Rohini Divakar, Joint Director of Income Tax, Investigation and the ex-officio Secretary Regional Economic Intelligence Council, Chennai, (REIC) is an IRS-IT officer of repute. She has been in the Indian Administrative Services for many years now and has made a mark for herself. Early Days:...
You have been practicing and have mastered the art for over two decades now and are now an acclaimed Carnatic vocalist. Please share how the journey started and how you found your calling? I would not say that I have mastered the art. It is...
One of the most successful tennis players in this part of the world, Sania Mirza has been an icon of inspiration for every Indian girl in the country. Ace tennis champion, 2015 Wimbledon winner, United Nations’ Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, a woman of...
Immunity is a function of metabolism and nutrition. Our body’s network of tissues and cells act as a defense system that tries to keep out germs like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The immune system is spread throughout our body. Human immunity includes our endocrine...
The fortnight that has just passed witnessed incidents that have shaken the collective conscience of the nation. One of them, which did not garner much attention, but was equally heart-wrenching, was the news report of six children of a family in Kerala whose hunger compelled...
Ramanagara is around 40kms from the heart of Bangalore and its arrival is announced by a sudden change in scenery. While the Bangalore plateau is famous for its rolling and often unrecognizable hills (owing to the fast development of the city), Ramanagara welcomes you with...
It’s like the world has given us another chance. The pandemic brought us to the brink — a lot of us were prepared for the end of the world like scenarios and isolating ourselves from our regular lives, made us sit up and rethink —...
While cleaning a bus depot, which was her workplace, she excitedly said ‘hi’ to her friends who were boarding a bus to college from the same depot. But her ‘friends,’ who she went to school with, refused to acknowledge her presence. The experience left an...
This year felt like the end of the world, no? All through 2020, I felt like we were reliving Avengers: Endgame. This year really made us feel like life is indeed super uncertain. Looking back, I cannot help but giggle at the fact that a...
The love for travel is a much experienced one. As Indians, we love to travel the length and breadth of our country and one of the most romantic travel modes is the Indian railway. The railway has a magic that is hard to explain. Those...
