Indian literature and movies are full of exquisite poetry of coquettish lovers trying to hold their beloved back and tarry a while. Any and all excuses are employed to prolong the ephemeral time together. That yearning to linger awhile, the clasping of fingers, a fleeting kiss and attempts at persuasion, even gentle admonition to not …
Gifting
The act of giving. Gifting. Donating. Charity. Customarily and instinctively, the spirit of providing someone with something without expecting anything in return is associated with benevolence. Although it may not always be entirely altruistic, with the amount and timing of the ‘gift’ being decided by tax implications and potential financial benefit to the donor. Gifting …
THE GOLDEN RULE
Seinfeld, the popular TV series aired for nine seasons with its finale in May 1998 drawing over 75 million viewers. It remains one of my favourite shows that used routine everyday incidents to create hilarious but astute observations. Their self-stated tag-line was that it was “a show about nothing!” An episode in its eighth season …
Where do you go to my lovely?
The Guardian columnist Marina Hyde writes in her column of June 13, “… this is what spending too much time on social media does to you! It makes you feel like you’re being productive, and important, and “not complicit” in whatever you’ve just farted out a couple of hundred characters on. …” Of course, she …
