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There is no escaping media pundits. They are out there, on our television screens, social media posts, and newspapers, pontificating on anything and everything and throwing predictions to sway our...

Bhubaneswar: That Naveen Patnaik wrote books, owned a boutique Psychedelhi, promoted art and heritage and travelled extensively before joining politics in 1997 is quite well known. But very few might...

Hate them as much as you like. Summon the choicest words to describe them - unintelligent, ill-informed, mean, malicious, bhakt, chamcha whatever - but there is no way escaping them....

Ever lost the moment because you were too caught up trying to click selfies? You planned for months to get here. A much-frequented destination where the rush doesn’t permit you...

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...

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...

Forbearance, a factor critical to sustainability of democracy, is collapsing across the world. Maybe for good reason. Democracies catered to the interests of a few and demanded too much self-restraint...

How do you choose a doctor if you don’t already have one? I go online and check both the ratings and reviews. Two years ago, I looked up Practo for...

Is democracy dying? The answer to this depends on whom you ask. The diehard supporters of the current dispensation in India would say it is very much alive and kicking,...

Ever forgotten your lines on stage in front of a large audience? Have you been embarrassed, unable to recollect even after racking your brain unsuccessfully? When you wished it were...