How Indian cricket changed 25 years ago 

1996: March was the worst of times. On March 13, the World Cup semi-final match was awarded to Sri Lanka by match referee Clive Lloyd after India’s dramatic collapse in front…

Kannagi to Venus, statue to women achievers are few

Erecting a statue as tribute to a public personality of repute has been the practice across the world. There was a time when Chennai’s Marina beach front displayed an array…

Kindness still lives in small corners of the world: From Amsterdam to Delhi

The world can feel a little too rushed these days. Turn on the news and it is often arguments, conflict, suspicion. It sometimes makes you wonder whether people still pause…

Children of the perpetual now

Who are the Gen Z we keep hearing about in workplace surveys, social media discourse, and slightly bewildered dinner-table conversations? Are they simply those born after the late 1990s, fluent…

Restarting without fear

“आरभ्यते न खलु विघ्नभयेन नीचैः, आरभ्य विघ्नविहता विरमन्ति मध्याः। विघ्नैः पुनः पुनरपि प्रतिहन्यमानाः, प्रारभ्य उत्तमजनाः न परित्यजन्ति॥” (The inferior never begins for fear of obstacles. The mediocre begin but stop…

What Landau’s candour reveals about the limits and potential of India-US ties

At the recent Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, where global powers outlined their strategic priorities, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau articulated Washington’s current foreign policy thinking. His remarks were…

The two women who taught me how work actually gets done

I often think about the two women who have shaped my approach to work more than anyone else—my Mom and my Wife. They are very different from each other. In fact,…

A plate full of Eid joy and childhood nostalgia

Eid is a festival that beautifully brings people together through joy, gratitude, and delicious food. Homes are filled with the aroma of traditional dishes, and families gather around tables to…

Philosophizing the ‘I hate my job’ mindset

Among the commonest of apolitical reels and posts across social media today are those about people poor-mouthing their jobs, their bosses, and the 9-to-5 employment culture in general. Such an…

The glass ceiling is not outside – it is within

By Jaya Row Can you imagine the world without Google? Then how can you live life without a guide? Gita gives the roadmap that takes you from mediocrity to excellence.…