Heartbreak means uncombed hair, insomnia, chain-smoking, getting drunk, growing stubble and humming sad songs. Serious art, it is said, requires a breakup – the bitterer the parting, the more award-winning the work. Many wannabe poets.
In a recent interview with TOI following the release of his latest book, Knife: Meditations on an Attempted Murder, which narrates the near-fatal assault he suffered two years ago and which left him blinded in.
India topped the remittance global chart in 2023 with an inflow of $125 billion, or 3.4% of GDP. That was a direct boost to the income of millions of families. As a report in TOI.
Expats tend to cobble their friendships at a frenetic pace. Pretty much like airport lounge bonding when strangers become confidantes till the flight lands and one is united with one’s luggage, then it’s goodbye Columbus.
There’s hand-wringing on everything from Ukraine to Israel. A realistic take would show where others see hypocrisy, Western countries perceive virtue. That won’t work anymore It’s not often these days that a British PM, particularly.