Platform2

FLYING HIGH?

Good rating aside, there are promises to keep on the Rafale front India’s eight-year bid to buy a medium multi-role combat aircraft for its air force fleet took multiple barrel rolls, tumbled all the way down, and finally crashed into a ball of flames in April this year. That effort was effective...

Issue

To Eat or Not to Eat

WHO DECIDES WHAT SHOULD BE ON AN INDIAN’S PLATE? AT THE SAME TIME, SHOULDN’T WE ALSO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE CONSCIOUSLY PILING IT UP WITH? SONAL // I am against animal killing – at any time, for any reason. And I’m okay with any action taken as long as it is for animal rights. At t...

Good Karma

The message first

The first-ever Radio4child awards organised by UNICEF and the Association of Radio Operators of India (AROI) is a unique initiative to create awareness about the importance of immunisation Sweets, ice creams, anything it took, she giggles, in her trademark style. That’s Madhuri Dixit, the mother,...

Creative

Designs ON YOU

Nayan Raheja, on what it takes to build your own reputation, despite coming from an iconic builders’ family Born as a son of real estate developer Navin Raheja is not what dares him to make them stand tall, it was what he dreamt of in class eight that helped Nayan Raheja convert his dreams into r...

Reading Room

A masterpiece offering

A must-read, but only after you’ve laughed yourself into a cardiac arrest with the first two I WAS horrified when I read the title of Kiran Nagarkar’s third book in his Ravan & Eddie series: Rest in Peace. Rest in Peace? What did Nagarkar mean? I didn’t want Ravan and Eddie to rest in pe...

Mum’s the word

Parenting is not a technique but a reflection of the united philosophy of both father and mother. There is no “bad child”, but simply “bad routines”. In today’s technologically-driven environment, young parents cannot deny this truth. Most children today are buffered from all sorts of dis...

Hitchhiker’s Guide

Singapore slings and adventurous swings

It has everything to make your dreams come true – from night safaris and luxury beaches, to museums, scrumptious cuisines, and extreme sports, too One of the biggest advantages of making your passion your profession is that you are almost always guaranteed a lifetime of happiness :-). And so I em...

Garnish

FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE

Vegetarian eating is a growing trend in India, with a number of people opting out of meat-eating for a few days, or forever What’s the one dish that is driving food sales at McDonalds? Would you be surprised if I said AlooTikki Burger? In spite of their innovations on chicken and egg burgers, the...