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Down Memory Lane: The Barcelona Hockey World Cup, Where It All Started
Scorching the artificial turf in front of 20,000 boisterous fans in Rourkela, now accepted as hockey’s own home, has been a new experience for the world’s elite hockey players. The 16 best…
Power Of The Spoken Word: The Lesson From Hitler
Paint him as the biggest villain in human history if you please, but give the devil his due. Adolf Hitler was a deeply perceptive person with a keen understanding of human psychology. That…
What You’ve That Money Can’t Buy?
Can you calculate the value of goodwill?
PRICELESS!
Does goodwill get its due?
As a quality, it is underrated and undervalued. You seldom comprehend its potential even when you have…
Sexual & Reproductive Health, Family Planning: Effective Communication…
In recognising the link between population and development, India kick-started the Family Planning (FP) program in 1951, post-independence. The program kept evolving; however, the focus…
What’s With Men & Peeing?
Men peeing in the open is a common everyday sight in India. Most of the men even do it with gay abandon, caring two hoots for decency and propriety, carrying on the act as if doing a great…
Tale Of An English Sunday
Sundays slid on listlessly on the campus all through the summer of 1987. Shops and stores being closed, there was nothing to do, at least not for the miniscule community of overseas Indians…
Junk Food Monster: It’s Time For A Red Alert
The other day I was at my daughter’s school and all the parents were concerned about their wards regarding weight, fatigue, concentration and the list was long. Being a consulting…
Sunil Kanta Behera: Remembering The Modern Dadhichi
The absolute truth of life is death. Even the supreme Almighty would have to leave the mortal body if he descended on earth. The toughest part of life is accepting this philosophy. At…
When Your Dad Is Larger Than Life
Why do I say that?
You will soon find out. But for those who don’t know him, here is a brief sketch of his career and character.
My father was many things to many people. But, mostly,…
Obesity & Ultra Processed Food Products
Obesity in India is increasing at an alarming rate of 25 to 30 per cent (five-year average year on year estimate). This is due to the high consumption pattern of Ultra Processed Food…