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Teacher in age of social
media
 The guru’s role in the
modern times is not confined to the four walls of the classroom. Given
the contemporary technology-driven urge to communicate 24x7, he is
also a guide to students on life choices
Nilanjana Gupta
In the Brahmanical
tradition the teacher was revered as the guru, the source of all
knowledge and therefore to be served and followed with almost the same
devotion as the worship due to God. A student or shishya was
expected to imbibe not only the learning of the guru but all the
god-like qualities he—the guru was invariably male—embodied in his
self.
Politics of
education
Arts
MUSIC
ZONE
Fresh, evolved and
distinctive pop album
Todd Terje — It’s
Album Time (Olsen Records)
Norwegian producer-DJ
Todd Terje has built his reputation crafting successful disco-leaning
remixes and stand-alone dance epics over the past 10 years. Recorded
over a three-year period spanning 2012-14, It’s Album Time
contains a few cuts you may be familiar with already.
BroadBrush
Fitness
good
health
The
dark secret
Premature greying of hair is
hereditary or caused by stress. However, a balanced and wholesome
diet, rich in nutrients, can prevent it to some extent
Dr Anjali Mukerjee
If
you are genetically prone to early balding or greying of hair, you can
blame it to your ancestors but largely the health of your hair depends
upon your blood circulation and nutrition. Hair colour is the result
of pigmentation attributed to the presence of certain specific
chemicals known as eumelanin and pheomelanin (broadly referred to as
melanin).
Achilles’
heel
Prolonged use of high heels
often result in chronic injuries like hammer toes, blisters, neuromas
and skin breakdown, leading to infections
Dr T Sringari and Dr Satnam Singh
Chhabra
Most
women, whether young or old, want to look well groomed and
fashionable. High heels have been a part of the fashionable look for a
long while. However, style statements may sometimes turn sour and your
fashion choice may make you a victim of your style. Wearing high heels
can make you feel great but it can become painful and have many
side-effects.
Society
The eternal weight &
watch
In their pursuit for the
elusive perfect figure, women resort to a multi-pronged approach to
keep the pounds away
Aditi Garg
Does looking into the
mirror make you cringe? Are you afraid of stepping on the scales? Is
shopping an excruciating exercise where nothing seems to fit? If any
of this sounds like you, you are probably just a woman! A lot of us are in a
permanent duel with weight. Whatever we weigh, only a lucky few are
happy with what they look like.
SoulTalk
Travel
The beach of mellow
happiness
Ganapatipule in
Maharashtra has one of the most spectacular beaches along the Konkan
coast. It is an idyllic getaway that attracts peace-seekers, beach
lovers and pilgrims alike
Hugh & Colleen
Gantzer
This is, really, a most
unusual destination. Its setting is dramatic. Our road arrowed through
a barren, seemingly blasted, plateau of crusty, black, laterite: a
cold and unwelcoming place. Further along the coast, however, this
rugged terrain produces the famed Alfonso mangoes whose golden flesh
is a gourmet's delight. Then, unexpectedly, we were out of this bleak
landscape.
Globetrotting
Entertainment
Power
of the real
With documentaries making it
to multiplex screens more regularly than ever before, non-fiction
filmmakers in India have reason to look ahead with guarded hope and
enthusiasm
Saibal Chatterjee
It
is not often that a documentary film makes history in India. So when,
Mumbai-based and Canadian-born filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray’s Fire
in the Blood, released in November last year, ran for five weeks,
movie industry observers sat up with a start.
Brand father is back
Actor, director, theatre
personality, advertising guru, Alyque Padamsee returns to the stage
with Death of a Salesman
Shoma A. Chatterji
Alyque Padamsee has a
nickname — the ‘brand father’ of advertising in India. He is
also one of the pioneers in English theatre in the country. He
directed and acted in his own plays but quit acting 40 years ago. He
came back in the intriguing role of Willy Lowman in Arthur Miller’s Death
of a Salesman.
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