The Positivity Initiative
As this flood of fasts sweeps the country, I see that it is less about not eating and more about an opportunity for people to make a statement under a […]
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On victims and healing
We are all victims of something or the other. We all have the same processes of healing. We get hurt, we find our space, we cope, we re-engage with the
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Do Something about Rickshaw-walas
Two weeks ago, in Vile Parle East, there was a commotion on the street near where I was talking with two people I knew. It looked like two men were
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The crime of being a woman in love
Three stories trending these days with women in the spotlight. Nikhita and Vijayalakshmi When I first heard of the story of the wife beating actor Darshan, I thought it was
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A flood of apathy
We had floods last month in Assam and parts of the North East got cut from access. This month we have floods in Orissa where large numbers of people are
Similarities and influences with Pakistan
The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 came and went and everyone has on their minds the big question of terrorism. India is no stranger to terrorism, though we started calling it
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This dissatisfied feeling of mediocracy
Most people these days seem to be plagued with a vague dissatisfaction that is all encompassing. Where we turn things seem to be operating below par. No matter what. Nothing
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Functional anti-terrorism
We see terrorism as isolated acts conducted by some groups whose business it is to do such things. Our responses are thus focused on the latest incident we are trying
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Standard response to crisis
Questioning our knee jerk response to emergency situations, its impact and exploring more functional alternatives.
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