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Most of us don’t think about our lung health until we start having trouble breathing. Recognising symptoms early can make all the difference. Lung cancer doesn’t always show obvious symptoms at first, which is why awareness is needed. An alarming new trend is vaping : many teens and young adults think it is harmless, but … Read more
The winding highway to Rishikesh’s Neelkanth Temple Road leads to Camp Brook, a luxury camping stay with cottages and tents, where a gamut of spiritual adventures awaits a crowd of 158 people. This is the venue for this year’s Shoonya – The Festival of Nothingness. Tracy Chapman’s tune ‘Fast Car’ stops midway when the destination … Read more
Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi People, please stop it! I beg you. I know you are probably saying the same thing to me, ‘stop writing’, that is. Please understand, before I deal with your ‘stop it’, you must also promise to deal with my ‘stop it’. Okay, before you start sulking, let’s address … Read more
At Yas Island, ride in a Ferrari, click selfies with flamingos, freefall into a gravity defying tunnel, feed a cute harbour seal, or say hello to a superhero! Built as one of Abu Dhabi’s largest tourism projects in 2009, the island houses some of the world’s most opulent entertainment arenas, an F1 racetrack, a golf … Read more
Lawyers protesting after the Bar Council of India (BCI) suspended 126 lawyers from its rolls in Tamil Nadu in 2016. S. Prabakaran, BCI Vice Chairman, says State bar councils and BCI are empowered to prohibit lawyers if they conduct themselves unethically. | Photo credit: G Sribharath/The Hindu The Bar Council of India (BCI) is in a pro-active mode to address … Read more
‘Between 2020 and 2035, 200 million people are projected to move to Indian cities , reflecting the tremendous potential that they have to shape India’s sustainable development trajectory’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was passed in the Lok Sabha in December 2024, offers great promise to combat increasing … Read more
Agus Dwi Santoso has a ruthless streak in him. The noted Indonesian badminton coach, who otherwise has a baby-faced charming look, comes from a school of thought that believes that a player should be ready to die – not quite literally – on court in the pursuit of excellence. Playing through pain is non-negotiable for … Read more
Memories of the COVID-19 pandemic are still fresh. The pandemic plunged the world into an unprecedented situation – lockdowns, clampdowns on global travel, disruptions of economic activity, mass migration of people and the deaths of millions. It did, however, have a silver lining – the quick development of a slew of vaccines against COVID-19 and … Read more
It is not difficult to find the house of Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, the veteran Gondhali artist. One has to get down at the Nava Nagar Bank Circle and ask for directions to the house of the Padma Shri awardee. The people of the area are very proud of ‘Gondaliger Yankappa’ living amidst them. A young … Read more
The Ginkgo has lived through ice ages and the breaking up of landmasses to create the world map we see today. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons On August 6, 1945, a nuclear bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, extinguishing all life-forms for several kilometres. The land was so utterly devastated that people … Read more