“2 years back I had been to the Tirumala temple and my parents and I had taken a vow to perform the Kalyanautsavam there. Now I am not married. I have hypothyroid problem and due to my obesity I look older than I am. Is that my fault? Because I ...

It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. American actor and model Nadine Velazquez once said, “I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it’s a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it’s the sky or a sunset. I’ve been inspired by supple skin ...

Yesterday was the birthday of Amitabh Bachchan’s father. Most people know late Harivansh Rai Bachchan as being a rebellious poet and for his Madhushala. I for one remember him from my school days more for his poem Dhoolimay nabh kya isise bandhdoon mein naav tat par… (There is a cloud ...

“Being an Air Force Officer was, till some years ago, considered to be a male-dominated profession. Women like Bhavna Mehra have proven beyond doubt that even ladies can do well in Air Force. She got commissioned in the IAF as a Pilot Officer and today she is serving as a ...

When I was in the 10th std., my English teacher marked one of my answers wrong when I used the pronoun He with a capital ‘H’ for God. I knew that it was her mistake but did not say anything since I was in awe of her and was too ...

Aamir has come up with a defense to his statement and has cited Rabindranath Tagore’s poem, Where the mind is without fear. That reminded me of my own poem that I wrote on my country’s 65th independence day. Yes, Rabindranath Tagore wanted a good morrow for his country. But what ...

Like SRK, Aamir Khan has attracted flak for his statements on intolerance. But I had the shock of my life at the anti- reactions to that part of the statement which is really true. What hurts me is that the Actor no 1, who had once been my favourite (I ...

A few years back, while giving an interview a dentist told me that even educated people did not know how to take care of their teeth. He had given me an instance of one of his patients who had done MBA. On the insistence of the doctor, who had examined ...

My friend Yashaswini usually takes up the controversial topics. But I requested her to let me do this article. There was a strong reason for it. Though I am not a pro- or anti- LGBT movement, when someone is being targeted for their ideals, my conscience does not let me ...

More and more women are joining male dominated careers. One of them is the first female DJ and the 5th female music composer in Bollywood, Kary Arora. Not resting on her laurels of being India’s top female DJ, she ventured into music composition, writing lyrics, rapping and grunge singing and ...