Opinion
N. Raghuraman's column: Social connections will keep you as healthy as food and exercise
This Sunday I had the opportunity to read a long summary of a book, which is releasing on Tuesday, i.e. today. Reading it reminded me of some of my relationships. My great-grandmother lived for 104 years. His son, my grandfather, lived to be 96 years old. His eldest son, my maternal uncle, is also 91 now, and I met him in Chennai two weeks ago. There are also a few other siblings in the family, who are in their 80s. But I know these three people because I've been with them and I know some of their habits. Wondering why you read about my relatives whom you don't even know? That's because Ezekie
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: If you go to listen to satsang, then bathe the mind along with the body
Satsang also has its own protocol for listening. When Garud ji went to Kakbhushundi ji's place, the satsang was taking place under the banyan tree. Tulsidas ji writes- Kari tadag majjan jalapana, but tar gaya hridayan harshana. After bathing and drinking refreshments in the pond, he happily went under the banyan tree. Now three things are written here. First, took a bath, then had refreshments, and then became happy. Whenever you go to listen to satsang, purify the body, eat and drink something because there is no hungry hymn, Gopala and be happy. Worry about worldliness and come out with shoe
N. Raghuraman's column: The poison of the app will come down from the app itself.
Imagine that your child studying in 10th or 12th grade enters a reputed school. The large QR code on the gate scans the posters with a mobile and goes to the class. Teachers in the classroom are happy because no child is glued to the mobile. In lunch, the children are talking to each other, having fun, and in this fun, the cellphone is nowhere to be seen. In rhesus, if they want to talk to their parents, they go to the designated place with permission and call them. Ever since you put the child in this school, he habitually does not reach for his mobile. They're sleeping well. All of a sudden,
N. Raghuraman's Column: How to Be a Little Better Yourself in 2026?
"Please avoid morning walks from January 1 to 4. There is likely to be a large and unexpected rush of people taking the resolution to stay fit during this time period. However, the situation may return to normal from January 5. This warning message I received this year brought a smile to my face at first, but then it made me wonder why most resolutions fail. And what does this failure tell us about human behavior? That's why I started looking for a solution for a 'perfect' New Year's resolution. Every January millions of us make daring guesses without any data, adopt strategies without any fee
N. Raghuraman's column: Know criminals are learning AI faster than you!
Yes, the culprits in the use of AI are far ahead of most of us who engage in everyday things. Let me tell you an incident from two weeks ago, which I saw while standing in front of a small coffee shop named 'Brown Sugar' on the ground floor of Jaipur Airport. An elderly man asked for a 500 ml water bottle. The shopkeeper asked for 70 rupees, the customer gave a 100 rupee note. The shopkeeper did not have 30 rupees, so he asked to pay online. The customer refused and paid with a credit card. "Since phishing and other scams are becoming more and more common in the world, I don't make any online
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: If you stay connected with Hanuman ji, you will be able to fly magnificently.
Whenever there is talk of flying in the world, Hanuman ji will be remembered. No one has the art of flying flawlessly, timely, successfully as Hanuman ji. He had flown a very important flight towards Lanka. They returned with as much success as they had gone. Its story is in the Sundarkand of Ramayana. Seeing Hanuman ji flying, Ravana was very worried. The most disturbing of Hanuman ji's flights was the one in which he brought medicine for the unconscious Laxman. Obstacles came to Hanuman ji every time he flew, but he never had an operational breakdown. While flying in the sky, apart from reac
N. Raghuraman's column: From Reels to Readings: Children are becoming children again
When my cousin Giri and his wife Radhika's six-year-old elder son Arjun started going to school, they both decided to reduce the scream time. Arjun was four years old at that time and when Radhika used to cook, he would often watch children's shows on iPad with his younger sister Gayatri. After learning about the kindergarten's screen-free policy, Giri decided to implement the same rule at home. Surprisingly, the children did not complain. "We saw a big change. Not only did they become calm and steady, but their curiosity about other things also increased. They would go out, dig up the soil in
Derek O'Brien's column: The Ever-Increasing Attacks on Christians Raise Many Questions
Scene one: Kolkata. When a woman looks up, she feels the melody of a song with a prickly chill that has moved swiftly in the air. Before they can experience her, she disappears. But they know that this special feeling will return at the end of 2026. It's the feeling that will come with the Christmas-themed lights on Park Street (now Mother Teresa Array), the carols echoing on the stages in the parks, the tunes playing on the sidewalks, the churches and chapels. The main road is opened to pedestrians for two nights. Churches are lit up with lights. There are very few cities that can match this
N. Raghuraman's column: Repeat Behavior Reshapes, Welcome 2026 with Positivity
The most toxic product in our hands is our mobile phone. Maybe you don't agree, because since last night you have been holding it up and wishing hundreds of friends and acquaintances a happy new year and forgot to scroll. I scrolled for just five minutes and on New Year's Eve I found 26 warnings, 38 angry posts, 11 exposés, 15 accusatory posts, and only three with praises. This lack of appreciation is hurting us even more than we think. Just remember how your day was yesterday. You must have complained to one of them about the increasing traffic that it seems that the entire city has come out
Weak Cities, Fragile Dreams: Why India’s Vision 2047 Rests on Urban Empowerment
India’s aspiration to become a developed nation by 2047 is ambitious, emotive, and politically powerful. It invokes images of prosperity, global stature, technological leadership, and improved quality of life for citizens. Yet, beneath this optimism lies a structural contradiction that threatens the very foundation of this vision: India’s cities, which will carry the burden of development, remain institutionally weak and politically marginalised. Development in the twenty-first century is urban-led. By 2047, more than half of India’s population will reside in cities. These urban areas
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