NO LIBERTY FOR A STATUE

The toppling of Lenin’s statue and the desecration of Periyar’s statue at Vellore provoke some angry thoughts and quite a few humourous digs at the mentality of those indulging in mindless destruction Dear Thambi, First of all, you might wonder who the hell I am. Well, let me introduce myself. I am the (recently promoted) […]

HAPPILY NEVER AFTER

A close encounter of the intimate kind opened up a whole new world for the writer, with abundance of both joy and heartbreak, and changed his life forever I’m probably a coconut when it comes to emotion. The overall tough impenetrable exterior that keeps the whole world and all there is to it at bay. […]

MOROCCO IN INDIA

Turkish restraunt baris hopers to popularise it’s country’s cuisine. Enjoy some deliious cigar-borek-crispy rolls with caramalised onions and feta cheese-and enjoy your meal with fagamisu-tiramisu made with figs At first, the restaurant gives the impression of being Indo-Islamic. Baris means peaceful in Turkish. Arjun Toor, co-owner of the restaurant is quite excited about popularising Turkish […]

RIGHT-SIZING FASHION

The project to develop an Indian size for garments, like the European and American ones, has been 12 years in the making and will take three more. Is it worth the effort? A trip to a clothing store always brings a bunch of surprises. It could be a knock-off range of an ‘exclusive collection’ from […]

DAY OF RECKONING

When the UN earmarked a day for women to celebrate, it also offered an opportunity for the gender to make an assessment of where it stands in terms of greater equality This International Women’s Day, over 30 women’s groups from across Delhi marched as one unit insisting on “socio-economic and political justice” for all and […]

TOO HIGH A PRICE TO PAY

Jayant Singh, who was presented a massive bill by Fortis Memorial Research Institute after his daughter died of dengue, has now moved the apex court in hope of justice   A seven-year-old girl dies of dengue shock syndrome. A hospital bill of Rs 16 lakh after a 15-day hospitalisation. The story of deceased Adya Singh, […]

CHANCELLOR OF EUROPE

Angela Merkel gets her fourth term as chancellor of Germany as centre-left social democrats join hands with her centre-right Christian democrats to form a grand coalition The five-month-political-deadlock ended in Germany when the main opposition party — centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) — joined hands with Angela Merkel’s centre-right Christian Democrat (CDU) to form a grand […]

WHY PHOTOS FROM SYRIA DON’T SHOCK US ANYMORE

The routine exposure to unsanitised war photos on social media has led to normalisation of wartime brutality Back in 1991, when American photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke returned home after a stint in the raging, dusty battle-plains of Kuwait, he carried with him a highly distressing photograph: a charred Iraqi soldier barely clambering out of his vehicle […]