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Android or Alangudi




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Of govt departments and RTI




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The highs and lows of plant parenthood

It helps one realise the value of soil and look at the sun with deep reverence




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Writing a requiem to handwriting

The decline started with the advent of photocopiers and word processors




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Where have the sparrows gone?

It’s not a forest bird; hence it is our duty to help them thrive




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Samen delen across the fence

Striking a rapport with neighbours in the Netherlands




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Off-field cricket ‘rituals’

‘Commentator curse’ and other reigning superstitions that fans have immense belief in




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Troubled waters

The good and bad aspects of the rains




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A way with birds

As the world became deafeningly silent during the lockdown, birdsong was the only solace




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Jackfruit tales

Lovers of the fruit go to any extent to get their fix




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The incredible matutinal drink

A cup of morning ‘South Indian coffee’ is the only pick-me-up than one needs




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Tie the knot on extravagant weddings

In conducting the feast and ceremonies, families spend as if there is no tommorow




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Moving house and memories

When life’s imprints tumble out of closets and into oblivion




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Of coruscating celluloid

The cameras back then captured raw, real, and unadulterated images




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Ball badminton days

In the early 1980s, local clubs in Mysuru used to conduct round-robin tournaments of the game




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Lessons from a rain lily

Stay in tune with nature’s cycles and seasons as they teach us the lesson of patient waiting




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Do not live in the past

While cherishing memories, we also need to prepare ourselves for the present and future




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A trip to Panchmarhi

A college tour to the picturesque destination breaks the ice




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Achieving gender parity is still a dream

Antiquated stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women are a pain




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The happiness mantra

Giving care and being cared for are essential for human well-being




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Thriving technology, waning memory

Too many digital nannies are robbing us of the power of memory




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The richness of Indian languages

The idioms in everyday usage display the creativity and punch of the tongues




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Celebrating Hanami

It’s a Japanese tradition of viewing flowers in spring




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Under watch

What if your every action is surveilled?




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A traveller’s diary

An edge-of-the-seat drive through treacherous mountain roads




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The dark side of digital dependence

The dreaded blue screen can throw life out gear in the most unlikeliest of places




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Women at the receiving end

They are the worst affected by alcoholism among men




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How to fight compassion fatigue

Getting over the diminished capacity to empathise with or feel compassion for others




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Dog days

When man’s best friend attacks children and infirm people




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Shedding light on local history

It’s the lifeblood of community identities and is vital for preserving cultural heritage




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Mode of transport

Bus lovers love their comfort zones, while those taking the train are more daring




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Man-dog ties

Pets are living beings requiring consistent care and attention




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Confessions of an impractical person

How one ignored the imperfection of life by finding solace in the perfection of art




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A shrinking Himalayan passage

A visit to Nagmithong Nala near Kargil, where the threat of a glacial lake outburst flood looms large and Botkol Pass is set to become inaccessible




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When influencers call the shots

They act as symbols of beauty, success, and happiness, and their posts, stories, and videos are vehicles of meaning for the audiences




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A tussle with white shoes

Soon after the school reopens, the pair turns brown in the slush and mud




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Doctors and handwriting

A running joke is that a student with sloppy handwriting will probably become a doctor




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Nothing has changed for women in India

From Nirbhaya to Abhaya, violence continue to be perpertrated against women in the country




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Parenting parents

A role reversal wrought by time




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The bird in a patch of green

A pigeon becomes a regular visitor to a terrace with lush foliage




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Behind the race

Potential sportspersons find government sponsorship hardly enough to sustain a living




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Learning languages

Are our practices and actions pushing children away from languages?




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A pilgrimage to Orwell’s Barnhill 

The author’s croft by that name on the island of Jura is where he completed 1984




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Talking about menopause

Media explore gender disparity largely, but it has failed to explicitly probe this transformative stage in a woman’s life




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A dictionary at hand

Consult it regularly to develop your own vocabulary




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Marks mania

A child may have great talent, but she is judged only by her marks




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Live life to the fullest at any age

Birthdays are not just a celebration of the years gone by, but a reminder to live fully, no matter what age one is




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Complete actor vs method hero

When Sivaji Ganesan fans locked horns with Dilp Kumar admirers




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Tipping cuts both ways

It is a case of damned if you do and damned if you don’t




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The heart of the matter

On World Heart Day, September 29, random thoughts on keeping the ticker ticking