Quarantine – the word sounds dreadful. Let’s accept the fact that none of us want to be locked in a room for 14 days, having no connection with the outside world. It is almost killing to imagine being alone in a small room, not being able to touch or hug our loved ones. But
Immigration – the word doesn’t sound fancy if we go by its literal meaning but for many, immigration stands for the fulfilment of dreams, it stands for opportunity and it stands for a fresh start. It is this charm that immigration encapsulates for which people across the globe pack their lives in bags, leave their
Do you have valid reasons to do what you are doing? May be yes! But can you justify what you are doing? Certainly not. But is it going to benefit anyone? Chances are bleak. If you are wondering what I am on about, let me state it clearly, I am talking about the current protests
2020 – a year of uncertainty and anxiety, a year when the world locked, unlocked, and again locked itself. So much has changed and everyone is trying to make peace with the new normal. Masks have become a part of life, hand sanitizer is an added item found in everyone’s bags, traveling is more like
Law has been murdered, democracy has been demolished and free speech has been arrested. Today, India saw a new low in the history of the histrionics that our political clowns show from time to time. They killed a star in his house and assumed that the public will forget about it in no time
Sushant Singh Rajput – a name that emerged from the Indian TV industry and forayed into Bollywood with a movie called Kai Po Che. We didn’t have many expectations from this movie as it had three new faces and two of them had come from the small screen. And yet, people saw the movie, enjoyed
Ignorance is bliss they say. I guess, this is precisely the reason why we ignored all the signs of a pandemic preparing to take an ugly shape. But the fact is that bliss that comes as a result of ignorance is shallow and meaningless and the same is the case with Coronavirus; our ignorance could
How many of you remember hearing the word coronavirus or pandemic for the first time? I first heard it in February and didn’t bat an eye. I went to the cafes, met with friends, visited relatives, and went for long drives too, just as always did. I quit my job, moved to another city, and
Who had imagined living life under a lockdown only months ago? India has spent 44 days in their homes. Everything that we knew about life has changed except the condition or the status of women in our society. Regardless of where you come from, women are still not seen as an equal part of our
India – a country of diversity blended with a rich cultural heritage and historical pride. Now, add the world-known perennial intolerance to change and an overly explicit stance when it comes to expressing non-compliance and you get the India of today. The latest example of our over-reaction to things is the protest against CAB –