Is It Really Just ₹24? The True Price of a Single Cigarette There was a time when buying a cigarette did not make you think twice. Today, one Gold Flake Kings cigarette in many Indian cities costs around ₹24. A full pack costs about ₹240. For many smokers, paying ₹24...
Switzerland sits in the middle of Europe with no coastline, no oil, no gold mines, and almost no useful minerals. Most of its land is steep mountains where farming is hard. By every old rule of economics, it should have stayed poor. Yet today it is one of the richest...
Next month I turn 49. Forty-nine. Just one year away from the magical number where people suddenly start saying things like, “Age is just a number.” Funny how nobody says that when you’re 19 waiting for your driving license. When I was 20, I had life all figured out. By...
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...
