In recent months, videos of Indian tourists performing garba dances at airports, metro stations, and famous international landmarks have gone viral. While some people viewed these acts as a celebration of Indian culture, others criticized them as disruptive, inappropriate, and inconsiderate of public spaces. The controversy has triggered a much...
We often look at film stars and think they have everything. Money, fame, big houses, fans who love them. We believe such people can never be sad. But the truth is different. Depression does not check your bank balance. It does not care how famous you are. It can come...
What Is Ebola and Why the World Fears It A suspected Ebola virus case in Bengaluru has triggered health concerns after reports emerged that a woman who recently travelled from Uganda developed symptoms linked to the deadly disease. According to Bengaluru District Surgeon and Medical Superintendent Dr. Anil Kumar Banagar,...
Inspired by a viral post, expanded for the city’s real residents — solo, partnered, or parented. A Bengaluru man named Akshay recently went viral for sharing seven tweaks that helped him cut his monthly burn without torturing his lifestyle. The internet nodded. Then went back to ordering on Swiggy at...
There is a saying that has quietly governed two of the most consequential professions in human civilization — that a doctor must not feel, and a police officer must not sympathize. That sentiment, the argument goes, is the enemy of duty. That to do your job well, you must first...
Most IT professionals in Bangalore will tell you the secret to career success is to jump companies every two years, chase the 40% salary hike, and never get too comfortable. They are not wrong. But they are not entirely right either. I did the opposite. And I have zero regrets....
You wake up every morning, go to work, file your ITR honestly, and watch 30 percent of your income disappear before it even hits your account. Meanwhile, the farmer-turned-politician sitting on 40 acres of “agricultural land” in Lutyens’ Delhi pays zero income tax. The BCCI earns over Rs 13,000 crore...
Everyone talks about “burning fat” like it’s simple. Eat less. Move more. Sweat harder. But your body is smarter — and more stubborn — than most people realize. Your body doesn’t actually want to lose fat easily. Fat is survival energy. Thousands of years ago, humans stored fat to survive...
Some people are born into purpose. I was not. I had to fail my way into it. I grew up in Kollam, Kerala, watching my grandfather run a textile business. I didn’t study his ledgers. I didn’t analyse his margins. I just watched him — the way he spoke to...
When the ruling party and the opposition agree that trouble is coming, it is time to stop scrolling and start paying attention. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking to the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands just days ago, warned that decades of progress against poverty stood at serious risk if cascading...
