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The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi

India, March 22 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including, and beginning with, Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth... Read More


The controversy over Sangeetha Kalanidhi

India, March 21 -- What was the Academy thinking? As I write this, a growing number of eminent musicians including and beginning with Ranjani-Gayatri, Trichur Brothers, Vishakha Hari, and Dushyanth S... Read More


How to balance inventiveness and restraint in cocktails

India, March 21 -- The problem with creating cocktails in India is that we have too many ingredients available to us. I mean, think about it. For an imaginative mixologist, this throws up a dizzying a... Read More


The good life as per Indic thought

India, March 13 -- Is there an Indic approach to leading a good life? I asked some scholars who are part of an online group called "Bharatiya Vidwat Parishad," focusing on Indic thought. Here below is... Read More


Being single in Bengaluru

India, Feb. 1 -- Has lack of qualification ever stopped Indians from volunteering opinions? No, right? I say this as preamble for this column where I, a married woman, is talking about the single lif... Read More


A confluence of science, song, the sun and their significance

India, Jan. 18 -- On January 13th, I attended two events on the same day: one supporting science and the other supporting underprivileged students. The Infosys Science Prize is one of the most presti... Read More


Why bother making resolutions if you cannot keep them?

India, Jan. 5 -- It is that time of year-the time for renewals, new beginnings, and resolutions. With the last one, I am both an optimist and a pessimist. While in a funk, I ask myself why I make reso... Read More