front. But till we do, laughter is our best medicine, and we should let Mr. Netto leave us in splits!

Unmasking COVID-19’s lighter side

Unmasking COVID-19’s lighter side

George Netto

November 2, 2020, 18:43IST

How did Bhutan become the pioneer of the Gross National Happiness Index? Perhaps life in the hills teaches you about ups and downs early enough to instil the value of sustainability and balance.

The pandemic urges us to rethink GDP as a benchmark

The pandemic urges us to rethink GDP as a benchmark

Saamdu Chetri

October 30, 2020, 10:12IST
Jagdish Rattanani

October 30, 2020, 10:12IST

We can’t all expect to be like Rafa. But we should all be giving it our best shot anyway.

The lesson we should take from Nadal for our own lives

The lesson we should take from Nadal for our own lives

Suhrith Parthasarathy

October 21, 2020, 21:08IST

Kamala Harris and her Chennai connection

A chance encounter with a ‘budding’ politician

A chance encounter with a ‘budding’ politician

Krishna Prasad

October 8, 2020, 11:31IST

How to be positive even when you are COVID-positive...

Celebrating COVID-19 positivity

Celebrating COVID-19 positivity

Ishwar Gilada

September 10, 2020, 23:58IST

Preferring to favour those whose interests are tied in with ours has always been the basis of most investment decisions — commercial or sentimental. How can we we avoid nepotism while keeping love?

'The Eternity of Nepotism'

'The Eternity of Nepotism'

Abhik Choudhury

September 7, 2020, 23:53IST

The forest is a sacred space, a nook in our hyper-urbanised world where Nature can still abound in its least artificial state. | G. Karthikeyan

The extinction of āraṇyasanskriti?

The extinction of āraṇyasanskriti?

Aseem Shrivastava

September 5, 2020, 21:47IST
Ishan Chauhan

September 5, 2020, 21:47IST

Imagine learning of Alexander Hamilton, federalist and treasurer, during the same year that the Central government was to renege on its monetary promise to its federal members?

Federalism — from Hamilton to Sitharaman

Federalism — from Hamilton to Sitharaman

P. Thiaga Rajan

September 5, 2020, 00:21IST

If you don’t have a Hindi background, you may need to be brought back down to the ground?

‘‘Are you Indian?’’

‘‘Are you Indian?’’

A. Gopinathan

August 31, 2020, 18:43IST

“So well has All the Year Round gone that it was yesterday able to repay me, with five per cent interest, all the money I advanced for its establishment (paper, print etc. all paid, down to the last number), and yet to leave a good £500 balance at the banker's!”

#Publishing paid Dickens

#Publishing paid Dickens

Karthik Venkatesh

August 29, 2020, 18:27IST

Somewhere along the line, doctors began to believe that their job involved prolonging life at all costs, even at the cost of inhumane suffering.

On pain, dying and suffering

On pain, dying and suffering

M.R. Rajagopal

August 24, 2020, 16:17IST
Jagdish Rattanani

August 24, 2020, 16:17IST

Nothing like a jig to free yourself from your woes.

Relieving the Coronavirus bogey with some Lockdown boogie

Relieving the Coronavirus bogey with some Lockdown boogie

Reem Khokhar

August 20, 2020, 14:47IST

Journalism is an essential service that is indispensable to democracy. Without paying customers, it withers and dies.

Investing in democracy — how can we fund journalism in order to save it?

Investing in democracy — how can we fund journalism in order to save it?

Shravan Bhat

August 18, 2020, 14:08IST

Even before the coronavirus showed us that a handshake could lead to a knotty health situation, the greeting has been a naughty slap on many an unsuspecting victim’s face.

Bye handshake, Hi ‘namaste’!

Bye handshake, Hi ‘namaste’!

George Netto

July 31, 2020, 23:43IST

“It is somewhat epiphanic that the quadragennial month of Uttam’s death falls bang in the middle of a globe-rummaging pandemic. As he rose in public reckoning in the mid-1950s, Uttam’s stardom emerged as the key figure around which the architectonics of Bengali popular cinema announced its re-organisation.”

