‘Barn’s burnt down – now I can see the moon’
I write this column with some hesitation, since many may regard it a bit preachy or elitist.
1y ago
Post-Covid musings: After the deluge
Now that we have stepped into a new year, it may be time to take a brief pause from our hectic schedule.
1y ago
Salma Khan: A mind without fear and a head held high
She gave visibility to the invisible by exposing the exclusion of women from development activities.
2y ago
Choosing the Slow Lane
Recently, I have been reminiscing about my music guru, the late Kanika Banerjee (known to her intimate circle as Mohordi).
2y ago
Reawakening
I begin with an apology to my readers for my long absence. Covid played havoc with our lifestyle and livelihoods. Even then, we could make choices still within limited parameters.
2y ago
Begum Sufia Kamal: A moral hero
Today, after a period of hiatus, I have once again taken up my pen (metaphorically) to remember and celebrate a hero—a woman of courage and integrity who changed the world, not with fire and fury but with her soft touch.
4y ago
Isolation and solitude: Life in the time of corona
It has only been a month of isolation, yet it feels like “One hundred years of solitude”.
4y ago
When will America be ready?
As my daughter and I drove to the polling booth last week to vote at the Democratic Primaries in the United States, I asked: “So,
4y ago
July 10, 2018
Nationalistic competition or cosmopolitan carnival?
While I cannot claim to be an avid football fan, the World Cup bug does attack me every four years. I write this column on a sleepless night, disturbed and disenchanted after watching the rather physical and hostile match between England and Colombia, fighting for a place in the quarterfinals.
May 20, 2018
Social laws of upward motion
Of late, I have been reflecting on an interesting aspect of our social discourse.
April 14, 2018
Looking back as we move ahead
For most of us, major events of our lives are marked by the Gregorian calendar. But we reserve a special sentiment, even reverence, for
March 18, 2018
History, propaganda or just a movie?
For some time now, I have been resisting the urge to add my voice to the Padmaavat controversy.
March 4, 2018
Prioritising life's choices
Recently, I made an unusual journey—a journey of love to pick up old relationships and energise them.
February 4, 2018
The power of empathy
Almost every day we come across positive news about Bangladesh's economic progress, and the individual achievements of creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative Bangladeshis.
January 21, 2018
Regenerating the Tree of Life
Post-retirement is often advertised on birthday cards and in Art of Living books as the “golden era” of a fulfilling life.
January 1, 2018
A brave new world
It is quite natural to be reflective during the final stretch of a year, tallying its low and high points.
December 20, 2017
When ‘them’ becomes ‘us’
As one more year fades away into the realm of the past, it may be useful to reflect on the core aspects of our life.
December 11, 2017
The new wave of resistance
When Donald Trump won the 2016 elections by brazenly exploiting the racial divide and targeting immigrants, he unleashed the primal roar of disaffected white working-class voters who felt abandoned by the Washington Establishment and the Democratic Party.
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