Marriage – No Longer the Default Setting
byOnce, being “settled” in India meant a steady job, marriage, and children—plus the kettle whistling every morning. Today – financial stability, passport stamps, solo…
Once, being “settled” in India meant a steady job, marriage, and children—plus the kettle whistling every morning. Today – financial stability, passport stamps, solo…
“Jagadish SJBR”, announced the carved iron alphabets welded artistically on the huge wrought iron gate of the most exclusive house on a picturesque hillock…
After the Partition of India in 1947, a search began for a new capital for East Punjab. Lahore, the capital of undivided Punjab, had…
On December 15, 2025, the world paused to honour the 101st birthday of Nek Chand Saini, the self-taught visionary whose boundless imagination turned urban…
Every year, Shraddh invites us to pause—not only to honour our ancestors, but to reflect on the lives that shaped us. For me, these…
Have you received three wedding invites already this year, plus two save-the-dates for early 2026?? I don’t envy you one bit. As a North…
Every Independence Day, as the tricolour flutters proudly under the open sky, our nation pauses to honour the indomitable spirit of its freedom fighters….
We thought we had it all figured out. We retired in Bengaluru — the Garden City, the IT capital, cosmopolitan and comfortable. Our friends…
The other day, I asked my daughter what she’s looking for in a partner. Her baseline was clear — somewhat wealthy, easy on the…
The Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial at Dhudike, in the Moga District of Punjab, is a tribute to one of India’s most revered…