In early 1976 I got my first job. It was in a publishing house. I was appointed as what is now called a commissioning editor. My remit was economics and management. One important part of the job was to find authors who could write textbooks for undergraduates. This involved visiting universities all over India. It
Last month, after our trip to Japan, many people were curious to know what struck my wife and me the most about Japan. My wife is way too diplomatic to answer such direct questions. But I have no such inhibitions and quickly replied, “Speed breakers. There are none in Japan whereas here, even in a
Inconsiderate guests come in all ages, shapes and sizes. As you’ve done I’m sure, I too have seen my share of them over the last 70 years and decided to construct an ‘ Annoyance Index’. Just like how Prannoy Roy had constructed a misery index on NDTV, based on heat and humidity. The higher each
Have you ever been chased by a cow? I have. And believe me, it’s the most terrifying experience you can have. The year was 1976. I had gone to visit my sister at her government flat. Being a sarkari colony there were usually no animals lurking, crouching or wandering on the roads. My motorcycle was
Some scary portraits from real life, a request to bookstores, and looking forward to a new year of great books.
Be part of an extraordinary, immersive experience of living in harmony with nature, and observe the consequences of mindless development.
While we lament the demise of the sporting spirit, let us pace along with two mind-bending books for willing souls.
A travelogue-cum-memoir and a novel; both experiencing and evoking ideas of identity and otherness at this time in different ways,
A best-selling novel was caught up in a controversy regarding who has the right to tell whose story. Let’s start
Many people are dissatisfied with their body image. They frequently tell their physicians that they are “too fat” or that their “shape is wrong.” They usually hope, with medical help or a miracle, to lose weight from specific parts of the body, such as the thighs, hips, arms, or stomach.
Everyone knows that vitamins are essential for the healthy, efficient functioning of both the body and the mind. In the body, vitamins function as coenzymes and cofactors in the millions of chemical reactions that occur every second. Some people even take large or “megadose” amounts of vitamins in the hope
There is a saying: “You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Unfortunately, some individuals believe they have mastered the art of deception and think they can get away
We must adapt ourselves for the future and be resilient enough to face climate change. When you can’t reverse it, you must adapt to it. That is what the world has come to believe as climate change wreaks havoc and countries are pushed into standing up and recognising that something
Your e-waste can bridge an important gap and become a national asset. With geopolitics and tariffs impacting global supply chains, self-sufficiency has become the buzzword all over the world. Among the most discussed raw materials in India are rare minerals critical to our growth. These include lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare
