Chandra Shekhar Chitrala

Growing up in Bhubaneswar in the 70s and 80s, one of the most eagerly awaited events in life was the release of latest James Bond movie. Literally cut off from the mainstream of life in a…

Sometime in early January this year, my better half Subha announced that a niece of ours had a friend who was looking for a good home for a Labrador puppy, and that ours would be that home.…

One of the saddest things that I see nowadays is good friends falling out due to their differing opinions. The interesting thing is that both of them want the same thing, but are prepared…

One of the interesting developments last year was the behaviour of the stock market. Conventional wisdom dictated that with complete global shutdowns affecting production as well as…

This Women's Day, I was privileged to be a part of a panel in an event organised by ThinkZone - a startup focussing on bringing quality education to pre-primary and primary school children…

The other day I received a WhatsApp forward of a 1964 video of Arthur C Clarke talking about the city of the future. After seeing his video, one can but wonder about his vision and how…

The origin of most religions can be traced to the need for order and discipline in society through definition of what constitutes acceptable behaviour and what does not. Consequently,…

As every bookworm knows, the pleasure of a good book is something that transcends the ordinary pleasures of life. And when the book is made into a movie that faithfully captures…

The quest to understand human nature and relationships is a fascinating journey. From the times of Freud, the study of the human mind has yielded a variety of theories on how we think,…

Since the last few months, our country has been caught up in an unfortunate stalemate between farmers and the government. While the hardships being faced by the protesting farmers on the…