Author Archives: Rachna

Most of us watched the coverage of Oscars live last morning to see if the Indians nominated get it. They sure did! Rahman got 2 and Resul Pookutty got one for sound mixing. It was a great feeling to see Rahman get recognition for the great talent that he is. The most heartwarming feature was … Read More →

Online networking ‘harms health’ There are concerns that social networking keeps people apart People’s health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims. Dr Aric Sigman says websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart. Dr Sigman makes … Read More →

Yesterday, I had this interesting conversation with Siddharth’s friend Prerak. We were walking together while Gautam was practising his pedaling skills on his tricycle. The conversation went like this:Prerak: Auntie, how come Siddharth’s Hindi is so good?Me: Why not, we speak Hindi at home, so he’s bound to pick up good Hindi ( That’s not … Read More →

I have seen that Siddharth is really happy to interact with Manas. He looks up to him as an elder brother, something I’ve noticed from his conversations about him. Day before yesterday, he was all smiles when he came home. He was very happy that when some kids teased him in the bus, Manas who … Read More →

S U B V E R S E Muslims are different here Thomas L Friedman New Delhi: There are nine bodies — all of them young men — that have been lying in a Mumbai hospital morgue since November 29. They may be stranded there for a while because no local Muslim charity is willing … Read More →

Our whirling dervishes should be ashamed Kamran ShafiTuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 | 11:53 AM PST | What has gone wrong with us, I ask? Is this tortured land that same land I called mine? — Reuters I HAVE changed the title of this piece from ‘We whirling dervishes ought to be ashamed’ to the present … Read More →