End the shame Sir — Whenever someone asks for sanitary napkins at a pharmacy, other customers look at the person with shock and disdain. Then, the shopkeeper swiftly and discretely puts the pac...

Hollow words Sir — Every year, companies celebrate Women’s Day with much fanfare. Corporations send out customary emails and mark the occasion by tweeting about the contributions of women...

Sleep easy Sir — Rip Van Winkle fell asleep for 20 years and woke up to a changed world. However, the fast life of the 21st century, where people are competing for limited resources, rarely off...

Essential steps Sir — The fight against climate change is the shared responsibility of governments and ordinary citizens. Research from three leading institutions suggest that six relatively st...

Food for thought Sir — “What’s in a name?” the bard had queried. The short answer would be one’s identity. This is perhaps why Sainsbury’s, the supermarket chain, ...

Ganguly allegedly even made promises to players that he had no business making. The wicketkeeper, Wriddhiman Saha, claimed that Ganguly assured him of being picked for the team. Ganguly is behaving li...

Home, sweet home  Sir — The World Monuments Watch has listed Tiretta Bazaar as one of the 25 heritage sites of extraordinary significance facing pressing challenges. Most immigrant commun...

Seize another day  Sir — Last year, many people quit their unsatisfactory jobs. This phenomenon came to be known as the ‘Great Resignation’. But a large number of them have sin...

  Be kind Sir — Anyone who has grown up in the age of social media has been forced to deal with negative comments from strangers on their feeds. The comments section is a playground for v...

Right to rage Sir — Anger is typically defined as a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or aggression. It is, however, also a critically useful emotion — anger is often the human res...