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Once a year my wife and I visit Switzerland where my son and his family live. It’s a very expensive country where a very basic meal for four in a restaurant can cost around ₹25,000 and a train journey of 200km around ₹10,000 per person. Of course, a part of this is because the Indian
Recently I came across a highly popular TV show in which some people were competing to cook something. The competition was about making a dish with two separate flavours in one dish. In India we call it fusion and in Gurgaon where I live, there is a restaurant that specialises in such dishes. Some of
Eight years ago, my daughter-in-law decided to get a dog. My son and she both work overseas but she wanted an Indian dog. So on one of their visits, she went to a dog shelter and picked out a puppy which, in due course, was taken to their home in Europe. But the dog could
Having lived in Delhi since 1958, I have watched with increasing dismay and despondency, the growth and proliferation of not just cars but also a new species of drivers, the government drivers. These are persons who drive vehicles owned or rented by the government. They have multiplied like rabbits and pose the same level of
Such joy scanning the shelves and buying books from the most amazing bookshop ever… in a city named for Roman
…with the sound of gunfire, the Inter-Continental Kabul is one place that offers a chance of survival… “… there was
They’re not comics, they’re a way of life. They show a way of living, according to Japanese and other fans.
Looking beyond ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’, particularly with regards to written texts. Where’s it coming from? What is it saying? Before
May we celebrate the 100th article for Wordsworld — strange but true! — with one of my all-time favourite authors?
An adult human head weighs approximately 5kg. This considerable weight is balanced on the smallest and most mobile part of the spine, the eight cervical vertebrae that make up the neck. By the age of five, a child’s head has already reached almost adult size and weight. From then onwards,
Most people regard cholesterol as a harmful fat that clogs blood vessels. It frequently makes headlines, and changing medical guidelines can be confusing. Should cholesterol be lowered? If so, to what level? The reality is that all of us have cholesterol in our blood. Cholesterol is an essential component of
With the government pushing for EV adoption, your next car is most likely to be a non-fossil fuel one. It is now abundantly clear that electric vehicles (EV) will be the mode of transport in the immediate future. If you have any doubts, then the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026
To protect the human species, we need to protect our entire ecosystem, including every plant and animal. Wildlife conservation doesn’t resonate with most people. We are increasingly aware of global warming and the need to preserve our forests, but saving our wildlife doesn’t receive the same level of attention. While
Grant Ennis, an environment expert from Monash University, while speaking on climate disinformation at a webinar I attended last month made a pertinent point. He said we keep using the expression “climate change,” which does not convey the real threat to our planet explicitly. Instead, he said, it would be
