Life News - Page 5
How seats bought in private medical colleges make healthcare expensive in India
It can be argued that not all seats in private medical colleges are sold from quotas allowed by the authorities but when they start their practice, they set a benchmark in fees and ways for their peers who won their seats on pure merit.
Nobody can beat the Dilli Punjabi when it comes to celebrating Diwali. Here's why
We kick everyone else's ass when it comes to ‘patakebaazi’, Teen Pati or the mithai exchanges. And here's why.
Snotty girls and HMT boys: What Chetan Bhagat gets wrong about relationships
Why is it that every time Chetan Bhagat makes a statement about women, he seems to put his foot in his mouth?
Lessons from the success story of Great Himalayan National Park
This treasure trove of nature now has a world heritage site tag to flaunt, as a testimony to its ecological worth and conservation efforts. Will the fairy tale hold under pressure for infrastructure building?
Head and Shoulders' new ad stands above the rest... in misogyny
My dear marketing gurus at Head and Shoulders and whatever puerile advertising agency you use, what is the logic of trashing women to sell your men’s product?
Navyana controversy: Why Left's intellectual bullying won't work now
The D’Cruz affair has shattered another myth - the left-of-centre intellectual brigade’s sanctimonious pretense that it is the sole defender of intellectual freedom against the right-wing.
Social revolution: When the ex-cook sends that Facebook request
There's a social revolution brewing across class lines. What does one do when the DHL courier guy, the cook, the chauffeur start sending friend requests on social media?
Pulping Doniger's book: Will publishers only print 'safe' books?
Will no one be able to question conventional wisdom about history, politics and mythology? Will no one be able to expose the wrong-doings of politicians and corporate leaders?
Why we can't blame just Penguin for pulping Doniger's book
We must not blame the law here. The problem is expecting that a benevolent and broadminded judiciary will thread the needle.
Why Wendy Doniger's book shouldn't be banned
The problem is primarily that we do not write books about our history. We read books written by people of other countries to understand ourselves. Those works become subject of discussion.
Wendy Doniger's 'The Hindus': Silent majority should speak up
We are being pushed towards intolerance by constant media badgering of the right wing. They dont highlight anything good done by the so called right wing groups. They propagate a history which has been proven to be absurd and trash.
Wendy Doniger controversy: When did Hinduism become so intolerant?
Intolerance in Islam and Christianity is an established fact. But we are seeing the emergence of intolerance of Hinduism.
Why Kolkata's reading habit beats Mumbai, Gujarat hollow
It operates on a scale that is impressive even by global standards, but it is local in a way
Gentleman's code: Bollywood, testosterone, and a lots of yawns
The episode is broken up into separate segments. And begins with Taseer saying that “voyage” is a big word. That should have warned me about what was to come my way.
India Today's Vikram Seth cover will help people break out of the closet
It is important that while we criticize the queer movement, we also engage with it. This is the time when various movements could come together and make their voices heard against 377 instead of hiding behind their own moral prudishness.
Devyani's arrest: When will Indian media side with the poor?
Meanwhile please spare a the poor girl, who would be terrified to face these "big people". I wonder when the Indian media will side with the poor?
If religion is paraded in public, why can't it be publicly criticised?
Religion is supposed to be a personal equation between man and God. But is it actually?
377 verdict: Gay sex against nature? Look around, get a life
Clearly, homosexuality is as natural as anything observed in nature and not an individual "lifestyle" choice. But a lot of us demand human conduct to be far above bestial standards.
SC's verdict on Section 377 puts India in the same league as Iraq
Those fabulous people, covered in glitter and with rainbows dangling from fingertips, are, apparently, so dangerous that they are ranked with paedophiles, murderers or rapists.
Pakistani beer in India: It's everything Aman ki Asha hoped for
Once Murree Beer comes to India, it will be the first time Indians will be happy that something flammable has crossed the border from Pakistan.
Newborns can differentiate their own body from others: study
The ability to differentiate your own body from others is a fundamental skill, critical for humans' ability to interact with their environments and the people around them.
No, Tehelka, that is no way to deal with a sexual crime
It is not easy but the complainant, and the institution, deserves better.
The government shouldn't ban porn websites: Here's why
My hope is that our government and judiciary will realise the value of pornography and also that we as a society will hold on to porn’s ability to promote social cohesion among all hormonal Indians as it negotiates its shift from an analogue to a more digital environment. I for one cannot wait to watch some on Google Glass.
Why I volunteered to get my genome sequenced: Part 1
A few months ago I volunteered as a ‘healthy subject’ to have my Exome sequenced. Exome constitutes nearly 1 percent of the entire human genome.
Karnataka's decision to catch elephants in Hassan district is laudable
Although anathema to many experts and most activists, removal is often the only solution for wildlife and people caught in acute, irreversible conflict.
Cancer does not mean death: Manisha, Yuvraj
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, on Tuesday evening joined hands to raise awareness about cancer.
Thank you Hiroshi Yamauchi, for Nintendo
To Mr Yamauchi, thank you for Nintendo, the Gameboy that taught me to be anti-social before Twitter, the Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube. Actually, for both our sakes, let's just ignore that last one.
Miss America: the pageant that lets all variety of racists go crackers
Why Indian racists were not so pleased with America's backlash after Nina Davuluri won Miss America.
How some rare history books help reconstruct our past
I am constantly reminded of this as I look for books that were first printed in the centuries before us.
'Whatever Mary Kom does, she does perfectly with complete concentration'
Husband and manager, Ouler Kom talks about his wife Mary Kom, how they met, got married and the hardships she has suffered.