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Rati Agnihotri has filed for divorce filing for a case of domestic violence against her husband of almost two decades.

September 2, 2015 · 3 min read

Read an excerpt from Koral Dasgupta's novel Fall Winter Collections — a sculptor's journey in Santiniketan, carving Krishna's women in black stone.

August 10, 2015 · 4 min read

How far will a kind human being go to help those in need is the question ….. Will cross all limits , Will leave no stone unturned , is the answer.

July 31, 2015 · 8 min read

WotNow, the local Naperville social-calendar app, was hiring summer interns for 2015 — info desks at Naperville libraries, five hours a week minimum.

June 22, 2015 · 1 min read

From the ₹1 shagun to the nimbu-mirchi totka: a tour of the superstitions — kala tika, black cats, knives as gifts — woven into everyday Indian life.

January 20, 2015 · 2 min read

Suchitra Sharma reflects on how Facebook memorialized accounts keep a loved one's presence alive — 'life goes on' even after death, in the virtual world.

January 5, 2015 · 1 min read

Pamela Druckerman's delightful reflection on the small, hard-won lessons of middle age — from spotting narcissists to the joy of unmedicated sleep.

December 18, 2014 · 1 min read

A simple five-step wake-up routine — set intentions at night, move the alarm across the room, hydrate, and get dressed to move — that makes early mornings

December 8, 2014 · 2 min read

Lauren Singer's Trash is for Tossers: the young woman who made no trash in two years — no new clothes or packaged goods, even making her own cleaning supplies.

November 24, 2014 · 1 min read

Veteran teacher Gerald Conti's resignation letter: 27 years at Westhill High, and a farewell to a profession he says ‘no longer exists’.

April 10, 2013 · 5 min read

Spielberg's Minority Report asks whether crime can be stopped before it's committed. A Retro Reel column on fate, free will, and the future of policing.

April 3, 2013 · 6 min read

Romance author Sonali Dev shares seven rules for keeping the love alive when you're losing your mind — from holding hands to yelling it out.

March 5, 2013 · 3 min read

A Naperville book club takes on Aravind Adiga's Booker-winning 'The White Tiger' — and splits three ways over its brutal portrait of class and caste.

February 14, 2013 · 4 min read

Facebook has killed the mystery of school reunions — so why do people still go? On nostalgia, comparison anxiety, and the ones worth attending.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

In August 2012, an IIM-Ahmedabad professor's decision to renounce the material world made headlines — a reminder of what the rat race costs the soul.

August 12, 2012 · 1 min read

Thousands of Indian parents follow their children to America — and find themselves in a strange limbo: comfortable homes, loving families, and days that

July 31, 2012 · 2 min read

The July 2012 India blackout was the largest in history — 600+ million people across 22 states, as the northern, eastern and northeastern grids collapsed.

July 31, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012 Kabul, Shakila Naderi ran a driving school for women — a small, pointed act of normalization in a city where public space was still deeply gendered.

May 19, 2012 · 1 min read

A jogger collapsed in a London park in 2012 and Dustin Hoffman helped save him. What the story really says about bystanders, CPR, and acting in an emergency.

May 8, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012 the Army was reported to be ending its colonial-era sahayak 'buddy' system. The promised end never fully came. What happened — and why the reform

May 2, 2012 · 2 min read

Dr. Ken Murray’s viral 2011 essay observed that doctors facing death often choose comfort care over aggressive treatment.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

When an apple fell on Newton’s head , he did not just eat it to satisfy his hunger , au contraire he used it as an excuse to get into the depth of the…

January 30, 2012 · 4 min read

Hit a fitness plateau? Progressive overload, cross-training, and real recovery — not more of the same — are what restart progress and redefine exercise.

October 4, 2011 · 1 min read

An honest essay on stepping back from work to raise kids: the joy, the lost identity, the judgment from both sides — and why every mother is a working mother.

September 15, 2011 · 8 min read

Just like the lotus flower which blooms and opens up its outer petals to reveal the inner whorl , this book also unfolds layers of the saga called…

June 23, 2011 · 3 min read

Why is this happening? This is because of our inherent nature to compete and beat the competition. Maslow’s work on Hierarchy of Needs proved this point. We…

April 8, 2011 · 7 min read

Quitting smoking doesn't just prevent disease — research shows ex-smokers' mood, anxiety, and wellbeing eventually match people who never smoked.

December 25, 2010 · 1 min read