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Why banning kids from the internet might do more harm than good

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- If you are a parent wondering about how to reduce your child's screen time in the new year, you are not alone. Two judges of the Madurai bench of the Madras high court recently ur... Read More


Why 2025 was the year the idea of the office reinvented itself again

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- In more senses than one, 2025 became the year when workplaces across the world had the rudest awakening since the shake-up by the covid-19 pandemic five years ago. To begin with... Read More


In Inez Baranay's new novel, three Muslim women meet a Turkish freedom fighter in Gandhi's India

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- In 1935, Halide Edib, who had fought alongside Mustafa Kemal Ataturk for the emancipation of Turkey from the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s, visited India to deliver a series of lec... Read More


Do book critics still matter in the age of influencers?

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- It's that time of year again when, as a book critic, I'm expected to compile a list of my favourite reads of 2025. My colleagues and I have done such a roundup, but even as I was... Read More


Can the 'Right to Disconnect' bill counter chronic burnout in India's always-on work culture?

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Last week, Supriya Sule, member of Parliament from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), introduced a private members' bill in the Lok Sabha which ignited a heated discussion onl... Read More


Sita Bhaskar's new novel is a modern-day throwback to RK Narayan's 'Malgudi Days'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- At the end of her charming novel Rukmini Aunty and the R.K. Narayan Fan Club, Sita Bhaskar quotes the Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith's admiration for the much-loved creat... Read More


Gen Alpha joining the workforce will drive a complete overhaul of office expectations and policies by 2040

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Last week, a study released by the International Workplace Group (IWG), a global leader in hybrid work solutions, highlighted several major shifts that will redefine the future of... Read More


Anuradha Roy's 'Called By the Hills': An artist's eye meets a naturalist's grief

New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- Anuradha Roy's Called by the Hills, her first book-length work of non fiction, is a thing of beauty. Illustrated by the author with exquisite watercolour paintings, mostly of flo... Read More


From 'rizz' to 'aura farming': Why Gen Z & Alpha slang is just language's next chapter

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Earlier this week, Oxford University Press announced three contenders for the honour of the Word of the Year (WoTY) 2025: "aura farming", "biohack" and "rage bait". Two of these ... Read More


From 'rizz' to 'aura farming': Why Gen Z & Alpha slang is just language's next chapter

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Earlier this week, Oxford University Press announced three contenders for the honour of the Word of the Year (WoTY) 2025: "aura farming", "biohack" and "rage bait". Two of these ... Read More