Gen Z and Parenting Puzzle: Less Control, More Connection
GARGI DUTTA
October 24, 2026
Good vs ineffective parenting Parenting plays a fundamental role in
The Art of Waiting: What a Queue Reveals About Us
DEBOPRIYA MUKHERJEE
October 23, 2026
Look at the people waiting outside a neighbourhood shop. One keeps checking the time. Another stands quietly, facing forward. A young woman adjusts the flower tucked into her hair, while someone else shifts from one foot to the other.
We Came, We Saw, We Ordered Avocado Toast
BINA BISWAS
October 22, 2026
Cafes and pools have integrated themselves so thoroughly into modern travel that we seem incapable of experiencing a civilisation without first ordering a beer in it. From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, from Siem Reap to Singapore and finally Bali, the ritual becomes strangely familiar
When Mangal Wears Khaki: The Fire of Courage, the Danger of Excess
SHILENDRA SRIVASTAVA
October 18, 2026
Mars does not wait for events to resolve themselves. It intervenes, often before others have finished explaining what needs to be done. Mangal and the Impulse to Act In Vedic astrology, Mangal, or Mars, is the fiery planet of action.
