The way the Earth’s population is exploding, there will be a fight for food and other means of sustenance on the streets in some decades. What can we...

As long as there has been one God, the world has been exploiting and killing in his name for eons. Many did it for power, others for land and some...

We really do. People who can take tough calls for the nation’s well-being, but are still soft enough inside to do justice to humbler and softer...

The India men’s cricket team and its major players are toggling their minds, for the end may well be nigh. Two World Cups beckon, or their world is...

These are dire times, with politics and the economy clashing head-on. Jobs are going, as are savings — so much so that Indians are even changing...

In 1925, diphtheria devastated Alaska, leading to a serum-run in sub-50-degree blizzards. The dog that ran lead can teach us a few lessons in today’s...

It is great to celebrate, even revere those who achieve stardom and success in their chosen fields. But when that fascination borders on mania, it is...

The last week has been a mixed bag, with bad news coming in on most fronts. I trudged along and hoped that succour would come, but somehow, it just...

I watched this immortal movie for the nth time yesterday, only to bemoan all that I have not done in this life. What a total waste of what could have...

We are thrust into mire that is beyond comprehension, grappling to figure out why the Himalayas are falling apart. Maybe, it is because we are...

Growing up was a fun affair, full of joy and excitement. Today, life is different. Let’s focus now on the many fronts where we are heading into a deep...

I am a vexed breed, for I hail from the South but was bred in the North. This is a unique way of living a very befuddled life, much like millions of...