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Time to reboot, ready or not

Average Joes cannot afford to be forgetful, rues a reader, recalling how memory lapses nearly cost him his marriage

A reader reminds fellow Indians of the fundamental right and duty to tell others what’s good for them

As teachers and students get together online, a parent recounts the many bitter lessons she has learnt

Monsoon is not just a season. It’s an emotion that stays with us through the year, even though the calendar gives it room for only four months. Whether too little or too much, rain makes us sing, dance, hope and even despair. Above all, it teaches us to get past the puddles of life with a smile

Classroom learning takes a virtual turn in the Covid-19 universe     ravikanth

Covid-19 cases may be rising steadily, but public attention has shifted to more doable things... such as boycotting a rival nation, a reader rues

Masks, both real and metaphorical, have revealed various truths for a reader

A WhatsApp user is plagued by the cant and fear doled out at the virtual family living room

A committed walker despairs as residential communities shut gates to keep a virus out

Welcome to the new normal of air travel — courtesy Covid-19    

A newspaper addict longs to once again grab hold of printed sheets that fill silences across breakfast tables, help ripen Alphonso mangoes and shield him from agitated news anchors

On Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim reflects on a Ramzan marked by the chaos of a pandemic

A Facebook user pleads for a Rabindrasangeet lockdown on social media after a musical overdose

A Delhi resident sulks after being penalised for doing her patriotic duty of helping the economy

On May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden was located and killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. This week’s quiz is about violent deaths.

Covid-19 rewrites domestic affairs   

Life after the arrival of Covid-19   

A friend gave me a set of pencils recently. It was a well-intentioned gift. I received it gladly even though I don’t, as a general rule, like being ...

As the epic series comes to an end, a quiz to remember the Game of Thrones (GoT).

“Have you seen the couch?” asks Bins. “No,” I say, groggily. It’s not yet seven o’clock. “Come out now,” he says, “I insist. It might be gone in half ...

It’s the 18th birthday of my twin sons, and so the perfect week for a quiz about twins1. The illustrious Waugh twins have only once scored 100s in the ...