While running my dad's interior designing firm many years ago, I was called to the house of a potential customer who wanted to do up his place. I sat with a design book in hand and waited to begin my presentati

There was a knock on my door. Outside I found two busy looking individuals, “We are engineers, we’ve come to do a structural audit of your flat sir!” said one of them.“That’s wonderful!” I said, “

Even as we discussed the Karnataka rapes yesterday and how women are being made to look weak because of insecure men, begs the question, should women wait for men to become confident, before they can walk into

This is not about one woman shouting ‘rape’ but hundreds coming out and screaming of the atrocities by the Deva Gowda family!Ever wondered where it started?Well, not in the politician’s home or through hi

A few years back many learned pundits tried to analyze and  find out why Hillary Clinton lost the election when she stood against Trump. Just before the results, every exit poll, news channel and publicati

So often our success is because of the hard work of a mother, father, elder brother or sister, or a wife or husband. Sometimes we forget, and tell the world we are self-made people, but today on her birthday I

N ArheDespite the prohibition statute, a concerning number of young people continue to die because of alcohol-related complications.During our Easter Sunday outing, we made a brief stop on the outskirts of Kohi

At JFK in New York he stood in line like everybody else.Getting into the aircraft, he moved aside to let a lady pass, even giving her a courteous nod.At Paris, he arrived late and found the line to India length

We hear of accidents happening because a car, bus or truck went out of control right? Maybe brakes failed, or too high a speed or a sudden pothole! But when men and women go out of control, all we can cry out i

Trinav Prasad Talukdar“It’ll be cleaned by tomorrow.”Heard this phrase often? Said it often?  Chances are, if you live in India like I do, you are quite familiar with this saying in your own language

There are so many religious leaders today, who have huge followings, but quite often what is missing from their lives and from their teachings is compassion.I have seen religious leaders, so good with their ser

In a little while, as soon as election results are announced, political floor crossing and horse trading will start and I envisioned myself a waiter in one of the resorts that our elected representatives will s

It was at my cousin’s office years ago that I met him. He was, according to my cousin, a star salesman, “Hear him Bob,” said my cousin, “He has the gift of the gab!” Which meant he could talk fast and

Chuba Yimchunger Signal Angami, Dimapur Since the early 19th century, Nagas have wholeheartedly embraced Christianity, leading to its deep integration into Naga society, influencing culture, governanc

Life’s problems aren’t as complicated as we make them out to be. Most have very simple solutions:A large truck attempting to go through a railway underpass found itself stuck between the road and the girder

It was just the other day I was really enjoying the morning, looking at the different greens, imbibing the monsoon smells of rain filled earth, when the gardener beckoned me, and handed a flower which had the m

Say what you want, but I feel there’s something that’s slowly making an impact on India, one that is making the ruling party afraid, and that is love! Yes, Rahul Gandhi, instead of returning bitter speech w

As I see the stupid flyover rebuilt in Andheri, in Mumbai, which is six feet higher than one of the arms leading to Juhu, and hear the ridicule the government has to face over it, I am also reminded of the time

“Miss,” says the little fellow running after his class teacher, “He called me a bad word!”The wise teacher looks at her young student, “And what did you do to provoke him to say that?”No, I’m not

All over the world people look at their computer screens waiting for Ransomware or some cyber terrorware to pop out and devour them and their computers. In a home one evening, a father looked at his two childre