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A glue-employee is one who gets the best out of a team. (Mint)

Glue employees hold teams together but remain invisible to HR

4 min read . 15 Jan 2026

It does not take a tragedy to occur for citizens to recognize that their time, safety, health and dignity hold limited institutional value. (AFP)

India’s development paradox: Overvalued assets, undervalued lives

3 min read . 08 Jan 2026

Hazardous conditions push even willing pedestrians to choose vehicles for short trips.

An important New Year’s plea: Make it safe to walk in Indian cities

3 min read . 31 Dec 2025

We could ring in the New Year with Leonard Cohen’s famous song ‘Anthem’

A year-end reflection on technology, Trumpism and the fragility of hope

4 min read . 25 Dec 2025

Micromanagement is found to stifle people’s work initiative and creativity. (istockphoto)

Lessons from a surprise encounter with a micromanager on vacation

4 min read . 18 Dec 2025

In India, convenience comes bundled with a loss of privilege. (AFP)

The IndiGo lesson: The corporation has started turning into the state

3 min read . 11 Dec 2025

Missing in the global coverage of the Hong Kong blaze was the fact that the public housing is of unimpressive quality despite the city's wealth. (REUTERS)

Calamity check: Resist the urge to message people who might be in harm’s way

4 min read . 04 Dec 2025

The concept of being interviewed by AI seems very complex. (Srikanth Nadhamuni)

Would you prefer to be interviewed by AI for your next job?

4 min read . 27 Nov 2025

What people in emotional pain need most is not advice.

Why it’s easy to get mental health wrong—and what people really need

4 min read . 20 Nov 2025

An AI production studio unveiled Tilly Norwood, a 100% AI-generated actor at the Zurich Film Festival in late September. (via REUTERS)

Atanu Biswas: AI is very much part of show business and it’s here to stay

3 min read . 13 Nov 2025

If city planners and politicians had considered people’s health first and then made policy decisions, we’d have a healthier, more productive and happier populace. (Rahul sharma)

Urban renewal: Why ‘hope infrastructure’ is what people in cities really need

4 min read . 06 Nov 2025

In Mumbai's high-rises, CCTVs, security guards and gate-entry apps may symbolize safety, yet they also mask a culture of suspicion. (istockphoto)

Mumbai’s lost neighbourhoods: Can urban design rescue big-city life?

4 min read . 30 Oct 2025

Le Carré’s genius lay not in espionage as spectacle, but in human observation. (Getty)

What marketers can learn from the espionage novels of John le Carré

4 min read . 23 Oct 2025

Re-gifting is viewed as the moral equivalent of reheating leftovers for a dinner guest.

Give recycled Diwali gifts a warm welcome to our circular economy

4 min read . 16 Oct 2025

Some of our international terminals today look like Muskian-landing sites for travel to Mars. (Mint)

Indian airports are an experience in time travel across centuries

4 min read . 09 Oct 2025

The thumb has become the Swiss Army knife of digital communication. (istockphoto)

Thumbs-up: An emoji that’s both a digital crutch and an everlasting puzzle

4 min read . 02 Oct 2025

Imposter syndrome was first described a persistent sense of phoniness among highly capable women, but is now considered agnostic to gender, hierarchy, age and social conditioning. (istockphoto)

Imposter Syndrome: Why your success always feels like a fluke

4 min read . 25 Sept 2025

The certainty of family-based elder care is ending, but there’s nothing to replace it (istockphoto)

Eldercare crisis: Why families are drowning and what the government must do

4 min read . 18 Sept 2025

The evolution of Milkmaid's packaging has evolved from an iconic white tin to a decidedly blue can, and now even a modern re-sealable pouch—a reflection of how different generations of India experienced it.

Tech-tonic shifts in the FMCG sector: How technology meets consumer needs

4 min read . 12 Sept 2025

India thrives on noise, and also suffers for it. (istockphoto)

Noisy urban life: Peace and quiet is a luxury few of us can afford

4 min read . 04 Sept 2025