They say it is in the most difficult of situations that you realize who really is going to be there for you. And sometimes, they can be strangers. Absolute strangers. While most of us stayed locked in our homes during the lockdown, and rightly so,...
It was dark and rainy outside. But inside the hip new book bar, the mood was sunny. I pick up my mocha and walk over to a woman’s table, thinking of the funniest moment in my life. That put a smile on my face as...
Pretense is humanity’s greatest identity. Because it strikes a familiarity. A familiarity we have grown up with, learning to ‘overlook’ things, ‘act’ as if nothing happened, and ‘behave normally.’ It’s so ingrained in us that we know nothing more than to go back to our...
Artiste: Nadisha Thomas Song: Right as Rain Right as Rain is about faith, hope, love, truth, the mistakes we make and everything in between. We live in a world where we have a facade that covers up our true feelings and thoughts. We never really...
There’s one question I have been avoiding. How are you doing? ‘Okay’ wasn’t the answer. ‘Not okay’ would take longer. And I didn’t know where to begin. Or, if I could tell you. Can I? I know all about ‘it’s okay to talk’, but you...
The Oxygen Manifesto is not for capturing power but to initiate direct action with or without getting into power.” Atulya Misra’s The Oxygen Manifesto: A Battle for the Environment begins with an IPS officer at the end of his career searching to find himself in...
1) How did your career in television take off? Frankly speaking, I never thought I would be an actor; I’m pretty shy as a person. But a small interest in modelling when I was doing my engineering degree sparked a whole series of events that got...
I am not a fan of stories which indulge in what women in power wear. While I am in the chamber of Shailaja Teacher though, I realise no one around me does either. She is the Minister for the Departments of Health, Social Justice and...
Say stand-up comedian and immediately a youngish urban man might come to mind. Well, that is exactly the image Shefali Pandey and Preethi Das are out to break. Based out of Ahmedabad, Mahila Manch, the stand-up comedy group founded by the spunky duo, has been...
We’ve all heard about Akshaya Patra and the amazing work they do with mid-day meals across the country. What we haven’t heard about is the amazing work they also do when it comes to relief during crises. One of the first organisations to take cognizance...
