Honest - Different Truths

May 4, 2017
Bina Pillai
Business, Relationship & Lifestyle

They sat Smiling: A Journey from under the Neem Tree to Supermarket

Bina profiles the success stories of two brothers, Nagesh and Suresh, and talks of their journey from under a Neem tree in Chembur, Mumbai, to metamorphosing into a supermarket...

April 24, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Wellness

Understanding Yamas and Niyamas, the first two Limbs of Patanjali Yoga

Our Yoga expert and Associate Editor, Navodita, discusses aspects of the first two limbs of the philosophic Yoga tree that Patanjali describes as Yamas and Niyamas. These two codes...

April 1, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

The Other Side of Silence: Documenting Oral History – I

Continuing with the literature on Indian Partition, Basudeb examines an important treatise, The Other Side of Silence, by Urvashi Butalia, in two parts. In the first part, he tells...

March 7, 2017
Alka Nigam
Gender, Special Feature

The New Women Poets

Women theorists agree that the literature of women depends on biological, social, psychological facts that govern her existence. In fact, if one is asked to name a single most characteristic feature...

March 4, 2017
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

From a Woman’s Heart

In this verse, Vatsala tells us what it means to be a woman. She talks of the heart of the fairer sex, searching what love means. A sensitive and sensuous...

January 16, 2017
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Despite Hearing Disability Kadar ekes out a Living Selling Socks

Life is not easy for 61-year old Kadar. Though he is neither sad nor depressed, asking about his hearing disability is a delicate task. He lost his hearing ability at...

December 29, 2016
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Sankhya Yoga – VI

In the sixth part, Nilanjana tells us few wonderful stories about the three sons of Brahma, who were asked to populate the world by the Creator. Here Narayana says how...

December 10, 2016
Amit Singh
Advocacy, Cover Story, Human Rights

The Right to Life, Liberty and Security: Has India Failed to keep its Human Rights Obligations?

The growing number of extra judicial killings, rampant discrimination against vulnerable groups, tribal and Adivasi, including minorities and legal immunity (of perpetrators) Custodial torture, inherent in daily police practice, still remains...

November 15, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Crime, Economy, Education & Career, Politics

Demonetisation: Commoners Face Unending Troubles but Where are the Deep Pockets!

Randomness seems to be inbuilt in our system. While the honest, pious middleclass, deposited huge amounts of money, collectively, standing in unending queues, those with loads of money were nowhere to...

May 16, 2016
Maya Khandelwal
Relationship & Lifestyle

The Power of Touch

Maya talks about the importance of touch in a married life. She reveals one of the most important secrets to a long and happy married life. It’s not just making...

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