Indian publishers should learn from young authors
The camaraderie is infectious. Their zest and spirit will put the top rugby team to shame. They back one another like there is no tomorrow. The world though labels them and their writing as irreverent. Irreverent they are, but only about the [...]
A tale from Long Long Ago
If Karunya wants to borrow books, she switches on her computer, presses a few buttons and makes a wish! The books will reach her the very evening.
Once upon a time, she would have had to travel all the way to the lending library. Not any more, [...]
Five life lessons my driver taught me
Sometimes, the biggest lessons in life come from very unlikely sources.
He is 58 years old, bespectacled with distinguished silver grey hair. He’s spent 25 years working for one of India’s most respected corporate houses. I have [...]
Undocumented language found hidden in India
A “hidden” language spoken by only about 1,000 people has been discovered in the remote northeast corner of India by researchers who at first thought they were documenting a dialect of the Aka culture, a tribal community in the foothills [...]
Traditional art of letter writing ‘dying out’ among kids
A survey has found that the traditional art of letter writing is fast dying out among children, as they turn to email, text messages and social networking websites, to communicate.
The survey showed that one-in-ten schoolchildren have never [...]
It happens only in India
If you are a social butterfly and frequent parties and get-togethers in India, you would have definitely heard, “What is your good name?”. A direct translation of the Hindi phrase, “shubh naam” might confuse non-Indians [...]
Individual versus the Society
A commonly highlighted predicament faced by individuals from our society is that individuals are capable of achieving many positive accomplishments as well as scaling newer heights, but the ’system’ does not allow any such growth. The [...]
आधुनिकता
गिलाश तो मेरे हाथ में भी था; किंतु उन्होंने अपना गिलास पेपर-नैपकिन से ढँक रखा था, जैसे छोटे बच्चें [...]
Terrorists Everywhere!
These days, talking about terrorism and terrorists is our favorite pastime for drawing room debaters. Lets examine who is terrorist and what is terrorism.Its just another kind of ISM in the same way as most religion/social and political ISMs. [...]
Indian Democracy (Satire)
Once upon a time, all people of a country thought that they had reached a level of civilization where they needed a self rule.
And then, they decided to implement democracy in that country. Immediately a committee was formed and within 3 years, [...]
