Handle With Care
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When did Calcutta, where 15 hands would reach out to pull you into a moving bus, stop caring?
Numbed by the flyover tragedy, a writer and actor laments the loss of what his city stood for.
Jayant Kripalani
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Support System: As cliques go, parents are a class apart
As soon as you have a baby you are automatically enrolled into the group. If you wish to seek them out, they are everywhere.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Who’s smarter: A questioning baby or a parent with all the answers?
A child’s million queries can make you question your own lack of curiosity.
Rati Ramadas Girish
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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The pains (and pleasures) of working from home while bringing up baby
A growing child requires constant attention and answers to million questions, making it close to impossible to carve time out for work. But there are compensations...
Rati Ramadas Girish
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The sheer joy of bringing up baby and dog together
We have been raising two babies. One slightly ahead of the other in the learning curve.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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To get the right answer from your child, don't underestimate the power of a simple question
Some days a simple, "What did you do at school?" just doesn't cut it. So I have to dig, and prod, and coax, and cajole.
Rati Ramadas Girish
Video
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Come rain or come shine, all seasons are playtime for children. Why not for us grown-ups?
‘It is too hot to play’, ‘it is raining outside’ – why do we insist on sheltering children from the outdoors?
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Don’t be fooled, that sandbox in a children’s playground is a social minefield
Life in a playground is not all ha ha hee hee.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Raising a child in the West is an intensely lonely affair. Not so in India
Of course it takes a village to raise a child, but even in urban India, help will always be given to those parents who ask for it.
Rati Ramadas Girish
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking