Guest Column

It's a historic event, as India is hosting a FIFA women’s tournament for the first time. It’s the seventh edition of the U-17 Women’s World Cup (WWC). The inaugural edition...

I am yet to see a working female friend, colleague or family member truly experiencing her maternity benefits without facing any grudge, resentment, discrimination and harassment from her supervisors, peers...

I consider the most fulfilling period of my professional career, the three-year tenure as Director General of Forest in the Government of India. But, personally, my five-year stint as a...

Two mishaps in three days. Browsing herds of cows and buffaloes mowed down by the high-speed train. The Railway Minister said: “The train has been designed in such a way...

Some days back in Bengaluru, around midnight I was shaken off my sleep by an ear-piercing unfamiliar sound. It was the typical sound of a piece of a heavy metal...

(As trolls of the virtual universe seek to take over our real one, it’s time to ponder to what the trend might lead us to. Here’s an imagined account of...

Who are you most grateful to? You may have a long or short gratitude list. But there will be someone who tops the list -- who you are eternally and...

The Missionaries of Charity was founded by Mother Teresa on October 7, 1950. I first met her sometime in mid-1994 when I saw her sitting on a chair in the...

Born in a working class family in Normandy, Annie studied at the Universities of Rouen and Bordeaux, became a school teacher and then got a higher degree in modern literature....

In 2016, on the day of Dussehra, effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman were burnt in Chennai by Periyar supporters. At a well-publicized event, activists of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar...