August 19, 2024, 3:18 PM IST
“The season of rain approaches, my love, like a king, his royal cavalcade in full ceremonial procession, dark clouds – his war elephants in their rutting season, glowing flashes of lightning – his tapering victory…
August 19, 2024, 3:18 PM IST
August 19, 2024, 3:04 PM IST
Photography, at its core, is a visual language. It’s a conversation between light, subject, and the artist behind the lens. But what if we told you there’s a hidden melody within every frame, a silent…
August 19, 2024, 3:04 PM IST
August 19, 2024, 12:43 PM IST
The UN designates August 19 as World Humanitarian Day. As we pay tribute to the innumerable selfless humanitarians who save people in times of need and conflict, let us also examine whether the emotions that…
August 19, 2024, 12:43 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 2:55 PM IST
Deafness in my paternal family was inherited. I call it my “inheritance of loss”. But today, it’s not my life that I want to talk about. I’d rather draw your attention to the stigma around…
August 18, 2024, 2:55 PM IST
August 18, 2024, 12:57 PM IST
Nearly two out of three people in the U.S. don’t get sufficient sleep, significantly impacting their health. One-third of people sleep six hours or less, double the rate from 50 years ago. The CDC recognizes…
August 18, 2024, 12:57 PM IST
August 17, 2024, 7:24 AM IST
Describing his first spiritual experience Sri Aurobindo said silence was his ‘first positive spiritual experience’ which made the rest of his sadhana possible. He upheld that ‘in silence is wisdom’. Wisdom – true knowledge is…
August 17, 2024, 7:24 AM IST
August 14, 2024, 12:54 PM IST
Independence Day in India 1947, and my mind goes back to my parents telling me that everyone wanted to read the newspaper in Malayalam in Kerala ( Changanacherry and Champakulam) and in the vernacular in different…
August 14, 2024, 12:54 PM IST
August 13, 2024, 4:08 PM IST
In a world riven by differences, we often forget the underlying unity of everything. Yet that is what the Sufi mystics have emphasized upon. When the mystics celebrate love, they celebrate Ishq e Haqeeqi, the…
August 13, 2024, 4:08 PM IST
August 11, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Amid a backdrop of icy grey acacia trees, four elephants stood in a trance. A female recognisable by the geometric planes of her head and three bull elephants. Perched on the bouncing seats of a…
August 11, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
August 9, 2024, 10:20 PM IST
In our quest for success and fulfillment, we often overlook the fundamental skills that can truly make a difference. Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking to improve, here are seven simple skills to…
August 9, 2024, 10:20 PM IST
August 9, 2024, 10:11 PM IST
Frontline workers and grassroots organisations routinely collect data but lack the resources to analyse and put it to use. Why is this a problem, and what can be done to address it? As development practitioners,…
August 9, 2024, 10:11 PM IST
August 8, 2024, 12:26 PM IST
The month of August and Sotheby’s celebrate Indian Modern Masters on 10th and 11th at Mumbai. Over £4 million (over 42 crores) of rare South Asian artworks, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries, will be on…
August 8, 2024, 12:26 PM IST
August 7, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
-By Pulkit Sharma Who am I? If we ask ourselves this question, multiple answers might pop up: a man, a woman, or a transgender; a traditionalist or a modernist; a believer or an atheist; an…
August 7, 2024, 8:29 AM IST
August 6, 2024, 1:05 PM IST
After experimenting with various meditation techniques for years, I reached a point where I would become irritated if someone suggested closing my eyes, straightening my back and taking a deep breath. However, everything changed when…
August 6, 2024, 1:05 PM IST
August 4, 2024, 8:50 AM IST
In many cultures, it is believed that demons (negative tendencies) within us drive us to do wrong and evil. Navratri is a nine-day period dedicated to fighting and defeating these inner demons. This is exemplified…
August 4, 2024, 8:50 AM IST
August 3, 2024, 11:06 PM IST
Every year around this time, little sparrows seek a place to lay their eggs and fill the small opening in the ceiling on my terrace with bits of hay, straw, and strips of cloth. This…
August 3, 2024, 11:06 PM IST
August 3, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
For Tagore lovers, pocheshe boishakh, his birth anniversary in May, is an important day in the Bengali calendar, another being his death anniversary in August, baishe srabon. A renowned humanitarian, Tagore’s work can be considered…
August 3, 2024, 4:11 PM IST
August 1, 2024, 3:22 PM IST
It is the process of life to be dependent. This is the paradox of life – you are first taught to look outside for validation and love and then later told, that is not how…
August 1, 2024, 3:22 PM IST
July 31, 2024, 3:41 PM IST
We often perceive our environments through the lens of sight, – the colours, shapes, and textures that surround us. Yet, the world is also a rich auditory landscape, a complex canvas painted with the sounds…
July 31, 2024, 3:41 PM IST
July 30, 2024, 3:54 PM IST
Even without smartphones, I never felt bored in the college hostel. Weekends gave us plenty of free time, which we spent on activities that might seem ‘unproductive’ by today’s standards. Once, we couldn’t agree on…
July 30, 2024, 3:54 PM IST
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