India is the most populous and also one of the youngest countries. Estimates by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggest that over the next 25 years, India will add around 133 million people to its working-age population (15-64 years), which is close to 18% of the total incremental global workforce. However, India has a … Read more
The most expensive gym memberships, the latest health gadgets, and the most exclusive personal trainers are all worthless if you lack the will to use them. | Photo Credit: Getty Images “Health? My dear, that’s what money is for,” my busy friend ascending the corporate ladder would quip. “Why worry about little aches and pains … Read more
By the time a young Indian crosses into the late twenties or early thirties, a familiar chorus begins to surround them. It comes in the form of well-meaning questions, family gossip, wedding invitations pinned with side-eyes, and WhatsApp forwards full of subtle judgment. The question is not if you will get married, but when. And … Read more
I once heard that if there were a nuclear holocaust, the only creature to survive would be a cockroach. I never fact-checked it, but the image stuck. Later, I learnt more: they have been around for over 300 million years, can live headless for 10 days, are breath-holding champions, and opportunistic eaters. They eat glue, … Read more
The absence of apology has consequences far beyond households. | Photo Credit: Getty Images They say time heals, but sometimes it is not time, it is just one word that can heal everything. A simple “sorry”. Not the heavy, scripted apologies, but the quiet acknowledgement of hurt, the recognition of another’s pain. A sorry that … Read more
Beautiful audio over ear big turquoise headphones on dark background, front view, standing upright. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The sleek pair of earphones on a traveller’s ears is not just about music; it’s about technology’s clever promise, delivering only what we want to hear and filtering out everything else. Various companies have perfected this … Read more
it’s very difficult to ascertain whether strays are vaccinated or not. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto I am often asked a classic modern-day lifestyle question: Are you a cat person or a dog person? I am neither. And if you have one or more of these pets, please keep them tied up when I am … Read more
At the bank recently, I was asked to submit a written letter for closing my account. What should have been a simple task turned into a surprising challenge. My handwriting, once steady and familiar, looked uneven and squiggly. It dawned on me that I had not written a letter by hand in decades, as most … Read more
In January 2006, I stayed at Kashmir House in Islamabad’s posh F-5 Sector, a neighbourhood of broad avenues framed by hills, a rare sight for a South Asian capital. Having spent much of my college life at Delhi University visiting Kashmir House in Chanakyapuri, I could not help but notice the contrast. In New Delhi, … Read more
