Manika Raikwar Ahirwal

Everyday, the grief of people losing loved ones swells. At this time, what we know is this: it is Death which is alive.

These boys had bordered on what was perhaps criminal in intent in their remarks and language.To their group, they added girls whose pictures they were posting and when any girl protested, including the one who finally made it public, they threatened her with gang-rape. Through it all, the constant thread of arrogance and confidence that nothing cou...

When you hear these words from your 15-year-old at dinner, the world stops.

Teen years are a tumultuous mix of confusion, anger, love, hope, dreams and jumping hormones, and no can understand what is going on, not the child and more than often, not the parent either. Especially important then to not back away from any topic, no matter how embarrassing or difficult. Don't give them some dry or dismissive adult answer, tell ...

Pouring rain, awful traffic jams, broken roads in what was bragged about as our Millennium City are only making matters worse.

New year resolutions

Why is the reaction to practically everything that seems a bit difficult a resounding "No". Why don't we want to give things a chance even in cases designed to improve lives?

So is the way forward to be that for every statement remotely controversial, a disclaimer must be issued? After all, there will be so many people who shouldn't be attacked for what you said.

Is it really about choice, or is it years of conditioning and cultural programming that we fall for? Or is it, as an anti KC activist put it: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish?

"I intend to live forever, or die trying."

Are you doing this job simply because it was the first thing that came around and it was fun? You weren't particularly passionate about it, but it clicked in some ways, and before you knew it, decades had gone by - and suddenly there was an element of "What am I doing here?"

A shrinking consumer base means shrinking revenues and it doesn't matter what it is as long as it sells, says Manika Raikar Ahirwal.

Everyday, the grief of people losing loved ones swells. At this time, what we know is this: it is Death which is alive.

These boys had bordered on what was perhaps criminal in intent in their remarks and language.To their group, they added girls whose pictures they were posting and when any girl protested, including the one who finally made it public, they threatened her with gang-rape. Through it all, the constant thread of arrogance and confidence that nothing cou...

When you hear these words from your 15-year-old at dinner, the world stops.

Teen years are a tumultuous mix of confusion, anger, love, hope, dreams and jumping hormones, and no can understand what is going on, not the child and more than often, not the parent either. Especially important then to not back away from any topic, no matter how embarrassing or difficult. Don't give them some dry or dismissive adult answer, tell ...

Pouring rain, awful traffic jams, broken roads in what was bragged about as our Millennium City are only making matters worse.

New year resolutions

Why is the reaction to practically everything that seems a bit difficult a resounding "No". Why don't we want to give things a chance even in cases designed to improve lives?

So is the way forward to be that for every statement remotely controversial, a disclaimer must be issued? After all, there will be so many people who shouldn't be attacked for what you said.

Is it really about choice, or is it years of conditioning and cultural programming that we fall for? Or is it, as an anti KC activist put it: Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish?

"I intend to live forever, or die trying."

Are you doing this job simply because it was the first thing that came around and it was fun? You weren't particularly passionate about it, but it clicked in some ways, and before you knew it, decades had gone by - and suddenly there was an element of "What am I doing here?"

A shrinking consumer base means shrinking revenues and it doesn't matter what it is as long as it sells, says Manika Raikar Ahirwal.