Bound by not just walls

The memoirs of Sunil Gupta bring to light the struggles, emotions, and mindset of those who administer Tihar jail. Their own lives are affected by the miserable conditions of prisoners PRISONS ARE fascinating places. When it comes to Tihar Jail—one of Asia’s most secure jails — the fascination becomes stronger. The memoir of ex-jailer Sunil […]

Change – or languish

This book is a valuable addition to the literature on change management, essential for the corporate sector if it is to stay in step with fast-changing ground realities Indian society has a consensus that once a youngster in his twenties finishes his studies and gets a job, he is ‘settled’. However, the authors HN Arora […]

Micro vlogging

TikTok, abuzz with the creativity of rising stars, has Indian youth enthralled AKSHAY KAKKAR, a TikTok star from Delhi with around 3 million followers, has become a sensation on the video blogging platform. He dances to popular songs imitating the moves of female actors. His unique style has earned him opportunities to be featured in […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

A veteran of luxury hotel brands, Chef Sahil brings over 18 years of culinary experience to Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi. He has previously worked with renowned luxury hotels including Hyatt Regency, The Imperial, Marriott Jaipur and Courtyard by Marriott. He was part of the pre-opening team at Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi. […]

Spice up your winter

THE INDIAN discerning diner today desires ‘out of the box’ culinary experiences. Chefs may present a decent meal at their fine dining set ups yet the food aficionados find it boring. Therefore, there is a challenge here for chefs to get out of their comfort zone and experiment. In recent times, the experiment of ‘pop […]

Leap of death

High-rise apartments becoming hotspots for suicides in urban areas – is it a coincidence or is easy accessibility a trigger? FOR SOME, death provides respite in testing circumstances. To artists, poets and philosophers it is a mystery that inspires. Religions have tried to make sense of it by creating scenarios of afterlife. It is the […]

Can the Indian government spend its way out of the slowdown?

 DURING AN ECONOMIC slowdown, a recession, or a depression for that matter, economists become one trick ponies. Most of them go back to John Maynard Keynes, an economist who lived during the first half of the 20th century. Keynes’s major contribution to economics was explaining the Great Depression of 1929. He explained the situation prevailing […]

Reinforcing old metropolitan biases

AAP making fun of Manoj Tiwari’s Bhojpuri work betrays cultural insensitivity A FEW days into the campaign for the Delhi Assembly election, the Aam Aadmi Party had its Sidharth Malhotra moment. Its rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party, denounced a series of videos posted by AAP and its leaders mocking the BJP’s Delhi unit chief Manoj […]