The perils of “forwarding”
Most of the “forwards” on social media are a menace. They are divisive and meant…
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Fruits of lateral thinking
Like truth, Mother Nature cannot be trademarked. Nature nourishes all. Sadly, en route in a…
“When we can have Batman, Spiderman, Superman etc., why not a Plogman?”
A jog starts with the first step. A ‘plog’ starts with the very first piece…
Gritty girl with a golden heart
The urge to make a change, led Aarti Naik to become a tutor to over…
D-Days for two legends
We lost two fine actors Sahabzade Irrfan Khan(53) and Rishi Kapoor(67) to cancer in April…
Good in life and afterlife
G. Venkatesh pays a unique tribute to his late wife Varshita, a global Indian who…
The green touch by coffee-chains
Coffee-shop chains around the world are adopting several initiatives to minimise the anthropospheric footprints, in…
‘FACTFULNESS’ – mindfully interpreting facts
FACTFULNESS by Hans Rosling; Published in 2018 by Sceptre, United Kingdom. ISBN: 978-1-473-63747-4. Pages 340.…
Should active euthanasia be legalised?
The debate over euthanasia is slowly gathering momentum in India, especially after the Aruna Shanbaug…
The alpha-beta-gamma of sustainable development
The terms sustainability and sustainable development are bandied about, often, interchangeably. G. Venkatesh decodes this…