Being the greatest country on the planet requires great behaviour and values. As India changes and shines, perhaps smugness and hubris need to be replaced by civility and humility
26 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathLast week, out of the blue, I was reminded that Jesus did not write the Lord’s Prayer in the way we said it at assembly; and that no one in Jesus’s times, including Jesus, spoke English
19 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathThe corporation promoted the chef’s lack of schooling as though it made his genius special. But he was larger than them and larger than life. The man without a signature left India with a signature cuisine
12 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathAt what precise moment after conception does an embryonic cluster of cells become a person? Or to put it another way, is there life after birth?
05 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathIf you want to know why the Thais are a nation of such happy people, it’s their roots. The galangal root, to be precise. Which you can’t get here in India
27 February,2024 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathHow do you know someone is a friend? How long should you expect a friendship to last? What keeps a friendship going? Is there any such thing as a Best Friend Forever?
20 February,2024 04:32 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathChildren need nonsense that rhymes. English nursery rhymes give them casual violence, racism, child abuse, sudden death and dark emotions instead
13 February,2024 01:45 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathDoes a parent have the automatic right to know everything about their adult child? And do they have the right to tell their children’s stories, choosing what to include or what to leave out?
06 February,2024 05:15 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathIn a world where outrage and anger are on tap, and where social media helps disseminate vitriol and lies, how should you deal with a hate attack?
30 January,2024 01:16 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathIf someone tells you that you can become a millionaire just by fantasising about it, why wouldn’t you give it a shot?
23 January,2024 04:42 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y GopinathADVERTISEMENT