This Indian Life column is about relationships– between spouses, siblings, parents, children, family and friends.
Want to live longer? Start a business
Want to live longer? It seems that the whole world does. Anti-ageing, age reversal and longevity have become buzz words of our time.
How to preserve the story of your life?
The beauty of handwritten letters wasn’t just the momentous announcements they contained, but also the mundane things you forget — about how people lived then
He said, she said…the two sides of a marital fight
The war of words in a post-marital apocalypse... You keep asking for a divorce but is that really an option?
The wedding hashtag as challenged by Aunty Mona
The wedding hashtag as challenged by Aunty Mona. A hashtag is like a Hindu priest.
Should the parents of the bride and groom have control of their wedding?
Let's be clear: The grand wedding is not about the bride and groom, it’s about the parents who raised them to be ready for holy matrimony!
Parent trap: Passing on the hurt from your parents to your children
Of all the hurts that life doles out, it is the pain from the ones closest to us that stings.
Nothing Personal about comments from Indian aunties: just give it back
The comments rush out like a tsunami, flattening young and fragile egos (Getty Images)
Strawberries on a train in India
What is it about train travel that evokes so much love and nostalgia amongst Indians?
Seeking Jamdanis and nostalgia in a Kolkata hotel-mansion
Travel: Kolkata: As much as the city changes, its soul remains the same
Wedding across cultures: how to connect with the extended clan
We may be divided by culture, food and customs, but one thing binds all of us: the desire to preserve family ties
The art of comforting a loved one in times of grief
A minimum of eight hugs a day can make you feel better
Parenting Joys and Jolts
You know what they say when you have young children: the days are long but the years are short.