Opinion
N. Raghuraman's Column: A New Resolution 'Digital Detox' Is Becoming Popular in 2026
"Raghu, wait a moment, I am turning on the speaker and request you to repeat what you have just said. Anil Mirashi, a successful businessman who runs an industry in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, said this. It was nine in the morning and I had no idea who else would be listening to me except Anil. I reduced the intensity of my words, but didn't want to diminish the banter between childhood friends. Yes, Anil is my classmate, so I said, 'Bastard, remember on this day about 38 years ago you got married and ran away leaving this group of friends in the middle? Do you have any idea what
Prof. Chetan Singh Solanki's column: One Earth will not be enough if we adopt a Western lifestyle
I often wonder what the India of our dreams should be like. India today stands at a defining juncture in history. On the one hand, there are the needs of 1.4 billion people — employment, food, health, education, infrastructure — for which development is our compulsion, not a luxury. On the other hand is the bitter truth of climate change, which is no longer visible in our homes, farms and cities, with no scientific reports. The floods in Punjab, the cloudburst in Uttarakhand, the unbearable heat in central India – all these are telling that the climate crisis is not the future, but the p
N. Raghuraman's column: Why do even good managers fail to get promoted?
A deputy managing director (MD) in a Faridabad-based industry was impressed by the work of an Operational General Manager (GM) and decided to promote him to top management. He called the GM for an informal review before sending a recommendation to the MD for the promotion. GM did better in the review, even though he didn't know it was part of the promotion process. But when the group's promotion list came, the GM's name was not in it. Do you know why they are lagging behind in this race? Because the last question of the MD stopped his promotion. The question was, if you are sent somewhere else
Rashmi Bansal's column: Take some resolutions this year – which are small, but not false...
Leave yesterday's talks, yesterday's old things. We'll write a new story in the new year... I think like this every year. Ten days later, they leave. That's because you think of climbing a mountain, whereas today, walking four steps takes a breath away. So this year, take resolutions that are small, but not false. Every human being wants three kinds of happiness – the happiness of money, the happiness of the family and the happiness of health. So let's take a few small steps to make the journey of life a little more joyful. Money: 1. No EMI: Pledge not to take anything on installments this y
N. Raghuraman's column: Social connections will keep you as healthy as food and exercise
This Sunday I had the opportunity to read a long summary of a book, which is releasing on Tuesday, i.e. today. Reading it reminded me of some of my relationships. My great-grandmother lived for 104 years. His son, my grandfather, lived to be 96 years old. His eldest son, my maternal uncle, is also 91 now, and I met him in Chennai two weeks ago. There are also a few other siblings in the family, who are in their 80s. But I know these three people because I've been with them and I know some of their habits. Wondering why you read about my relatives whom you don't even know? That's because Ezekie
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: If you go to listen to satsang, then bathe the mind along with the body
Satsang also has its own protocol for listening. When Garud ji went to Kakbhushundi ji's place, the satsang was taking place under the banyan tree. Tulsidas ji writes- Kari tadag majjan jalapana, but tar gaya hridayan harshana. After bathing and drinking refreshments in the pond, he happily went under the banyan tree. Now three things are written here. First, took a bath, then had refreshments, and then became happy. Whenever you go to listen to satsang, purify the body, eat and drink something because there is no hungry hymn, Gopala and be happy. Worry about worldliness and come out with shoe
N. Raghuraman's column: The poison of the app will come down from the app itself.
Imagine that your child studying in 10th or 12th grade enters a reputed school. The large QR code on the gate scans the posters with a mobile and goes to the class. Teachers in the classroom are happy because no child is glued to the mobile. In lunch, the children are talking to each other, having fun, and in this fun, the cellphone is nowhere to be seen. In rhesus, if they want to talk to their parents, they go to the designated place with permission and call them. Ever since you put the child in this school, he habitually does not reach for his mobile. They're sleeping well. All of a sudden,
N. Raghuraman's Column: How to Be a Little Better Yourself in 2026?
"Please avoid morning walks from January 1 to 4. There is likely to be a large and unexpected rush of people taking the resolution to stay fit during this time period. However, the situation may return to normal from January 5. This warning message I received this year brought a smile to my face at first, but then it made me wonder why most resolutions fail. And what does this failure tell us about human behavior? That's why I started looking for a solution for a 'perfect' New Year's resolution. Every January millions of us make daring guesses without any data, adopt strategies without any fee
N. Raghuraman's column: Know criminals are learning AI faster than you!
Yes, the culprits in the use of AI are far ahead of most of us who engage in everyday things. Let me tell you an incident from two weeks ago, which I saw while standing in front of a small coffee shop named 'Brown Sugar' on the ground floor of Jaipur Airport. An elderly man asked for a 500 ml water bottle. The shopkeeper asked for 70 rupees, the customer gave a 100 rupee note. The shopkeeper did not have 30 rupees, so he asked to pay online. The customer refused and paid with a credit card. "Since phishing and other scams are becoming more and more common in the world, I don't make any online
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: If you stay connected with Hanuman ji, you will be able to fly magnificently.
Whenever there is talk of flying in the world, Hanuman ji will be remembered. No one has the art of flying flawlessly, timely, successfully as Hanuman ji. He had flown a very important flight towards Lanka. They returned with as much success as they had gone. Its story is in the Sundarkand of Ramayana. Seeing Hanuman ji flying, Ravana was very worried. The most disturbing of Hanuman ji's flights was the one in which he brought medicine for the unconscious Laxman. Obstacles came to Hanuman ji every time he flew, but he never had an operational breakdown. While flying in the sky, apart from reac
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