Opinion
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: Keep seeing God, it makes the eyes successful
The one whose tears have dried up cannot perform devotion. Recently, I met an ophthalmologist and he said tears are eye medicine. But as you age, there is a dryness in the eyes. Some life experiences even dry up tears in the eyes. Therefore, older people should be extremely careful with the eyes. Do two things. One is what Kakbhushundi ji told Garuda ji - Nij Prabhu Badan Nihari Nihari, Lochan Sufal Karun Urgari. Garuda ji, by looking at the face of my Lord, I make my eyes successful. Therefore, you should continue to see God, through which your eyes become successful. And secondly, if you kee
Minhaj Merchant's column: Excessive spending in elections promotes corruption
Contesting elections is an expensive job. Parties have two major requirements to contest elections to the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha in India. First, to raise large sums of money for your candidate's campaign. Second, to win over the opposition candidates to increase their seats. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), five national and 21 regional political parties officially received a total of Rs 7,445 crore from donors during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is a legitimate part of election funding. The controversial electoral bond scheme that allowed parties to donate
N. Raghuraman's column: Save children from a world that values show more than work
The large number of emotional stressors our children and teenagers are facing today can seem difficult to overcome. These include things like lack of sleep, academic pressure, and loneliness. But the problem that is increasing in the world is the number of young people undergoing treatment, that is anxiety. And this is also the biggest concern of parents. Children with anxiety often avoid things, show extreme fear of separation, or cling on. Again and again complain of problems like stomach pain, which have no obvious cause. Suddenly they get angry. Usually such children repeatedly ask for tru
Insistence on giving a perfect life to a child: Not having a brother and sister does not share important things, even weak in upsetting and persuasion.
People's attitudes around the world are changing rapidly. The couple now wants to have a child. They think that if they have a child, they will be able to give him all the happiness, good studies and luxury. But have you ever thought that by doing this, you are pushing children towards such solitude, where they do not have a brother or sister to share their hearts...? From the US to Europe, the number of families with only children has doubled. The fertility rate has fallen to record levels. But in this 'quality parenting' cycle, the most beautiful thing has disappeared from the house... Cute
N. Raghuraman's column: Saving money during showmanship is the biggest skill.
There is a wedding in my family on August 28th. The venue is 300 km from Chennai to Kumbakonam. All the relatives have been told two months in advance. So that they can secure train tickets in time. But things started to deteriorate when the mathematics of long time and budget started colliding. The train journey from Mumbai to there is 35 hours. Such a long journey for the elderly is no less than a struggle. So, most of them decided to take a flight to the nearest airport Tiruchirappalli. But the real drama started when the wedding card appeared on the family WhatsApp group. As soon as the ca
Carl Benedict Frey's column: We don't do any work just for income
Kurt Vonnegut, in his novel 'Player Piano' (1952), imagined a world where machines have automated most industries and only a few engineers and managers are left to oversee the system. The government arranges for the food and accommodation of all the other people, but they have no work to do. Has Vonnegut's imagination proved to be visionary? It is not yet possible to say that AI will make a large part of our workforce redundant. But we do know that AI is beginning to present serious challenges to the meaning of human life. If most of our work is automated, on average we will be more prosperous
Shivya Nath's column: Harmony of life should be learned from the children of the forest
I bid farewell to Chhattisgarh with many mixed emotions. I spent about two weeks in this state. During this time, I traveled there on a motorcycle late at night, in the dense forests of the year. The ghostly trees with white, fallen leaves gleaming in the moonlight presented a bizarre sight. I crossed flowing rivers to reach remote tribal settlements. During my visit to Bastar and Kawardha, I stayed in a village of the Gond tribe within the forest, which was completely deprived of even basic amenities like electricity. In this identified Naxal-infested area, I sat near a bonfire with my host f
N. Raghuraman's column: Is "DJ" a way to overcome loneliness in some careers?
Our cook, Kamala Shahu, complains to us at least ten times a month that she never sleeps before 2 a.m. This is when she leaves our house at 8 pm every night and stays at a walking distance of five minutes. The reason for this is his third unmarried son Satish, who also works as a disc jockey (DJ) after a job and returns from the hotel at 1.30 am. Kamala is able to sleep only after serving her food. When Satish got married last month, I told him that since you are married, you can quit working as a DJ. But Satish gave me a different perspective. He explained that he works in the backend of a la
Pawan K. Verma's column: Should citizens live in a realm of trust or doubt?
As a diplomat, I have had overseas appointments and have travelled the world. In my passport, I was described as a citizen of the Republic of India, a rising power and a representative of a great civilization. He has been a matter of pride for me. That's why I was confused when the Ministry of External Affairs recently said that passports are not proof of citizenship. The government may have its own reasons, but for decades Indians have understood that a passport is a formal confirmation of their citizenship. There are extensive checks before the process of obtaining it. Applicants have to sub
Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki's column: This earth is our big house, keep it clean like your house
We have two houses – one small and one big. A house is the boundary wall that we consider to be our home. It has our sofa, dining table, bed. We take special care of this small house. Keep it clean and save it, because it gives us security. He protects us from dust, heat, cold, wind and rain. Similarly, we also have a big house, the atmosphere of our earth. It also gives us security. If it is not a big house, the sun's rays are too intense for us to bear them. Or the temperature of the earth may be so low that life is not possible here. But despite that – what is the reason that we don't
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