Palestine, Israel Witness Emotional Reunions
All of them have been homeless for nearly two years as some were detained by Israel, while others by the Palestinian Hamas Movement. As both the parties recently agreed to […]
The Social Impact Of ‘Use & Throw’ Culture
Sixty-five years ago, when I got my cycle out of the house for a ride, I was interrupted by a friend with the question: “Hey, where are you going?” I […]
The Gospel Of Uncertainty
Each and every era recognises contemporary stalwarts in its own way. People in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata failed to discover Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, […]
Study: Friends May Affect Digestive System!
Sometime in the first half of the 17th Century, Jan Baptist van Helmont (January 12, 1580 – December 30, 1644) claimed that there was a link between emotions and the […]
Tracing The Roots Of Animal Cruelty
The Sociology-oriented concept of Post-Humanism and recent developments in Evolution, Biology, Neuroscience, etc. have changed human understanding of nature in recent times. Today, one knows that the source of oppression […]
Falling In Love, Yet Again!!!
It is often seen that two hearts come close to one another, for no apparent reason! Then, they get ready to overcome any obstacles in order to protect their relationship. […]
French Love-Letters Finally Opened After 265 Years
One small letter has been sealed in an envelope for the past 265 years. A lady had written this private and personal letter to her sailor husband. “I could spend […]
A Radical Interpretation Of Loneliness
A new pandemic is about to consume human civilisation… Loneliness! Fay Bound Alberti, a British historian and the author of ‘A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion‘, has […]
The Raconteur, The Psychiatrist, The Clinic And…
The past is a strange place… One often visits the place, spends some time there, and then comes back. This is termed Nostalgia. Sometimes, trauma prompts one not to visit […]
