Chaitra – Time For Nava Samvatsara
Chaitra – the first month of the Indian Hindu Calendar derives its name from Chitra Nakshatra, in which the full moon will shine. Any...
Delicate Balance of Gender Roles
Come March and every woman has her inbox full of invites for attending women’s day events, discounts for purchases to pamper oneself and, sometimes,...
Slow Return Of The Indian Joint Family
Indian Joint family living in palatial houses is now a stuff of fiction. A few generations back, it was the norm. In fact, the...
Innovating For The Spiritual Economy
On the day of pran pratishtha at the Ram mandir in Ayodhya, I was on a roadd trip. I saw every big and small temple celebrating...
Conference Planning Needs A Conference
The G20 summit last year brought a flurry of high-visibility conferences around India. Since the 1990s’ economic liberalisation, conferences have dominated the corporate world....
Uniforms Designed for Identity And Comfort
Sitting outside the ICU in a hospital had me talking to the young security guard on duty there. Her job primarily was to ensure...
The disproportionate influence of Bollywood
Ganesh utsav and Navratri brought in the festive season and, along with them, the DJ parties featuring popular Bollywood dance numbers. It set me...
Mobile Phone – A Parrot in my Pocket
My mobile suddenly stopped working as I tried clicking a fountain on my evening walk at a lake. No tactics could bring it back...
Pre-Pay For All Your Troubles
My water purifier, endorsed by no less than a Bharat Ratna, went kaput. None responded to our service request on the App, the only...
The Taxing Life Of Solopreneurs
It is that time of the year when we solopreneurs ensure that the tax deducted at source matches the one in the 26 AS...
