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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

Calling out stereotyping isn’t a finger-pointing exercise. Ok, yes, it is, but if it helps us find the missing piece, the heart of unprejudiced humanity, isn’t it a dirty game worth playing?

Never Too Cool For School | Pride and prejudice

Never Too Cool For School | Pride and prejudice

Vyasa Shastry

February 29, 2020, 16:35IST

Let us not bail on the 5-day Test just because we are stumped about how to grow Test cricket.

The fantasy and folly of 4-day Tests

The fantasy and folly of 4-day Tests

PaajivsPunter

February 21, 2020, 20:52IST

Writing is a full-time job for writers. But even they could use a break just to inhale new life experiences. | Pixabay

Diary of a Little Woman | A break brings forth fresh life

Diary of a Little Woman | A break brings forth fresh life

Shilpa Krishnan

February 19, 2020, 19:13IST

“Geralt in the books is much chattier while Geralt in the show replies with a few gruff words (comprising mainly of ‘Hmms’ and ‘****s’!) In appearance, he’s much more muscular while in the book he is lanky with an unpleasant and often frightening appearance.”

‘Toss a coin to your Witcher, O Valley of Plenty’

‘Toss a coin to your Witcher, O Valley of Plenty’

Rudraa Abirami Sudarshan

February 17, 2020, 16:12IST

You don’t need a catchpole to capture a dog’s vote at the polls. | AP

Doggy Prattle | Time to get bit by the karo-na-virus

Doggy Prattle | Time to get bit by the karo-na-virus

Reem Khokhar

February 14, 2020, 21:18IST

In front of a generation’s eyes, the saree has morphed from an everyday attire into an exotic fancy wear reserved for special occasions. | Prasanta Sahoo / Pixabay

The drape that will never turn drab

The drape that will never turn drab

Siddharth Naivaruni

February 11, 2020, 20:47IST

If our phone were a child, it would really be enjoying the game of peek-a-boo we are constantly playing with it. | Pixabay

My phone and I, we ride or die

My phone and I, we ride or die

Ankita Anand

February 7, 2020, 20:19IST

The black-napped hare can freeze as well as kick up dust at 80 kmph when it senses danger from predators or hunters. | Wikipedia

Hare today, hopefully not gone tomorrow

Hare today, hopefully not gone tomorrow

George Netto

February 4, 2020, 19:20IST

“The enthusism about San Fermín was already big among the locals; Hemingway made it universal.”

When Jallikattu wished it were one of Hemingway’s muses

When Jallikattu wished it were one of Hemingway’s muses

Atanu Biswas

January 31, 2020, 21:11IST

Nothing unites rivals like the emergence of a David from among them to stand up to their shared Goliath. | The Hindu Archives

Bully of my bully is my friend

Bully of my bully is my friend

Shravan Bhat

January 29, 2020, 19:38IST

As society struggles to continue on the path of inclusivity, should cinema be retelling stories whose values belong to bygone eras? On the other hand, should they be wiped from collective memory altogether?

The curious connection between the idea of a Republic and the hoary film franchise of Tarzan

The curious connection between the idea of a Republic and the hoary film franchise of Tarzan

Rahul Karmakar

January 27, 2020, 20:25IST

True experts have muscle mass built by training and experience. Armchair experts have a home wifi connection and a false sense of knowledgeability.

Expertise is dead, long live Professor Google

Expertise is dead, long live Professor Google

Vishesh Kashyap

January 20, 2020, 17:51IST

Bargaining is an inelegant waltz — or tango, if you will — in which the dancer who sticks to his own judgment will probably walk away feeling like he has got value for his money.

Never Too Cool For School | Drop anchor at the right creek

Never Too Cool For School | Drop anchor at the right creek

Vyasa Shastry

January 13, 2020, 20:54IST