'Bottomline, hairline and waistline -- you have to watch them always.'
Should we not be creating roles in India for the talented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
No one in the India of 2020 should be vulnerable and unprotected because of the caste they have been born in, says Dominic Xavier and no child should ever suffer a horrific fate like the Dalit teenager in Hathras village.
'The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.' 'Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.' 'They respected me from this point of view -- in this day and age few individuals live by ideals for the poor.'
Mental health coach Anu Krishna explains how parents and adults can have a healthy, age-appropriate conversation about issues that really matter.
Tech is also being used to stem resignations, which have recorded a rise amid COVID-19.
The school was run on strict Gandhian lines, with stress on students doing things themselves. Physical comforts were minimal, in keeping with the relatively backward geographical area. But it had a staff of teachers dedicated to educating their students, not just imparting them book-learning, remembers Shreekant Sambrani.
Krishna Kumar offers some tips on how to cope with being served the pink slip.
Essential Services, A Very Short Story, by Amitava Kumar.
Dominic Xavier believes it is time government agencies aggressively concentrate on bringing down the COVID-19 caseload, which spikes with each passing day, since there could be no vaccine this year.
It's time to move on from fights and dances and clich, says Kshmaya Daniel.
With his appointment as AG, the many constitutional law matters that are pending before the Supreme Court will receive specialised attention.
'Who you know today will determine who you know tomorrow.' 'Becoming an expert in your domain will incentivise others to have you in their networks.' 'And the more diverse your network, the better it is.' An enlightening excerpt from Ambi Parmeswaran's All The World's A Stage: A Personal Branding Story.
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
Shalini Gupta, a freelance writer from Pudicherry, tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar what she would like to see in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget.
One is hopeful that if he becomes CM, Mr Thackeray will not be as trigger happy in calling for bans or encouraging outrage, says Uttaran Das Gupta.
Seven things already different about our everyday life in 2020.
How you can make the most of a foreign education.
Novelist Renu Balakrishnan will conduct a workshop for budding writers in April and March 2017.
Tuition classes: Saviours or demons, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Unless you know what you are and what you are not, how will you get an appropriate job?
Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are.
'Our recipes come from our real-life experiences and have a story behind them.'
The coolest moments we won't be forgetting anytime soon.
A seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience, Bakhshi is a mechanical engineer from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He has a post-graduate degree in management from Xavier Labour Relations Institute.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
'They (the characters) are not bad people; they are good people, who make bad choices.' 'The idea was to show that when people are put in a situation, which side of the moral spectrum do they fall on?'
'Would you want to bring kids into a world that could run out of drinking water before they reach adulthood?'
Novelist Renu Balakrishnan will conduct a workshop for budding writers in Mumbai.
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline.
'Yesterday, I was at a seed meeting where we gave outright grants up to Rs 20 lakhs or loans up to Rs 50 lakhs for new start-ups under 2 years.'
'Yoga is magic!' 'Other than keeping me physically fit, it helps me be calm and emotionally balanced. It gives me a lot of energy that keeps me productive throughout the day.'
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
Readers share their mom's special qualities.
Akhtaruzzaman Elias's The Raincoat describes the effect of the 1971 war on a college and on one of its teachers in particular.
'When my school principal heard that I took science in college, he slapped me hard.' 'I had once told him I was interested in arts.' 'He asked me if I wanted to be a doctor.' 'When I said no, he asked why I took science then.' 'My father said he would change his name if I survived science for more than two months.'
'Cyrus was always very different. He would think before acting.'
