This reflective essay explores how love evolves, from youthful fantasies of grand gestures to the quiet strength of companionship and presence. It contrasts enduring partnerships with lonely, transactional modern relationships shaped by technology. Ultimately, it affirms that true love thrives on equality, emotional labour, and self-respect,culminating in the most powerful love story: choosing yourself.
This lively slice of life captures Bengalis’ dramatic love-hate bond with winter. From monkey caps, shawls, Boroline, and sunbathing rituals to indulgence in nolen gur, pithe-puli, fairs, picnics, and book festivals, Bengali winter becomes a season of warmth, food, adda, and culture.
Makar Sankranti marks the Sun’s northward journey, symbolising renewal, warmth, and gratitude. Celebrated across India with diverse names and rituals, it honours harvest, family, and nature. Rooted in mythology and memory, the festival gently reminds us of cyclical time, small beginnings, shared traditions, and the comfort of belonging.
Review of De De Pyaar De 2. Actors: Ajay Devgan, Rakul Preet Singh, R. Madhavan, Gautami Kapoor Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Director: Anshul Sharma OTT
A counselor reflects on her own struggles while answering a friend’s mental-wellness prompt. She shares 10 practical, universal tips she’d give a client—accepting unpredictability, choosing possible over perfect, scheduling emotions, building routines, avoiding comparison, and honoring individual paths. A humane reminder that even psychologists wobble, but still rise.
Christmas is more than a date—it’s emotion, nostalgia, and tradition shaped by childhood carols, bakeries, bazaars, family visits, books, malls, and friends. It influences identity, sparks joy across borders, rewinds memories, embraces togetherness, indulgent treats, and quiet reflections. The real magic lies in kindness, warmth, and presence shared with loved ones.
Meet the Kichkandi, a ghost with backward feet that haunts Nepal and is kin to the Indian Churail/Shakchunni/Petni. This article explores how these terrifying, vengeful female spirits are actually symbols of “wronged women.” Death grants them the supernatural power to finally seek the brutal justice denied in their mortal lives.
In this edition of Tickling the Humerus, the author deviates from nonfiction and pens a simple tale of Doyel, who loses her husband for a night but gains a cat. How did the chain of events lead to this catastrophe (pun intended)? Read the story to find out.
Delhi Crime Season 3 tackles juvenile prostitution through a disturbing case inspired by Baby Falak. Though the theme is powerful, the season loses the sharp pace and emotional grip of earlier installments. Strong performances exist, but overcrowded storytelling and diluted thrill weaken its impact, making it a one-time but essential watch.
In Pause to Ponder with Promita – Follow the Map…That Leads to You!, the author reflects on how movies, travel, and fleeting moments can mirror life’s deeper quests for meaning. Blending cinematic inspiration with introspective musings, she invites readers to pause, embrace spontaneity, and rediscover the journey that leads within.
