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Guess The Most Popular Flag In The Country? If You Think It’s Tiranga, Read On!

On August 15, 2024 By Devraj Roy In Opinion

Reading Time: 10 minutes Happy Independence Day! Despite being a national holiday, we have been immensely busy since morning. Roaring our favourite playlist of patriotic songs, hoisting the national flag in the neighbourhood, and not to mention, flaunting our ephemeral nationalism by mounting the Tiranga on our balconies. Ephemeral? Now that word caught your attention, didn’t it? How in the name of god can somebody dare to earmark our love for the nation in such a trivial way? Okay, I apologize. But honestly, think how many times we actually sport the Indian flag throughout the year? And I’m not talking about government offices and …

Tales Of An Indian Expat: A Story Of Living Abroad

On February 23, 2023 By Ayan Majumdar In Lifestyle, Opinion

Reading Time: 8 minutes The decision to move abroad can be scary. There’s a constant fear of the unknown, a feeling of being in the unfamiliar. But what if I told you that moving to another country can open new doors for you and even enrich your life? Well, that is exactly what has happened to thousands of people from India, like me, who have had the courage to take that step. Whether it’s for better career prospects, educational opportunities, new friends, or just a change of scenery, people from India who have made the move have found that their overseas experience was worth …

A Note On Our Culture And My Purpose

On November 21, 2022 By Vishnu Sukumaran In Opinion

Reading Time: 2 minutes The golden age for India (2020 – 2050) started in 2020 with a billion-strong resident workforce by 2030. At the same time, Europe’s population will drop to 700M in 2050 with more than 40% of people super-aged (above 64). Statistically, a whopping 24% of the global workforce will come from India in the next decade 1. Until now, academics and economists have studied the cause and effects of this demographic shift extensively to aid public policies and more so to justify their own employment. More recently, I am beginning to notice it in dinner table conversations with my global counterparts and …

Why Is Gender Diversity In Leadership Important?

On November 20, 2022 By Chaitali In Data, Opinion

Reading Time: 6 minutes The question may seem pretty basic and very intuitive but really, how many people really understand why it is very important to have gender representation at all levels of workplace? Let’s start with clarifying what gender diversity means. Wikipedia defines this as “Equitable or fair representation between genders. It most commonly refers to an equitable ratio of men and women, but may also include non-binary gender categories.” Gender diversity is about better representation of all the genders at all levels of governance. “A study from the US that examined the performance of 1,500 companies over 15 years showed that at an average level of …

Climate Anxiety Is Real

On November 20, 2022 By Chaitali In Opinion

Reading Time: 3 minutes Summary – Climate anxiety is a condition that impacts a small set of people who are climate conscious and are becoming paralysed by their worry for the environment. The best way to help them is showing respect for the environment and seeing impact of climate action Climate change is a reality. It impacts us in every possible way as we interact with Earth and its systems continuously. As systems change, climate is impacted. There are multiple ways in which people choose to respond to climate change, and if I say, impending climate calamity. One way is to say that all …

Local Governments And Waste Management

On November 20, 2022 By Chaitali In Lifestyle, Opinion

Reading Time: 5 minutes “The job of a government is to collect waste and taxes”, so go the immortal words uttered by Joel Singer (Director of the International Law Department in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Judge Advocate General Corps and, subsequently, Legal Adviser to the Israeli Foreign Ministry) in the HBO drama called Oslo. Joel Singer negotiated the Oslo Accords between Israel and Palestine leading to the formal global acceptance of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). That, however interesting, isn’t the reason for the write-up. What I wish to raise is that local governments in India, Municipal Bodies, have miserably failed in doing …

‘S- Social’ Aspect Of ESG

On November 18, 2022 By Vishnu Sukumaran In Opinion

Reading Time: 3 minutes The positive impact of quotas promoting women’s representation across regions and countries is well documented. For instance, in April 1993, the United Nations dubbed the 33% quota for women in village council’s leadership as “one of the best innovations in grassroots democracy in the world”. Subsequent studies on the impact of the quotas showed that (a) the service delivery model improved, (b) political and civic participation of women increased, (c) attitude, specifically subconscious bias towards women changed and (d) aspirations of rural parents increased. Though the quota for women’s representation created a cadre of village-level leaders, it is a shame that …

Limiting Climate Change – How Many Of These 17 Things Are You Doing?

On April 9, 2022 By Seun In Lifestyle, Opinion

Reading Time: 9 minutes So, are we going to talk about the big elephant in the room already? What started off as global warming, and got panned all round because hey, I am getting snowed more often, or we are getting a lot more rain – formally had a name change to be called climate change. Cue eye roll. As if changing the name of the disaster changes the disaster itself. Check out an interesting take on the 2020 Natural Calamities Are you like me, someone who has developed climate anxiety, who worries and frets that we aren’t doing enough? I am sorry, I …

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What Is Your “Happy Run”? Mine is 3 + 6 + 7 + 9!

On March 19, 2022 By Arijit Ganguly In Lifestyle, Opinion, Sports

Reading Time: 7 minutes Running is one activity that has been a constant part of my life for the last 4 years. Through running I meet new people, visit new places, and most importantly it boosts my overall confidence and keeps my mind in control. Through this post, my intention is not to talk about the benefits of running. It’s the next stage – once you do understand the benefits and have made running a part of your lifestyle, what about it makes you happy? The topic is incomplete without a mention of runner’s high i.e. the sense of euphoria (sense of extreme joy …

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Tales Of Reading: 8 Books You Must Grab Right Now For Some Escape Vibes

On February 13, 2022 By Seun In Lifestyle, Opinion

Reading Time: 6 minutes Hmm…let’s see. Two years of intense lockdowns, second, third waves, Delta, Omicron, isolation, weekend curfews, reopening of offices only to get back to WFH again…a rollercoaster life is what we eventually got used to, am I right? What have you been doing? Cooking and Baking Gardening Movies Blogging Tailoring (because why not?) Painting Reading Learning a new skill(s) You get the drift. Every possible way to engage the brain has been used up. New innovations have seen the light of the day. Records are being broken in writing and clearing professional and non-professional exams. New ideas are becoming startups. And …