Heartitude
Heartitude
Don’t cry over challenges
When will our society arrive at a stage where people are not labelled winners and losers? Why are we always pitted against each other, made to compete for everything? Why do we make life so damn tough for others? I need to know this immediately,” says 14-year-old Prithvi.
Scarred, but not scared
A happy marriage and three beautiful children. That’s all I wanted from life. I was never career-oriented. I was 24 when my now ex-husband proposed to me. It was an arranged set-up and he was an electrical engineer. I agreed to marry him since he seemed like a nice guy and I was afraid that if I said no, I might not be able to find a guy as good.
To appreciate youth, feel their zest first
Last week’s column about the phrase I coined, of calling teenage boys “hormone bombs” seems to have set off some explosions. A lot of youngsters wrote to me saying that they would make their girlfriends read the column. But a reader of my age wrote that I was being inconsistent — first
‘Anna left family for the nation’
It’s been more than three decades since my brother (Anna) decided to devote his entire life for the betterment of the society. Today, I can proudly say that he has stood by his word and not changed a bit. However, he has paid a price for this dedication, and as his family, so have we.
Your teenage boyfriend is a hormone bomb
letter from a girl who has shyly signed behind a pen name of a flower: “I’m in a relationship with a guy for the past seven months, we love each other a lot but...
Not my son but child of my heart
For me, it was a gift from God. It was also a chance to repay the goodness that I had received from someone in my childhood.
Drinking never helped anyone, so quit asap
I have a long letter from an anguished father that ends with the words — “Please help me save my son.” Here is my reply to his son.
Friend, you are going for a total clampdown. Try not to take it hard. Here are the facts.
Never had a dull moment with dad
Aditya raj kapoor, son of shammi kapoor and geeta bali, recalls his father’s passionate spirit and the indelible impact he left on his life
Create a positive energy field for happiness
Our emotions create a subtle energy field we project all around us. The field keeps changing according to our moods, our thoughts, our feelings.
‘Can’t change one’s destiny’
I was very innocent and naïve when I joined the film industry. I was born in Dharwad in Karnataka and was always keen on becoming an actress. Then I got selected in a contest — that’s how I got my first film.
I never had a sense of humour as I had a very strict upbringing. I was brought up in a sheltered environment. My
