What is up with @?

The symbol which dates back to 1,300 years ago, now finds itself ruling the current age. Different countries have adopted it into their language, even inspired the opening up of its people’s worldview The symbol @ has now become the very fabric of life for all around the world. While we tweet, tag or search […]

No pocket borough

Badami, a taluk in north Karnataka, stands to gain by becoming the CM’s constituency if Siddaramaiah wins. But the long neglected electorate cannot be swayed by facile campaigns There are about 15 men and women who have lined up to collect their ration quota of kerosene in Paarvati hamlet in Badami constituency. Only three houses […]

Just fooling around

The classification of fools fills in the lacuna which the English language appears to have left as an act of sheer benevolence towards the breed So in the times of Mahabharat we had internet (and WiFi), Diana Hayden (who was a college crush) is not an ideal representation of Indian beauty (Aishwarya Rai is, by […]

DESI VIDESHI

Delhi, despite being a city of extremes, has this incredible capacity to assimilate people from varied nationalities, ethnicities and make them feel at home Delhi has a charm of its own and many fall for it. People from all over the world come make Delhi, a city of ‘glorious contradictions’ their favoured home. It’s almost […]

BONE UP ON CALCIUM

May is the month for spreading awareness about osteoporosis, so here’s what the doctor orders Ever wonder why some older people have hunched backs? This may be due to shrinking of bones which weakens the vertebrae. And this, in turn is due to osteoporosis, the bone disease. It can also lead to fractures, which is […]

PAIN IS THE ONLY CONSTANT

If you have a medical condition for which current medical science has no answers, learn to live with it, and take care of your mental health For every ailment under the sun There is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try to find it; If there be none, never mind it.” […]

Singing the blues

If we have to be outraged about something, let it not be about the auctioning of a costume worn in a Hindi film, the proceeds of which are going to a charity Recently, Film star Akshay Kumar and his wife Twinkle Khanna let it be known on social media that the costume which Akshay Kumar […]

Audrey Trushke’s dishonest translation

The objections to Truschke’s tweets were never about interpretation It is nothing short of poetic justice that the final blow to claims made by Audrey Truschke about Sitaji’s use of the phrase “misogynist pig” in Valmiki’s Ramayana came on Sita Navami, the day the goddess’ appearance is celebrated. On that day (April 24), Swarajya magazine […]