Stop, think, go!
GAP YEAR Think you’ve got it all figured out? Take a break after school and give the unconventional a try to discover your real interests. USHA RAMAN
As the mercury rises, so does the anxiety level among school-leaving students and their parents. Where do they go from here? Will they clear the competitive exams and make […]
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Stylish traveller
FASHIONOMIX Planning a holiday? In a fix about your wardrobe? SATKRIT K. lists the must-haves to wherever you are headed.
It’s vacation time and each member of the family has his/her own plans of a holiday destination. Clothes and accessories make up much of the wardrobe and these are places where you should not go wrong […]
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Exercise on the move
KEEP FIT Give your body its daily workout even while you holiday. GITA KRISHNA RAJ
Many people find it difficult to stick to their fitness regime because of frequent travel. Whether travel is for pleasure or for business, it’s time to incorporate a few minutes of fitness into your daily routine to ensure your body is […]
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Angry for more…
Who would have thought a few birds, a catapult and pigs would make for a global phenomenon! MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
What flies, comes in different sizes, hates pigs and is perennially angry? The Angry Birds, of course! Take aim at precariously propped constructions where the pigs that stole their eggs hide: the gameplay can’t get any simpler. But […]
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Decoding the power of one
It was fun, insightful and a long eventful day at the MTV Youth Marketing Forum 2012 held recently in Mumbai. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN picks the highlights…
If you were a part of a brand that sells products to youngsters, somebody who worked with youngsters, or a youngster wanting to know how consumer giants see you, a curious […]
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Desi ghee or Swiss cheese?
EXPERIENCE Who stole my accent in the U.S.? GIRISH SESHADRI suggests you stick to one or the other but never ever become the imitation cheese.
The shelf life of experiences is shrinking as fast as that of an electronic device. And so the trials and tribulations of an Indian on “phoren” shores also keep getting obsolete and […]
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Power women
NXg talks to three generations of women from two different families to see how they have dealt with life. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN and ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN
Words like “women empowerment”, “gender bias”, “weaker sex”, and “reservation”, do not figure in their vocabulary; not because they dislike it but simply because they cannot relate to it. The three generations […]
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Stop!
Every time you feel like giving vent to negative feelings, stop, think and then act! ARUNA SANKARANARAYANAN
Your father unfairly chastises you for being late. Your teacher says you are not working hard enough when in fact you are. A classmate spreads a malicious rumour about you. In each of these instances, you feel justifiably angry, […]
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Where words took centrestage
After attending the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2012, SANDHYA RAMACHANDRAN highlights some interesting snippets that characterised this year’s edition.
Your average bookworms do not hide behind thick glasses and unwashed pyjama-kurtas, jhola languidly fallen at their feet and seen poring over large tomes in dark cobwebby libraries anymore! That’s passé! Instead, they head to literature festivals […]
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Across the “other” India
JAGRITI YATRA 2012 A journey of awakening unfolds for KASTURI RAMANATHAN and other yatris as they travel across the country.
The Jagriti Journal
What we learnt, where we went, how we analysed and why we grew wiser!
December 26, 2011 (SELCO, Hubli): SELCO has lit peoples’ lives by making electricity more stable. It is a profit-oriented model with […]
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