Uttam Kumar and intimations of immortality

Uttam Kumar and intimations of immortality

Sayandeb Chowdhury

July 24, 2020, 19:50IST

To pay China back in its own coin, India should work on making money moves like China.

Why businesses invest in China

Why businesses invest in China

R. Gopalakrishnan

July 18, 2020, 13:58IST

The screens were distracting the kids. Now, the screens are saving lives. Eternal balance means good and bad are always swimming together.

The digital Yin to the COVID Yang

The digital Yin to the COVID Yang

Clyde Crasto

July 13, 2020, 22:09IST

What does all work and no workplace make Jack?

Work-from-home — India Inc’s ‘new normal’?

Work-from-home — India Inc’s ‘new normal’?

Abhinav Chakraborty

June 27, 2020, 11:55IST
Aditya Saroha

June 27, 2020, 11:55IST

Quarantine can verge on a form of isolation that teeters on a slippery slope towards alienation.

The ailment that is the human condition

The ailment that is the human condition

Errol D’Souza

June 24, 2020, 21:41IST

The whole point of human society is to ensure that none of its members go hungry or suffer inordinately. | PTI

The last train home

The last train home

Zia Hajeebhoy

June 18, 2020, 17:24IST

Inherent infectiousness varies based on population density, population structure, differences in contact rates across demographic groups, and intervention measures such as vaccination, social distancing, lockdowns, and quarantines.

Is herd immunity even a viable strategy for COVID-19?

Is herd immunity even a viable strategy for COVID-19?

Raksha Ramaswamy

June 11, 2020, 22:01IST

Nestled in the pristine lap of Nature. | Getty Images

Nature takes a deep breath, guarded by the coronavirus

Nature takes a deep breath, guarded by the coronavirus

Muddam Vijay Dixit Reddy

June 8, 2020, 11:19IST
Aseem Shrivastava

June 8, 2020, 11:19IST

The irony of our relationship with Nature is that we begin to appreciate it only when it puts a life threatening pandemic in front of us to distract us from our virtual reality.

The irony of the Corona moment

The irony of the Corona moment

Carla Ramos Cortés

June 4, 2020, 22:52IST

Not every crying baby is a crybaby. Not every tear-jerker is a jerk who brings you to tears. Only some.

A sobering take on sobbing

A sobering take on sobbing

George Netto

June 2, 2020, 16:30IST

Face of a tragedy: The photo of Rampukar Pandit weeping by a road in Delhi was widely shared across all media. | PTI

Lack of humanity will pull humanity apart

Lack of humanity will pull humanity apart

Nistula Hebbar

May 25, 2020, 20:54IST

Heavy and continuous downpour in Kolkata after cyclone Amphan struck the city, Kolkata, 20/05/2020

Landless Labourers

Landless Labourers

Jayshree Misra Tripathi

May 21, 2020, 01:01IST

Theatre thrives on the live energy conjured up at the performance venue. A theatre without an audience is like a theatre without an audience.

As theatres go dark, will the show go on?

As theatres go dark, will the show go on?

Akriti Sharma

May 20, 2020, 00:41IST
Jahnavi Nidumolu

May 20, 2020, 00:41IST

Nothing like a life-changing lockdown to make us understand the importance of cherishing and nurturing our loved ones.

Lifelessness in lockdown

Lifelessness in lockdown

Sanjeev Shukla

May 18, 2020, 22:16IST

Are you still in lockdown? How still?

Revelling in isolation — lessons from Mars and India

Revelling in isolation — lessons from Mars and India

Dennis Freischlad

May 13, 2020, 23:35IST

In the age of limbo, societies seem to suffer a deepening of existing fissures.

Big city life in COVID-19 times

Big city life in COVID-19 times

Ravi Anand Loknath

May 9, 2020, 21:56IST

More important than migrant workers reaching their homes is for the Indian healthcare system to spread its reach. | K. Murali Kumar

COVID-19 exposing urban-rural healthcare disparities in India

COVID-19 exposing urban-rural healthcare disparities in India

Raksha Ramaswamy

May 5, 2020, 20:22IST

The Indian grey mongoose is the most common species of mongoose found in our forests, open fields and around human settlements and, contrary to popular belief, is not a rodent.

