After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife’s idea. “I know that you love her,” she said one day, taking me by surprise. “But I love YOU,” I protested. “I know, but you …

“How does one do damage-control and life-enhancement of children in single parent families? The key is forgiveness.” The most difficult part of being a parent alone is that it is usually not a chosen state of being. Whether caused by death, divorce or separation, the reality of the status is accompanied by shock. Fear and panic are the dominant feelings..For …

Another year had come to an end. A couple went to see a counsellor. They were distraught, the woman was crying most of the time. Their son John, aged twenty, had come home from the hostel for theholidays. After only a few days he left home and never returned. A Complaint along with his photograph was lodged with the police. …

Emotions are a consequence of our thoughts (both conscious and sub-conscious). They come from within, and often they are not in our control.Hence there is no such thing as “good” or “bad” emotions. What is good or bad is the action we take when we experience certain emotions. Our EH is determined by how well we can identify our own …

“In India, Mother’s Day serves to remind us of the cost of motherhood that is borne by many young, underserved women today – in particular, the price paid by surrogate mothers who are motivated by poverty to peddle their reproductive capacity for money, placing their lives and emotional well-being at stake.” In a country that has recently legalized commercial surrogacy, …

In 1994, two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments and a large orphanage. About 100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a …

For as long as one can remember people have been creating their own must-see travel bucket lists. From the Louvre in Paris to the canals in Venice, there are some sights, places and cultures that must be experienced with our own eyes before we die. Even though choosing a place of symbolic or inherent importance is subjective, these places are …

A 2012 Indian Drama  Dose the most hardened, money-minded professional have a conscience? What would you go through if you were blind for a long time, and could suddenly see? Would a dying monk choose his life over his values? Those were the questions resounding in my head after I watched Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus. In an age where …

“Facebook Addiction: 36.7 million users added a year. India poised to overtake US as Facebook’s No. 1 market.” Firstpost.com Addiction and obsession? The issue of privacy is as interesting as it is complex.With so much international violation and dialog about the bounds of privacy, it is a paradox that many of us share deep, personal thoughts on Facebook.However this is the …

“Many people of the older generation, think we young people don’t have the right stuff. Here’s why THEY ARE ALL WRONG!” “You know there’s a big difference between what you know and what you don’t know. But you don’t care about closing the gap.” Youth Speak: The universe is too vast a place for us to know everything about it. …