Mondays With Manjul, November 14

Mondays With Manjul, November 7

You Are Never NOT Okay!

Where do most of the suffering in life come from? It comes from thinking that we are not okay. And the reason why somebody could think that they’re not okay is because something has happened in the past that shouldn’t have happened that way Or something might happen in the future and they don’t want […]

Mondays With Manjul, October 31

Mondays With Manjul, October 24

CEOs Talk About Their Most Exciting Holidays

The season of Wanderlust is upon us and everyone is making travel plans. But where should you go? How about skiing in Davos? A Safari to Kenya’s Masai Mara maybe? A trek around pristine Bhutan? VO! decided to ask some of our CEOs what their favourite travel destinations are and we got an interesting array […]

Mondays With Manjul, October 17

Mondays With Manjul, Oct 3

Know Your Rights. Yes, You Can Meet The CM. Here’s How

Not many citizens are aware about the fact that it is their right to meet anyone occupying an official position in their region/state/country. The chief minister of any Indian state is also obliged to meet the people of his/her state as long as citizens follow the due process to prove their request for a meeting […]

Mondays With Manjul, Sep 26

Homosexuality In Lions Rare, Not Uncommon; Gir Forest Official’s Paper Suggests

Two Asiatic lions outside the Gir protected area in the Amreli district have proved once again that even in the animal kingdom, love does not acknowledge gender. a social forestry officer noted an interesting coupling incidence among lions from the point of view of behavioural patterns in a lion pride with respect to sexual preferences. […]

Impressionism: Evolution Of Art – From Seeing To Feeling

Interestingly, the term “Impressionism” has it’s origin in an insult. The snooty art critic of the day did not approve of the style adopted by a group of artists in a direct affront to the style prevalent in that age. Louis Leroy, a critic pejoratively used the word “impressionism” to denote the ” “Impression, Sunrise” […]

Mondays With Manjul, September 19

Mondays With Manjul, Sep 12

Mondays With Manjul, Sep 5

Samvatsari: Day Of Forgiveness, End Of Paryushan For Jains

The Talking Point: Today, Thursday Sept 1, is Samvatsari, the last day of Paryushan for the Shwetambar sect of Jains. It aligns itself with Shukla Panchami each year in the Jain calendar month of Bhadrapada, somewhere between mid-August and mid-September in the Gregorian calendar. What is the day’s significance: It is the last day of […]

Mondays With Manjul, Aug 29

Gujarat: Ahmedabad Is Domicile To Nearly 3,000 Pakistani Hindus

Pic: Wagah-Attari border The Indo-Pak manmade border defied all emotional quotient, especially along the Gujarat-Rajasthan demarcation line. It cut across bonds that run deeper than religion. This is largely true of Pakistani Hindus seeking entry into India. For Pakistani Muslims, the visits are usually due to a wedding in the Indian side of the family. […]

Mondays With Manjul, Aug 22

Raksha Bandhan: The Thread of Love

Some festivals are not entirely rooted in religious significance.Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is one of them. This day celebratesthe bond between a brother and sister. Among the many storiesthat surround the origin of Rakhi, one is related to Mahabharata.Lord Krishna once cut his finger which then started bleeding.Seeing this Draupadi tore a piece of cloth […]