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Hello and welcome to another edition of The Weekly Vine. This week, I am writing the newsletter while flying 30,000 feet in a metal container, as people around me complain about the lack of legroom—because most airlines seem to believe the average passenger is the size of Tyrion Lannister. Flying always makes me think of a…
Last we met, we promised to help you recapture the sense of awe and wonder in life. It’s not easy but the results will be worth it. And no, we are not advertising fitness or gym services. Though, the tag line would fit like a glove. The sense of awe and wonder is not restricted…
Wipro founder chairman writes on GOI’s new tax code I have had the rare opportunity to have studied and experienced the workings and impact of the Income Tax Act, 1922, and its 1961 successor. When the proposed New Income Tax Bill, 2025 becomes law this year and later comes into force, I’ll have had the…
By Sant Rajinder Singh We can only excel at something we are motivated to do in life. It is the same in the spiritual arena. If we are motivated, with an internal passion and zeal to meditate, then we will be successful in devoting regular time to it. How can we become motivated? We need…
What Odisha tragedy says to foreign students here Nepalese student Prakriti Lamsal’s death by suicide at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Bhubaneswar is tragic; and a wake-up call for GOI, which wants India to become an education hub for developing countries. KIIT seemingly disregarded Prakriti’s complaints of harassment against an Indian student. Later, without…
The formation of identity among oppressed and marginalized communities in North India has largely been driven by the interplay of caste, religion, and socio-political movements. Historically, caste-based social hierarchies in India have positioned certain groups—particularly Dalits and Adivasis—at the periphery of mainstream society. However, colonial and post-colonial interventions, including census classifications, reservation policies, and affirmative…
There are some experiences that defy words, moments so colossal and awe-inspiring that any attempt to capture them in writing feels inadequate. The Maha Kumbh Mela is one such phenomenon—an ocean of faith, discipline, and sheer human endurance. For three days, I walked amidst this unparalleled convergence of humanity, and not once did I see…
A friend sipped her drink, swirling the ice lazily, as she spoke — half resigned, half amused. “He’s done with his studies in the US vacation time comes, and off he goes — Spain, Italy, Japan. Everywhere except home.” She was talking about her son. There was no bitterness in her voice, just a quiet…
Good evening, graduates. Today as you graduate from the “Indian Institute of Business Clichés”, you must remember that in today’s highly competitive world out there, the only thing constant is change. Not just any change but a paradigm shift. It is impossible to have any other shift. It is even more impossible to find people…
The numbers are striking: 3500 profiles are swiped per month. Less than 1 per cent leading to dates. A mere 17 per cent of first dates on Hinge resulting in a second. Modern dating has become a game of diminishing returns, where success feels inversely proportional to effort invested.But in San Francisco, two software engineers…
