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THE MISSING FATHERS By Aranya BhagatÂ
I have been fortunate to grow up with loving parents. Not everyone I have encountered has been  as lucky. A broken marriage is rarely a...
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DEEPAK JAKHAR, A PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHO HEALS LONELINESS By Mihir Srivastava
​ Deepak Jakhar, 26, is from a village in the district of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, and belongs to a family of able-bodied men who have...
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ANSHUL GUPTA: ROMANCING WITH LIFE by Mihir Srivastava
​​ The charming 40 years old Anshul Gupta has travelled the world and lived in France and the US for more than six years. While learning...
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​​​GENDER BENDING: THE PRECISE AMBIGUITY By Parmeshwarya Adya Bhagat
I first came to know of the concept of non-binary or gender queerness, while studying in the US, from a fellow student. I was ten. I had...
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ANATOMY OF A CASH HOARDER by Nishant Khemani
Poverty is a curse, but too much ready cash is a hazard too, particularly if it's out of the tax net, or the black money. It’s risky, not...
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SONIA KUMAR: VANITY IS NOT VAIN By Mihir Srivastava
Sonia Kumar has just turned 80 in style. Age has ripened her like an old wine. She has a charming persona and a bold demeanour . It's...
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​ABHINAV RAI: A WORLDLY ASSOCIATION WITH THE OCCULT By Mihir SrivastavaÂ
Abhinav Rai is a young man of 32 years who surfs on the choppy waters of destiny with a certain disdain. Son of an army officer, he had a...
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RATI KARWAL SELF-PARTNERED AND THRIVING By Mihir Srivastava
Rati Karwal, 56, is a single mother of a daughter and a son. She was 30 years of age when she walked out of a marriage—sowed the seed of...
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TRUST LEGAL: A LAW FIRM THAT'S RUN LIKE A FAMILY By Mihir Srivastava
Sudhir with Petal (center) and Ritwika Trust Legal is a unique law firm that's run as a family by friends. Partners are (best) friends...
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MY CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION By Parmeshwarya Adya Bhagat
In my final year of schooling, I write about education. Â I have the unique distinction of being schooled in the US and in India. That...
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SUNNY KUMAR SINGH, AN IAS OFFICER, IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR By Mihir Srivastava
​ The civil services, particularly the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is a unifying factor as far as our nationhood is concerned....
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PURANDARA BABU​ IS THE RIDDLE OF A MAN​ By Mihir Srivastava
​​ Purandara Babu, will soon turn 59, is a unique man in a significant way. He’s unorthodox, true to himself, and leads an extraordinary...
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