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Off The Beaten Path

Be It For A Weekend Road Trip Or A Longer Getaway, Why Not Pick A Place That Is Not Overrun By Tourists? We Give You Our Pick Of Some Not-so-well-explored Places That Are Worth Charting A Route To

Wild Yet Demure

Sita Was Not Just A Daughter Or Wife, Princess Or Queen – She Embodied Multiple Roles, With Each Role Representing A Different Facet Of Nature

Down To Earth

Hindu Philosophy Personifies Earth as The Goddess Pritivi Also Kown as Bhumi or Bhumadevi

A Finn Having Fun In India

Meet Jonne Kolima, From Finland, Working In Bengaluru

A Leap Of Faith

Forgiveness Requires A Real Leap Of Faith In Human Nature...

Krishna's Colour

When Did The Natural Black Become The Supernatural Blue Representing Krishna And Vishnu In Indian Mythology?

Cloudy Weather

Who Says Rains Are All About Nostalgia And Fun? This Popular Blogger Reaches Into The Recesses Of Her Memory And Comes Out With A Story With A Lesson.

Sms

SHORT CULTURAL SNIPPETS FOR AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE INDIA

Going The Whole 6 Yards

DIDEM ATAHAN FABIG, AN AMERICAN WOMAN OF TURKISH ORIGIN AND WIFE OF THE GERMAN CONSUL GENERAL TO CHENNAI, TOUCHES ON HOW SHE MAKES THE MOST OF LIVING ACROSS COUNRIES AND CULTURES

The Reel India

INDIA AND INDIANS HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED IN VARIOUS FORMS IN HOLLYWOOD FILMS – A FEW CLICHED, A FEW UNUSUAL, OTHERS LAYERED AND REALISTIC. WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC CHARACTERS AND REPRESENTATIONS FROM YESTERYEAR TO NOW

The Way Of Love

IT HAS MANY AVATARS. POETS HAVE CELEBRATED ITS VARIOUS FORMS DOWN THE AGES, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE A MUSE FOR ALL GENRES OF ART. IT IS LOVE. THE BHAGAVAD GITA LISTS LOVE – PREETHI – AMONG THE QUALITIES THAT CHARACTERISE THE IDEAL WOMAN

A Festival A Day...

THERE IS A JOKE THAT, IN INDIA, THERE ARE 365 DAYS AND 366 FESTIVALS IN A YEAR. FOR SURE, INDIA ABOUNDS IN FESTIVE OCCASIONS – ON A PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL LEVEL – AND IT IS THESE CELEBRATIONS THAT ACT AS CONNECTING THREADS IN THE SUBCONTINENT’S MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Colours Of Paradise

Colours have different meanings for different cultures

Sweet Nothings

Sweets hold a place of immense importance in Indians’ lives.

Independence Personified

Global Adjustments Foundation Is Proud to Have Conducted a First-of-its-kind in the State, One-day Free Motivational Workshop for a Whopping 100 Policewomen in Chennai

Speeches Of Significance

As India Celebrates Its 71st Independence Day This August, We Trace Some of the Finest Words of India’s Prime Ministers on the Country They Served…

Deconstructing Leadership

What is the Distance Between the Brain and the Heart? Doctors Might Say It Is About a Foot. Traci Morris Proves Otherwise – for Her, There Is No Distance as Work and Giving Come Together in a Beautiful Amalgamation.

Finding Peace With Meditation

Desire for the Company of Spiritually Oriented People Comes Naturally Once We Take to Meditation. 

The Indian Sphinx

There is No Sphinx in Indian Mythology, Except in South Indian Temple Traditions.  

Save The Date(S)

INDIA CELEBRATES NEW YEAR NOT ONLY ON JANUARY 1 BUT AT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR – AND EACH OF THESE OCCASIONS IS MARKED WITH PARTICULAR CUSTOMS AND ACTIVITIES

Republic Day - January 26, 2018

A QUICK LOOK AT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF REPUBLIC DAY AND THE CELEBRATIONS THE ACCOMPANY IT

The Power Of Fairtytales

FOLKTALES ARE OFTEN LABELLED AS ‘PATRIARCHAL’ – IN FACT, THEY WERE DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN COPE WITH PATRIARCHY, WITH THE FAIRY GODMOTHERS AND OTHER DEITIES SERVING AS PSYCHOLOGICAL ANCHORS

Of Floats And Jets

The Indian Republic Day Parade is a culmination of an entire year of planning, practice, key decisions and logistics on a scale only India can pull off. Let’s look at what sets this celebration apart from anything else you’ll ever see

Michelle Obama Becoming More

A woman of substance, Michelle Obama tells the world through her book Becoming that no hurdle is big enough to stop one determined enough to make it happen

Forewarned Is Forearmed

Talking to children openly, addressing their fears and preparing them for challenges can help them cope with transitions and changes better. Antara Kothari shares her experiences in helping her younger child cope with changes

When The Goddesses Hold Court

The festival of Navaratri, which is centered on the feminine aspect of the universe, is celebrated in different, unique ways across the subcontinent.

A New Dimension To Shopping

FABINDIA LAUNCHES TWO EXPERIENCE CENTERS IN CHENNAI!

Talent Sans Borders

To survive in the ever-changing global arena, companies should rework their strategy, keeping in mind that borders cannot act as barriers against talent mobility. Peggy Smith, president of worldwide erc, tells us more.

Full Of Character

Ralph and SoniaHays moved to Mumbai in 2017. Ralph talks about first impressions, travel plans and the secret to finding your feet in a new country.

The Last Leg

As we approach the final quarter of our lives, it is better to let go of the desire to relive the past and focus on what we want to make of ourselves, one day at a time.