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Sanjay ChandraThe Pioneer |
A recent WhatsApp communication on our society group, a few cryptic comments on my Facebook wall, and several recent premature deaths among people in...
Urban India has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Our cities are more prosperous, our homes more comfortable, and our lifestyles more...
The ongoing society elections have generated the usual debates, disagreements, and campaign promises. Yet a few conversations I encountered recently...
We are preparing to vote in our society elections, and the mudslinging and slugfest have descended to levels that many of us have come to associate...
I was recently at a well-known hospital for a follow-up consultation when I noticed an elderly couple standing hesitantly near the billing counters,...
A recent conversation with my wife and daughter proved revealing, bringing together observations from within our residential society. My wife had...
A pleasant May drizzle had just passed, and I was out for my morning walk with my wife within the society premises. The roads were still wet, but that...
My recent vacation in Germany left me with a lingering question: do people create systems, or do systems shape people? I wrote earlier about unruly...
We were in Berlin during the last leg of our vacation in Europe with friends, and boarded a train to Frankfurt for our return flight. A group of young...
Our holiday in Poland was filled with laughter and companionship. Yet, interspersed were moments that were far more sombre. We walked through the...
Humans possess an insatiable curiosity, a restlessness that continually pushes them to explore new boundaries. It is this quest that has given rise to...
At a recent literature festival, I was invited to speak on a panel that explored the idea of "after-hours heroes"-those who pursue writing...
I stepped out with my wife recently for an evening walk, armed with umbrellas. The clouds threatened to pour as I reluctantly followed her for a quick...