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Can the 'Right to Disconnect' bill counter chronic burnout in India's always-on work culture?

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Last week, Supriya Sule, member of Parliament from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), introduced a private members' bill in the Lok Sabha which ignited a heated discussion onl... Read More


Sita Bhaskar's new novel is a modern-day throwback to RK Narayan's 'Malgudi Days'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- At the end of her charming novel Rukmini Aunty and the R.K. Narayan Fan Club, Sita Bhaskar quotes the Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith's admiration for the much-loved creat... Read More


Gen Alpha joining the workforce will drive a complete overhaul of office expectations and policies by 2040

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Last week, a study released by the International Workplace Group (IWG), a global leader in hybrid work solutions, highlighted several major shifts that will redefine the future of... Read More


Anuradha Roy's 'Called By the Hills': An artist's eye meets a naturalist's grief

New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- Anuradha Roy's Called by the Hills, her first book-length work of non fiction, is a thing of beauty. Illustrated by the author with exquisite watercolour paintings, mostly of flo... Read More


From 'rizz' to 'aura farming': Why Gen Z & Alpha slang is just language's next chapter

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Earlier this week, Oxford University Press announced three contenders for the honour of the Word of the Year (WoTY) 2025: "aura farming", "biohack" and "rage bait". Two of these ... Read More


From 'rizz' to 'aura farming': Why Gen Z & Alpha slang is just language's next chapter

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Earlier this week, Oxford University Press announced three contenders for the honour of the Word of the Year (WoTY) 2025: "aura farming", "biohack" and "rage bait". Two of these ... Read More


Why are Indian workplaces and universities obsessed with making you work long hours?

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Recently, the elite Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru introduced a new mandate for students and researchers, leading to widespread discontent among the scientific c... Read More


Book review: Udayan Vajpeyi's novel has empty spaces that can't be filled by a reader

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- Hindi writer Udayan Vajpeyi is best known as a poet. Occasionally he has published short stories and essays but Qayas, recently translated by Poonam Saxena as Love is Participati... Read More


'The Eleventh Hour' book review: Are words failing Salman Rushdie?

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Salman Rushdie's new book of stories, The Eleventh Hour, ends with a definitive statement: "Our words fail us." It comes as a coda to a fantastical, albeit clumsily executed, all... Read More


Salman Rushdie's throwback to his glorious past

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Salman Rushdie's new book of stories, The Eleventh Hour, ends with a definitive statement: "Our words fail us." It comes as a coda to a fantastical, albeit clumsily executed, all... Read More