“Struggle.” For some, it’s standing in ration queues for hours. For others, it’s missing out on Harvard because your parents couldn’t afford it. Recently, Nita Ambani revealed at the Harvard India Conference that she once dreamed of studying there but couldn’t because her family couldn’t afford it. Years later, she...
It was a rainy evening in Thrissur. Faseela, 23, pregnant and hopeful, sent her mother a last message: “I’m going to die, or they will kill me.” Hours later, she was gone. Her husband and mother-in-law, now behind bars, had been harassing her for more dowry. Instead of baby clothes,...
In a world where we’re racing toward AI, space tourism, and self-driving cars, it’s almost laughable that we’ve forgotten something as basic as manners. Yes, manners—the old-fashioned, no-download-required, free-of-charge upgrade to being a decent human being. And yet, walk into any mall, café, or schoolyard today, and you’ll notice it:...
Every year, Ganesh Chaturthi fills our streets with chants, colors, sweets, and grand processions. We welcome Ganesha, the beloved elephant-headed deity, as the remover of obstacles. But somewhere between the sugar-coated modaks and Instagram-worthy pandals, we miss the deeper truth: Ganesha was never meant to be just a “problem fixer.”...
The Business Wisdom Adults Forget (But a 7-Year-Old Wouldn’t) Business schools will bury you under frameworks, case studies, and jargon until you start believing profit-and-loss sheets are the purpose of existence. But let’s strip this down. Imagine a child—still losing milk teeth—asking you the most innocent, unfiltered questions: “Why are...
The 21st century is no longer a safe hiding place. What was once whispered in corridors is now being shouted from rooftops. Powerful men—and yes, powerful women too—are being exposed for misusing their positions to satisfy sexual desires. From the corridors of politics to the glamour of cinema, from the...
The future of hiring was supposed to be smooth, efficient, and borderless. Virtual interviews gave candidates from every corner of the world a fair shot at their dream jobs. But somewhere along the way, the dream turned into a circus. Today, tech giants like Google are grappling with an uncomfortable...
In India, childhood often gets divided into two boxes: academics or passion. You’re either slogging over textbooks for board exams or dreaming of being the next Virat Kohli, A.R. Rahman, or M.F. Husain—but not both. Our education system still runs like an assembly line from the British era, where children...
Look at the below photo again. Four Starbucks cups. Four silent witnesses to India’s biggest unspoken truth — our filth is not the fault of the poor. For decades, whenever someone points out India’s garbage-filled streets, we whip out our standard excuses like a magic trick: “We have millions of...
Freelancing in India has exploded in the last five years, but here’s the harsh truth — 90% of freelancers in India are underpaid and stuck in low-value gigs. On the other hand, a small percentage are earning ₹5 lakh to ₹20 lakh+ per month because they’ve mastered high-demand freelance skills...
