People often say, “I know how you feel,” or “I feel your pain”. But do we really experience or internalise the emotion or pain? And even if we did tune into someone else’s happiness or pain, do we suffer the aftermath of an incident? In all possibility it’s a no, unless you are suffering from mirror-touch synesthesia.

The eternally enigmatic Rekha, the fantasy of many men recently said, “Lots of people love me, but those you expect to love you don’t... rest do.” This is perhaps a telling statement of how a successful and envied woman can feel rather short-changed in love. One of the most talked about romances in India and perhaps the only pair who

Call it a toast to the ex, to the sex-life or one’s sensibilities but men and women seem to date a look-alike or someone who has similar characteristics of their ex, as a way of pacifying their jilted hearts. After a rocky romance and sometimes a marriage some men perhaps have more baggage than Paris Hilton on a long-haul flight, but

Despite the stiff competition from some of the world’s best auto brands, Mercedes-Benz manages to make it a memorable November.
Amidst rumours of Mercedes losing its market share, thanks to the influx of swank models from BMW and Audi, the company shared its sales figures for the month of

The W word seems to come with its own set of connotations. Child bearing hips, aprons, a dutiful bahu and ‘cultured’ are some of the traits that men seem to want in a wife.

A man’s polished performance as the unbending better half is not always contrived. Juggling multiple roles as the bloke amidst his beer-buddies and being the emotional anchor to his wife who courts avoidable flak deserves applause. Especially Indian men, like Sanjay Dutt or an Anil Kumble have an uncanny knack of shining

The Canadian born 34-year-old is not your usual bike enthusiast. No jargon and no feigning technical expertise. He is just another bloke trying to give vent to his adventure streak. But wait! His adventure is not something one would readily welcome. And in his own words, “Girls sometimes compliment me for being brave, but

Long considered the bastion of a few crazy sporting aficionados who roughed it out at swampy surrounds, adventure travel never enjoyed mainstream patronage. But with the ‘thrill’ that goes with the ‘risk’ of adventure travel, people today are ready to jump off an aircraft, brave the boisterous river waters (river rafting) and even scale the Kilimanjaro. And this steely conviction to brave the risk doesn’t come easy, as Italian climber Walter Bonatti said, many years ago, “If in normal conditions it is skill which

A woman might be sociable, affluent and happy but if she were single, the chances are she’d be branded. From a commitment phobic nymph to someone who is too vain to let her figure suffer motherhood, single women, despite their success have suffered such epithets, from men and even their own female bunch. Sushmita Sen

It is not often that legendary stars in the south grant an interview. And never in the history of Indian cinema has an iconic star agreed to play a smaller role than an 84-year old woman. The focus definitely was grandma-centric. But when the lady happens to be his effervescent “84-year-old girlfriend” Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, Kamal Haasan instantly gave his nod.