Editorial

Need and want

It’s been over a year since I read an interesting story in Time magazine about “The minimalists”. And the story has stayed with me since. The story was about people who say they live more consciously and meaningfully. So the focus is less on material possessions and more on the important thi...

Foreign Despatches

THE PIGS MIGHT JUST FLY

Difficult to believe, but Donald Trump seems to be on track to become US president. A MAN IN New York City stands in a corner at a busy street intersection wearing a T-shirt that reads “If you give me $1, I won’t vote for Trump.” He makes quite a few bucks every day. Amusing, but it gives ...

Cover Story

PLAYING BY HEART

Be it her music, background, views or take on life, you can’t box Anoushka Shankar. The musician remains relevant with changing times and continues to reinvent herself while remaining vocal about causes that stir her soul. Increasingly, I find that labels don’t matter. I am just me. I have a he...

Tech Talk

Made for moments

Happy clicking with the new Nikon D5200 DSLR camera. With the festive season around the corner, it makes good visual sense to capture these images for posterity. It is true that with smartphones that have decent quality cameras, we can capture that quick image. But if you are looking for a better...

Platform 1

GANDHI AS I UNDERSTOOD

October 2 is the Mahatma’s birthday, It is time to remember him and what he said. ON AUGUST 15, 1947, the headlines of the Bombay (now Mumbai ) Edition of The Times of India read “Birth of India’s freedom”. On the same cover page a small box had also intoned “Mr Gandhi to fast today”....

Finance

PUTTING THE RIGHT FOOT FORWARD

The first couple of meetings of the GST Council gives hope that the new tax regime may be in place by 1 April 2017. The Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to be implemented from 1 April 2017, is looking like on its course for a timely enforcement with the GST Council showing signs of maturity a...

Mind Body

To glow with health

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DUMP YOUR FITNESS PLANS THIS DIWALI; YOU JUST NEED TO TWEAK THEM. Keeping trim during Diwali would seem to be a paradox because mithai and Diwali go hand-in-hand. You exchange sweets as gifts and they certainly aren't low in calories. Keeping fit is also difficult because shop...

Looking Back

THE STORY OF A WORDSMITH

Just like his films and lyrics, Bollywood veteran Akhtar has had a well-rounded life, peppered with moments laced with all the makings of one of his blockbusters “Lamha lamha kisi jadu ka fasana hoga...” wrote eminent poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar about his son when he was born, giving J...

Platform 2

SPECIAL TREAT AT THE PARALYMPICS

India’s team at the Paralympic Games this year not only gave pleasant surprises, it also put into spotlight how much need to be done to encourage promising para-athletes in the country. THE WORD “Paralympic” originates from the Greek preposition “para” (beside or alongside) together wit...

Issue

AN EYE FOR AN EYE...

WILL MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND. OR IS IT REALLY TIME TO TEACH THE BULLY A LESSON? SUDHIR AHUJA // ‘Do not lament the death of warriors killed in the battlefield As those who sacrifice their lives in war are honoured in heaven.’ First off, my heartfelt condolences to the families of all the so...

Good Karma

TOWARDS HOLISTIC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Essar Foundation’s social development efforts have been directed towards creating shared value, where the various communities have grown alongside Essar’s business Prosperity is best achieved in an inclusive society and adopting responsible practices and processes can make all the difference ...

Creative

THE NATURE WARRIOR

With more than 300 awards including three Green Oscars, Mike Pandey is undoubtedly one of the greatest wildlife and environment filmmakers of India. His works revolve around spreading awareness about biodiversity and species conservation Sitting in River Bank studio office in a plush colony in sout...

Reading Room

Beyond feminism and patriarchy

Volga’s The Liberation of Sita talks about how patriarchy harms not only women, but also assigns set roles for men, thus shackling them as well. VOLGA’s, The Liberation of Sita is a feminist look at Sita via minor female characters in the Ramayana. It says so right there in the blurb at the bac...

HitchHiker

WILLKOMMEN OKTOBERFEST

HOSTING 6 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR, WORLD’S LARGEST FOLK FESTIVAL, OKTOBERFEST IS THE BIGGEST BEER FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. STAG WEEKEND IN OKTOBERFEST HAS PROVEN VERY POPULAR Held annually in a meadow just outside thecity centre, Munich is the home for Oktoberfest, and this major German city has so m...

Garnish

THE BEST GIFTS THIS DIWALI

You will find it hard to resist gift hampers for friends and family by Radisson Blu MBD, Noida The excitement starts way before Diwali does. After all, how can you miss being caught in the festivities that start with shops displaying their best collections, people shopping for themselves, family ...