Living

Prof. G. D. Agarwal, who has been on an indefinite fast since 22nd June demanding effective action to clean Ganga, has died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 86. Dr. Agarwal refused to take water two days ago, as none of the State Governments of the Gangetic basin, the Central Environment Ministry, the […]

by Sujatha Srinivasan My mother’s battle with paralysis showed me how empathy works as much magic as medicine. Jet-lagged and in shock, I waited on a bright red couch in a small room labelled ‘Counselling’ right off the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at the Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC) in Vellore. A doctor

India is renowned for its beauty, wildlife, movies and exotic cuisine that its unique culture has to offer. Unfortunately few people are aware of the dangers and the astonishingly high rate of crime that exists if one is unaware, not to mention the corruption that runs through every level of government and society, fuelling the

There are some moments in your life, which catch you off guard and are etched in your mind forever. 15th August 2011 will probably be one such moment for me. Asked to accompany my academician husband as a Guest of Honour at a flag-hoisting function at a Management Institute close to our residence, I went

The media and some sections of radicals are in a hurry to declare Shri Narendra Modi’s Prime Ministership as anti-Muslim; and not without reason. For the first time an Indian PM did not greet the people of India on the occasion of Eid this year. The Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid retaliated by not inviting Modi for

Tall claims are made but we all want to know if India has really changed over the last two decades. Nithin Rao who returned to Mumbai after a long stint abroad is convinced that things have dramatically improved. The benefits of economic reforms have trickled down significantly, lifting millions out of poverty, with evidence of

We try not to think of their plight, but we know they are lonely and left to fend for themselves. Anusha Harish reminds us of how NRI families have little to look forward to but the occasional visits from loved ones. Many Indian’s who move to other countries in search of greener pastures inevitably leave