New tales of the kitchen
There is a new kind of kitchen in town. It has no doors. It blends seamlessly into the living room and looks as as if it is an integral part of the decor of the...
View ArticleHoli, IPL, Elections
All festivals have their unsavoury bits. But they give us distinct forms to express ourselves individually and collectively. Festivals bring us together. So our need for them endures Nothing looks and...
View ArticleLiving the high life
With its clubs, swimming pools, jogging tracks and more, condo gives substance to the idea of a ‘good life’. That it also breeds a sense of entitlement among affluent Indians is part of the package...
View ArticleVideos told the story: It’s not one nation, one pole
Six months ago, this election was a done deal. Then something changed. It didn’t happen overnight, but gradually disenchantment against govt began to surface in pockets. The most striking change that...
View ArticleHow hard should hard work be?
Hard work never killed anybody. Or so we heard repeatedly growing up. Clearly, that does not ring true these days. The tragic passing of young Anna Sebastian Perayil, allegedly of overwork, four months...
View ArticleThe future of intelligence?
When we discuss the future, it seems obvious that what we are talking about is technology, so intertwined have the two ideas become. But at a basic conceptual level, one question that has always been...
View ArticleImmortality itch
Tech tycoon Bryan Johnson is in India, and he brings with him ideas about reversing the process of ageing. This is something he pursues with a seriousness bordering on the pathological. His daily...
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