There comes a point in some relationships when you realize you are no longer asking for something special. You are asking for the bare minimum. “Can you make some time for me?” “Can you just tell me what’s wrong?” “Can you please stop ignoring me when we argue?” Communication is normal in a relationship, but…
Om Chouksey had also secured 10th rank in the MP Class 12 merit list. (Photo: ETV Bharat) For Om Chouksey, the road to competitive exams did not begin in an expensive coaching classroom. It began much closer to home- with a father selling bags by the roadside and a son determined to make the most…
Quote of the day by Ram Dass (Photo: Ram Dass/ @BabaRamDass/ X) Ram Dass was a Harvard psychologist, a psychedelic, and a follower of Neem Karoli Baba, who took the ideas of his teachings to the west.While our lives today are fast-paced and barely give us time to reflect and introspect what is going right…
Mary Anning grew up collecting fossils along England’s Jurassic Coast. Her discoveries of ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and a pterosaur helped reveal an ancient world buried beneath the cliffs. Her life also shows how class and gender shaped who received credit in early science. (Image: Wikipedia) Mary Anning did not have a university degree, a laboratory or…
For many children, school is not just about learning anymore. It can also become a place where marks, ranks, and competition decide how successful they are made to feel. From comparing grades to expecting the highest scores, the pressure to “come first” can begin at a very young age. Actor Suriya once spoke openly about…
Jeetendra Mishra (Instagram) From air marshall to now Ayodhya’s Ram Temple trust marshal, this is the journey of Jeetendra Mishra. When he started his career in the cockpit of fighter aircraft, he didn’t think of serving as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The Air Marshal (Retd)…
Grand CanyonRepresentative image from Canva For decades, a single 12.5-mile pipeline has carried water across the arid landscape of northern Arizona to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, sustaining lodges, campgrounds, restaurants and restrooms for one of the world’s most visited national parks. In late August 2026, a sudden, deadly flash flood tore through…
Michelle Obama with her family. (Instagram/@Barack Obama) Michelle Obama has never presented parenting as a popularity contest. In a podcast conversation, she offered a striking reminder that many parents may find uncomfortable: children do not always have to like their parents. For her, the job was never to become her daughters’ best friend. It was…
For Ankur Bhattacharjee, table tennis was never the sport he first dreamed of playing. Like many Indian children, he was drawn to cricket. But a decision by his family when he was just nine years old changed the course of his life. Years later, that reluctant beginning has turned into a remarkable sporting journey. The…
FILE – Feminist Gloria Steinem speaks at a rally organized by Women’s March NYC in New York on Jan. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) In the late 1950s, Gloria Steinem, a young American journalist travelled to India and spent two years here. She was far from the feminist movement she would later help define,…
