Indian Parenting 101 (and why my parents failed it)

June 8, 2013 | Raamesh Gowri Raghvan

My parents flunked Indian Parenting 101. Here’s why.

In India, good parents don’t send daughters to school out of fear that good boys won’t marry them. In a country where women’s literacy trails that of men (54 to 75%), where … Read More

Money Knows No Bar, It’s Show-Bizarre

June 8, 2013 | Viplove Sharma

For a decade now, Ethan hasn’t missed a single episode of Two and a Half Men. After a long day at work and an even longer drive back home in rush hour traffic, the antics of Charlie Harper spice up … Read More

Retail Therapy? Not for the man!

June 8, 2013 | Deepak Gopalakrishnan

Many a brave man has worried about the impending arrival of a credit card bill after his wife’s recklessness at a sale. Ironically, a sale is supposed to save money. Try telling that to poor husbands and boyfriends across … Read More

Rise and Fall of Currency

June 8, 2013 | Nivedita Nagpal

‘Currency trading is a balancing act between a particular currency against a basket of other currencies. If one currency falls, then definitely other currencies will rise.’

The strength of a currency depends on its demand. It’s the universal law of … Read More

Shaping up…

June 8, 2013 | Chirag Thakkar

By NiveditaNagpal

Anala’s reluctance on the treadmill was much too obvious. She hated rigours of all kinds. Yoga, aerobics, brisk walking, swimming, acupressure,visits to the gym – she’d tried them all with no visible evidence of having lost a … Read More

Songs that made history

June 8, 2013 | Rahul Raj

Our music is the expression of our thoughts

Most of us, at some point of our lives, have derived strength from an inspirational song. This just goes on to show how we connect to music and how deeply it affects … Read More