Empath is a term one commonly encounters in support groups for mental abuse, particularly at the hands of those with Narcissistic Personality Disorder as someone who is the very opposite and usually a victim of a narcissist.
Empath, empathy, codependents, boundaries and narcissists Read More »
Pindwara, a small town in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, is the main hub for India’s temple-building industry. In the past three years, this sector has been found to spread fatal disease and death through silicosis among men, some as young as 19 years. The Swaminarayan sect’s imposing Akshardham temple, Bihar and Jharkhand’s Jain mandirs, renovations…
Temple carvers unite against scourge of silicosis Read More »
Democracies are expected to empower citizens to take genuine control of instruments of the state for their development. At the core of this concept is the idea that citizens will
India at 70: democratic accountability is an endangered species Read More »
This morning, my mother woke me up telling me that my father was no longer breathing. It wasn’t entirely unexpected. He was suffering from Parkinsons and had deteriorated rapidly in
Reflections on an overdue farewell Read More »
Much has been spoken of the dangers to women because of sexually repressed views. Men are generally seen to be the aggressors, delineating what is allowed and what isn’t, in
Social sexual taboos and the harm to men Read More »
Identity is a fundamental part of our being. We have many simultaneous identities. Some are circumstances of birth or life, others are conferred by something we do, still others fall
Identity, discrimination, caste and why I call myself a Brahmin Read More »
The fight against depression. Vidyut describes her journey toward freeing herself from depression against what seemed insurmountable odds.
On the other side of depression Read More »
It is a time of challenge, new terrain, of facing fears and of chasing freedom. It is also a time of reflection. What went wrong with this marriage? What could
The twilight of love Read More »
While media predicts doom and gloom with barely concealed “I told you so”s and Aam Aadmi Party volunteers wring their hands and wonder what fate lies in store for the
Public letters to each other by Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav Read More »
