Mumbai’s pre-monsoon showers arrived dramatically with full dhoom dhadaka on the day the city was permitted to relax a bit and open up for business. I couldn’t wait to step out! First stop was a.
Here’s a statistic that should touch countless hearts: At last count, a total of 5,334 children in Maharashtra had lost at least one of their parents during the pandemic. 4,481 lost their father, 691 lost.
I watched the fishing boats from nearby Machhimar Nagar pulling into the small bay outside our home it is an annual ritual. But this year, it became a symbolic moment for me. Each year,.
We are the world… we are the children… May 14, 2021, 1:39 PM IST
One of India s most popular writers, Shobhaa De has seen it all: life as a model, a copywriter, a journalist, a socialite, a scriptwriter, a bestselling novelist and a busy mother of six children. Straight Talk , which has been appearing as a column in The Times of India, carries her sharp observations on politics, society, economy and relationships LESS. MORE
I absolutely cannot bear to write about the ‘Covid crisis’ anymore. I delete any and every WhatsApp message dealing with Covid and the latest breakthroughs. No television Covid coverage or panel discussions for me. Am I a terrible person? I think not. Like millions of others around the globe, I have reached the tipping point. And deadened myself to Covid. I plead with family and friends please spare me! I cannot handle bad news anymore emotionally or psychologically. Whatever happens next, will happen. Whether or not I have views
Lucky Ali soulfully singing Ek Pal Ka Jeena is my go-to number, as, like millions of Mumbaikars, I tell myself not to expect any miracles the situation is what it is. I shrug philosophically,.