Yesterday evening I was at a friend’s place. Her daughter came home from play, greeted me good evening and asked me a question that poked my social conscience. She asked, “Aunty, I have two friends Arpita and Vicky. Mom asks me to call Arpita by...

While going through financial blogs the other day, one particular blog caught my attention. It has listed the top ten most prestigious and least prestigious careers of America according to survey results. I was surprised to find journalism ranking 3rd...

Yesterday I read in the newspapers that 10 diamonds will be made from Michael Jackson’s hair. A priceless gem that he was, is there a more befitting way to immortalize him? It seems these days quite a number of European and American families are...

Don’t get provoked by the title and slap me. But this seems to be the motto of many families in Harayana. If you’ve got to get a bride for your son, just get your daughter married into the family of the bride. Weird isn’t it? As though this in...

Writing out that very important document in which you’ve got to assign your property to the most deserving inheritor, is one of the toughest challenges faced by any parent. Every parent wants to meet his/her children’s expectations justly, but...

Doesn’t this cute lady steal your heart ? The other day, it was by chance that I happened to land up at an online pet lifestyle store and was I really amazed by the range of pet care products available there! Apart from specialized varieties of...

Hey world! If you think Hindus and Muslims are always at loggerheads regarding religion and God, you are mistaken. There was a saint Shirdi Sai baba(a nineteenth-twentieth century guru), whom both Hindus and some Indian Muslims pray. In the present...

When I analyze the failed marriage of my cousin Deepa, I wonder if its her liberal brought up and education, or the conservative attitude of the Indian in-laws that is the actual culprit in breaking her marriage? We might want to take sides and point...

My cousin Deepa is yet another victim of domestic violence by her husband and in-laws. On behalf of the tormented soul, I ask for society’s opinion on a vital decision that she has to take regarding her marital life. Deepa is an urban, educated...

It be won’t be long before you’ll probably get to taste some really delicious snacks cooked by prisoners at popular city centers. Prisoners from Ahmedabad are all set to sell bhajiyas, dal wada, boiled corn and baked delicacies in popular areas of...