Her father seeks answers

Dr Smriti Laharpure committed suicide in Indore on June 11. Even three weeks after her suicide, police is yet to file an FIR against those named in her suicide letter She wanted to study. She once said, ‘Papa, don’t think about my marriage. I want to focus on my career’,” KK Laharpure, 60-year-old retired bank […]

Block the sun out

Breathe a sigh of relief that the sun is now hiding behind clouds most of the time. For direct exposure to harmful UV rays is not good for the skin The US celebrates July 5 as ‘Stay Out of The Sun’ Day. Yet our doctors, especially orthopaedic specialists, advise city folks to get at least […]

When a tree falls, Delhi shakes

Outraged, the people of Delhi have taken to the streets to protest against the felling of trees, 16,000-odd, for redevelopment of seven localities in South Delhi. Courts have stayed the massacre as of now. The struggle continues…. People of Delhi tend to fight for their rights while various agencies that run Delhi are in a […]

Love fest goes on

The streets of Russia project its connection with india. its people speak of Bollywood influence, leaders and poets India is not unknown to most Russians, who still adore Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. And, of course, the Bollywood movies. A 25-year university student Nikita Mikhalkov, on duty as a security steward at the […]

Misogynistic debates

A survey of female participation and success rates in college debating societies uncovers blatant sexism and discrimination debating has for long been a “boy’s game”. It is a circuit where being assertive and competitive is seen as strong and powerful, whereas for the women in the game, these traits can do more harm than good. […]

These boots aren’t made for walking

A retired lieutenant general looks at the history of the Army boot, and the discomfort of breaking it in The other day while browsing through TV channels, I watched the 1973 movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat for a few minutes. The scene showed gangster Ajit distributing the spoils to his henchmen after a brutal armed robbery. […]

Sudden rush of blood

Passion can make ordinary people commit ghastly acts of violence, even murder. Jealous rage affects both genders, as crimes recently committed in Delhi show Passion can be the mother of ghastly murders. This gory phenomenon was demonstrated many times in the Capital in the last few months. A crime of passion is a violent crime […]

Damn straight!

Those who have wives are looking for something different once in a way, but it can’t last long. In the end, there are only memories… I’m anal retentive. I go to work at 5 am and I have insomnia during weekends. I love my solitude and cannot stand anyone living with me for more than […]