A file photo of PM Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah

Modi magic is skating on thin ice, and it’s time to make votes count

The country’s educated often indulge in armchair politics but find it tedious to go out and vote.

28 Nov 2018 12:23 AM

Our family has always insisted on a simple Diwali puja that was egalitarian and inclusive, besides emphasizing on giving and sharing.

Make it a green Diwali

A friend posted this on her Facebook and it really touched my heart, mostly because it echoes what Diwali really means to me.

06 Nov 2018 12:13 AM

A file photo of artist Jaishri Abichandani protesting in New York

#MeToo will take time... at last women are speaking up

It was gratifying to see Hindustan Times’ Prashant Jha step down as the chief of bureau after allegations of sexual misconduct hit the headlines.

25 Oct 2018 2:02 AM

In the race for marks and admissions, our schooling methodology may have become mere rote learning with no real sense of purpose than to get those numbers in the exams. I sometimes look at the figures. How many children make it to the IITs? How many join medical colleges? A very, very, small percentage. What about the rest? Are we doing enough to fire their creativity, so they shine in any field they chose to work in?

Schools must encourage independence of thoughts

India has the largest youth population in the world. Most of them are unable to find fruitful employment.

08 Oct 2018 12:07 AM

Our cities are still littered with urban waste, plastic bags and the omnipresent gutka packets.

Swachchh Bharat Mission has to translate beyond photo-ops

Going beyond the crumbling waste management infrastructure, our people have to change their mindset.

25 Sep 2018 12:27 AM

PM Narendra Modi and M. Venkaiah Naidu release a book during his first year as VP of India and Chairman of Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

‘PM Modi’s talk about discipline is undemocratic and misunderstood’

The more you look at 2018, the more it is looking like 1984. No, not the year 1984, but I mean it in the Orwellian sense.

10 Sep 2018 12:31 AM

Army personnel rescue flood affected people in Ernakulam district of Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Votebank politics result in step-motherly treatment for India’s states in dire need

Rahul Gandhi’s promise to uplift the huge migrant population of artisans, carpenters, plumbers and weavers has been looked at with a jaundiced eye.

27 Aug 2018 12:10 AM

As parents, we must focus on bringing up balanced individuals. For this we need to look inwards and see if we are steady and sorted parents.

It’s crucial to make your child learn how to handle disappointment

Saving children from the small disappointments in life leaves them unprepared for the larger ones which are sure to hit their paths ahead.

13 Aug 2018 12:15 AM

A very powerful instant networking tool has come into the hands of people who are not responsible and mature enough to use it. The danger is when WhatsApp leads to physical networking. Flash mobs. Crowds.

WhatsAppenin’ in India?

Imagine lying ripped apart, slashed, broken, bleeding, knowing you will never see your loved ones, your kids, your parents, your family, ever again.

27 Jul 2018 2:18 AM

Shahshi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar (Photo: File)

Sunanda Pushkar’s death has left Shashi Tharoor more vulnerable

Sunanda was a successful businesswoman from Dubai, and she was used to living the high life, in the limelight.

13 Jul 2018 1:24 AM

A water vendor and residents of an area take drinking water from a roadside water source in Kolkata. (Photo: AP)

India is facing a water crisis: A long-term plan is needed

There are many who cannot afford to drink clean water or even take a decent bath.

29 Jun 2018 1:16 AM

As people who educate and contribute to society, we must make a concerted effort to make our children feel secure and never feel the need of ending their lives over an exam result.

Let’s make our children feel secure. Exam results are not everything

The idea of success and a life led successfully is different in what we call the advanced nations of the world.

13 Jun 2018 12:47 AM

Admissions to colleges teaching engineering and medicine, to colleges of fine universities, come at a huge price.

Stress time for kids: Bring back the joy of studying

The parents are also blind to the fact that there are various other things and streams a child can pick as career choices.

23 May 2018 1:05 AM

School girls hold placards during a silent protest rally against the recent rape cases of two teenage girls in the Chatra and Pakur districts of Jharkhand, in Ranchi. (Photo: AFP)

An atmosphere of fear engulfs the nation... It’s time to stem the rot

We live in times when minority prayers are unceremoniously disrupted by right-wing activists of Gurugram in our own backyard.

09 May 2018 12:51 AM

The story has a tragically Orwellian climax, in which the people of Boondocks looked from the Mind Cleaver to his bedmate and from the bedmate to the Mind Cleaver not knowing which is which. (Representational image)

The Mind Cleaver and his Bedmate

Hunky Dory Inc. had to be run in a certain manner. Hunky wanted profit at all costs.

25 Apr 2018 6:36 AM

Central Board of Secondary Education students display placards during a protest over the alleged paper leak, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

CBSE exam paper leaks: Board needs to get its house in order

The CBSE finally did show some sense by not making all students sit for the retest.

11 Apr 2018 12:18 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hugs his mother and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi after her speech at the 84th plenary session of the Congress at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul’s endearing style energising the Congress as it readies for 2019 battle

Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand, works with an enviably clean and light heart, devoid of the burden and vitriol that hatred and arrogance begets.

28 Mar 2018 12:15 AM

When our entire life is up on display, it is only natural that we want it to look really good. People spend their whole lives mastering the perfect selfie. I have seen millions spent on advertising a particular phone whose claim to fame and USP is that it takes the best selfies.

Pull back from the virtual world, it can be dangerous. Learn to accept reality

It’s high time to pull back on our covers and allow ourselves to heal, away from the scathing eyes of this unreal world that we have created.

14 Mar 2018 1:52 AM

We no longer have an insulation around us and our children are facing the excruciating pain of exposed nerves.

Schools, parents must be more vigilant in these violent times

The protective myelin sheath of our society is corroded and our nerves are raw and exposed.

21 Feb 2018 12:54 AM

Firefighters try to douse a fire after alleged activists of the Karni Sena torched a Haryana Roadways bus at NH-248 during a demonstration against the release of Padmaavat in Gurgaon recently. (Photo: PTI)

Act before it’s too late: Goonda raj on the rise, must be kept in check

The Rajputs will benefit hugely if the status is granted. But this status is not an easy dole to give.

07 Feb 2018 2:16 AM

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