Let’s not exterminate the exterminator

Let’s not exterminate the exterminator

George Netto

April 29, 2020, 22:52IST

Scrounging may be pathetic but it teaches such a valuable lesson about economy, frugality, and optimisation of resources.

Rethinking your waste generation during a pandemic

Rethinking your waste generation during a pandemic

Archita Suryanarayanan

April 27, 2020, 20:10IST

Indian cultures have used masks as symbols as well as totems for ages. | Pixabay

India, land of many masks

India, land of many masks

Nachiket Chanchani

April 25, 2020, 17:24IST

Our parents have fed us, along with mouthfuls of food, dollops of old-world wisdom that gains stark relevance in these times.

Raised for success in the COVID-19 world

Raised for success in the COVID-19 world

Nistula Hebbar

April 21, 2020, 21:32IST

The Communist and the Cowboy

The Communist and the Cowboy

Rahul Karmakar

April 20, 2020, 20:28IST

An empty Madrid road is a rare sight. | Angel Navarrete

Europe needs hope and generosity to battle COVID-19

Europe needs hope and generosity to battle COVID-19

Rajiv Narayan

April 17, 2020, 18:50IST

A crossroads is a great place for a rendezvous with a moral dilemma.

Moral dilemmas during a pandemic

Moral dilemmas during a pandemic

Mohamed Nazeer

April 16, 2020, 17:56IST

To be stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown is one thing. To be stuck in a place you consider home and be treated like a carrier of the virus is another awful thing. | S.S. Kumar

Locked down in a place of lessons

Locked down in a place of lessons

Dennis Freischlad

April 13, 2020, 19:20IST

If we showed a smidgen of the same urgency we have shown in our response to COVID-19 towards carbon emissions and habitat destruction, just imagine how much future danger we might skirt.

What the exponential growth of COVID-19 helps us learn about another blind spot or two

What the exponential growth of COVID-19 helps us learn about another blind spot or two

Chirag Dhara

April 9, 2020, 18:51IST

Sneaking some well-earned email-responding action in under screenglow is the dream of every working mother. | Pixabay

Travails of a working (from home) woman

Travails of a working (from home) woman

Geetha Venkataramanan

April 7, 2020, 20:39IST

Would it help people stay indoors if they realised that stepping out means drowning?

My home is my yellow submarine

My home is my yellow submarine

T.K. Rohit

April 1, 2020, 15:40IST

With great ignorance comes great prejudice.

What a viral blogpost tells us about China and India

What a viral blogpost tells us about China and India

Ananth Krishnan

March 30, 2020, 21:03IST

Who wouldn’t want to be stuck at home with their pets for company during quarantine?

Doggy Prattle | No time to be a social bug

Doggy Prattle | No time to be a social bug

Reem Khokhar

March 29, 2020, 22:59IST

How about a dose of sanity along with sanitation?

Can we use the lockdown to remodel social hierarchies?

Can we use the lockdown to remodel social hierarchies?

Nistula Hebbar

March 26, 2020, 19:56IST

Viruses have always been around to keep us on our toes. Every now and again, it might do us good to throw our minds back to keep our approach fresh.

Lessons from a virus past

Lessons from a virus past

Divya Sreedharan

March 20, 2020, 21:15IST

Nothing like a pandemic to realign our priorities and refresh our perspective on life

The different shades of Coronavirus

The different shades of Coronavirus

Sravanthi Challapalli

March 18, 2020, 19:37IST

New start: Jyotiraditya Scindia being welcomed by BJP chief J.P. Nadda.

Will the Gwalior Royal get his crown after all?

Will the Gwalior Royal get his crown after all?

Sandeep Phukan

March 12, 2020, 20:34IST

A mother works from home despite the distractions of her family.

Women who juggle baby and briefcase have their hands full

Women who juggle baby and briefcase have their hands full

Madhavi Ashok

March 10, 2020, 20:44IST

The Nilgiri tahr is found in its largest viable population in the Eravikulam National Park, one the last and safest refuges of the highly-endangered mountain goat.

The irresistible spell of Eravikulam

The irresistible spell of Eravikulam

George Netto

March 3, 2020, 21:30IST