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The sad, shocking and untimely death of a popular actor due to cardiac arrest has made all of us introspect and scrutinise our own lifestyles.People are saying, “He was fit and still succumbed to a heart attack. What’s the point of hitting the gym or eating right then?” This thinking is so wrong at so […]
There are a lot of stories that open our eyes, make a deep imprint on our minds, and stay with us for years. That is the power of literature. I think this is what novelist, poet, Tabish Khair meant when he wrote to me in a tweet about the ‘need to propagate strong literature’. So, […]
Stressful life clubbed with a vice is a lethal formula for cardiac arrest in the age bracket of 40-60. Doctors in Ahmedabad concern for youngsters’ lives as the trend continues to be on the rise. Social media, television channels and practically all news portals were filled to the brim with the news of the death of […]
The 19-year-old scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a Gold medal at the Paralympics in the women’s 10m rifle standing SH1 on Monday. With a score of 249.6, Lekhara becomes the fourth woman overall to win a Paralympics gold after swimmer Murlikant Petkar, Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia and high jumper Thangavely […]
Nishad Kumar won a silver medal in the men’s high jump category on Sunday at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. He made a jump at 2.06m making a record for Asia and becomes the second Indian to win a medal in the Paralympics. Roderick Townsend from the USA recorded a jump of 2.15m winning gold and […]
Table Tennis player, Bhavina Patel after becoming the first woman from India to qualify for Tokyo Paralympics, becomes the first Indian table tennis player to procure a medal. VoI first spoke to Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel on July 3, 2021, about their life and career when they had qualified for Tokyo Paralympics. Read here: […]
Writing a column about marital relationships in a literary way can be rather fraught with risks for a columnist. I have always believed that any action taken with the best of intentions is acceptable. So, I’ll call it a ‘hedged risk’, using stock market parlance. In India, we hold the family sacrosanct as a unit. […]
Festivals are a part of India’s identity; the vibrant outfits, the traditional sweets and the customs are the most exciting part of our culture, which is still intact in the villages in its authentic form and not modernized as in the cities. Vasant Pathshala celebrated Janmashtami at their rural campus situated in Dholka. The festival […]
Writing about identity in today’s times is a sure shot recipe for disaster. Also, the moment, one utters the word ‘identity’, terms such as ‘fractured identity’, various social identities and a lot more come to the fore. Have you ever thought about the concept of tabula rasa (blank slate) that the English philosopher, John Locke […]
Support for women in sport is growing in India but there is still a long way to go, feels badminton star Jwala Gutta. Her words carry extra significance in light of the experience at the Tokyo Olympics, where three of the seven medal-winners from India are women. Jwala Gutta, who has made India proud at […]
Many small business owners talk about how they launched, expanded, and grew their business without any physical store or exhibitions Christal Ferrao “Ashwini’s Creativity is now a known name locally, nationally, and internationally and this was possible only after I started posting my products on social media,” gushes Ashwini Pai Dukle, a young entrepreneur who […]
Roger Federer’s announcement of not becoming a part of the U.S Open comes as a shocker to Federer fans. The 40-year-old Grand Slam titled Federer announced on Sunday via Instagram that he would be sidelined for months as he is to get his right knee operated on. However, the surgery will leave him with a […]
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who became the toast of the season for winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics exuded confidence that all sorts of track and field sports will gain eminence in medium to long term. His victory is being considered by sports analysts as the beginning of an era when non-cricketing sportspersons from tier […]
A human is because a human is resilient. Resilience is everything. It is the core of what makes us humans. There is a fine example of human resilience in Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea. Santiago, the protagonist, is an old man. His age has not been defined but the lines on his face […]
Today, India is celebrating its 75th anniversary of Independence Day. We all cherish the fact that India is the biggest democracy in the world but in the recent past we have seen a big misuse of the institutions and it looks like we are regressing in multiple senses. The challenges to democracy today are really […]
Two monks were returning to their aboard through a forest, discussing all that they had learned in the monastery. The old Monk listened sagely while the younger one seemed all charged about following each principle and never stepping into the material realm of existence. As they walked along, they came to a river that was […]
Jude Walker, an 11-year-old boy is using his time to raise awareness for a petition in Zero Carbon’s campaign. At an age where kids would play video games and binge-watch, Walker is passionate about protecting the climate. He is a climate activist who has committed to complete a 200-mile walk from Hebden Bridge to London […]
Breastfeeding is considered to be one of the most natural and beautiful aspects of motherhood. A cherished moment of intimacy between a mother and a baby cementing their bond. But is it the easiest aspect of motherhood? Not really. Contrary to what popular media would like you to believe, breastfeeding is not a simple linear […]
Anish Ganpathy Corals are marine invertebrates that are called phylum Cnidaria in the scientific language. They are singularly called polyps. A colony of polyps is called a coral, and a large group of corals forms a coral reef. Corals are usually found only in oceans and sea beds and have vibrant and vivid colours. They […]
What is Vipassana ? Vipassana is a way of life as suggested and practiced by Gautam Buddha. Vipassana guides you to help cleanse the conscious and to attain inner peace. Vipassana is the knowledge of living in the present. Accepting others as they are and believing them to be their true self, our appropriate and […]
