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The Gap, the Wedge, and the Streak
Living in Mumbai means you understand that gaining a foothold and fitting into gaps is how you go forward. It defines both traffic and life
25 March,2025 07:37 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
The anekantvada of Mr Jain
Lessons in tolerance and open-mindedness from India’s highly awarded, legendary investor who dresses as humbly as a clerk
18 March,2025 09:20 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Oops, did I just offend you again?
There’s a statue of a naked adolescent in Mohenjo Daro that was socially and culturally brutalised by men who lie to themselves about who we are
11 March,2025 08:34 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
The day after deleting Facebook
I hadn’t realised how difficult kicking the Facebook addiction would be. Or how much borderline aggression it would attract from my Facebook ‘friends’
04 March,2025 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
What to do before swiping left
Years later, when words have run dry and you sleep in separate rooms, will you wonder what you should have done differently when you met?
25 February,2025 06:47 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Why it’s time to delete Facebook
I will delete Facebook on March 1. My world will become smaller and easier to manage, with a few genuine friends rather than a thousand faceless ones
18 February,2025 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Reflections on a little faecal matter
Why do parents shrink from teaching their kids how to clean their bottoms? Maybe we need to deep dive into the Indian notions of purity and pollution
11 February,2025 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
One day they’ll turn you into a cow
When you turn 60, you’ll be retired and put to pasture. But science is now showing that retirement can lead to cognitive decline and an earlier death
04 February,2025 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
When enough is really too much
We live lives of too much. Too many clothes, too many shoes, more food than we can eat—and five times more toothpaste than we need. And there’s a price
28 January,2025 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
The time at the time of the chime
India is 2,933 km from west to east, wide enough for the stars to be out in Kolkata when it is sunset in Mumbai. Anyone know the exact time?
21 January,2025 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath