Guest Column

On this day, May 19, six years ago, my father Pramod Panigrahi had left me, bodily. Since then he has been with me, even closer. The more I observe myself,...

In the history of mankind, protection of life and livelihood has always been the primary objectives of the society and the state. In past pandemics - be it bubonic plague...

Social media, the theatre of all things absurd and frivolous, has been unusually active over the last few days. Ever since the number 20 lakh crore hit the headlines and...

Having glanced over the alluring and beguiling charm that Caregiving inveigled my vision with; through the progressive experiences I went through as enumerated in the previous two parts of my...

“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” -  Mother Teresa After the demise of my mother, I rose from the aftermath with a Phoenixian...

I would like to draw a parallel between the ‘window of discourse’ and the ‘window of social work’ in India. The Overton window, which is the first name of windows...

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don't...

When the world comes out of lockdown, hurt and humbled, we won't hear much about the indomitable spirit of mankind. After all, a virus, measuring a billionth of a gram...

Memes and chats about people, especially men, finding it extremely hard to spend their time during this corona-caused lockdown are everywhere. Tales of men turning their kitchen escapades into a...

  Politics can never be put on hold, come what may. Those who thought that corona virus-triggered crisis would keep the predatory instincts of professional Indian politicians in check were...