Jamun: The Humble Fruit Holds A Special Place In India’s History And Mythology

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Its deep purple colour has stained many a memory.

“Four annas, that’s how much a handful of jamuns cost in 1960,” exclaims my grandmother, holding up the ripe fruit in her hands. In those days she took the bus from South Delhi to Shah Jahan Road in the city’s centre and walked to her office at the Ministry of Rehabilitation (then at Jaisalmer House). Her eyes light up as she remembers the wide roads around India Gate lined with the vibrant jamun trees all through summer.

Let’s Cut Through The Hoopla: Why Modi’s US Visit Was Disappointing For India

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Just of official talks was on two areas of immense interest to the American side.

Exceptionally long-winded joint statements following a summit meeting could be intended to celebrate the enormity of the successful event.

Or, on the contrary, to distract attention from the barrenness of the event.

The 3785-word joint statement issued after an hour’s discussion between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi falls into the second category.

As Monsoon Looms, Falling Statues May Add To Hyderabad's Woes

By SHEENA SHAFIA | INNLIVE

Every monsoon brings with it tales of inundated roads and open manholes in the city. If these issues were not enough, this time around, city residents have another reason to worry - collapsing statues.

Recently , a statue of poetsaint Annamaiah was almost dislodged from its pedestal on Tank Bund Road when heavy gale winds wreaked havoc across the city. Adding to the dismay of people, this was not an isolated incident, with several cases of statues collapsing and tilting being reported from across the city.

Television Series: Actor Anil Kapoor's '24: India' Slots To Release On Perfect In Time

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

The local remake of the terrorism-themed American show returns at a time when there is almost nothing to watch on television.

Nearly three years after its first season, the Indian version of the American series24 is back. The television network Colors has blocked the primetime slot reserved thus far for Naagin (which will return in October) for the remake of the Fox series that starred Kiefer Sutherland in the title role. Produced by Anil Kapoor’s Rashvan Films, the second season will go on air in mid-July and will see a number of new faces such as Sakshi Tanwar and Ashish Vidyarthi.

At 34, Why Cricketer Dhoni Bothering To Lead Youngsters To Zimbabwe Instead Of Getting Some Rest?

By RAMAN KAPOOR | INNLIVE

In a relatively low-profile tour, perhaps India's limited overs captain has taken it upon himself to mentor a young, inexperienced team.

As the Indian cricket team lands in Zimbabwe to take part in a relatively low-profile One-Day International and Twenty20 series, looking to win goodwill and not just the games, its members are not your usual suspects.

For one thing, as has already been pointed out, the 16-member squad is hugely inexperienced – five of them are uncapped at the international level, while the combined experience of 15 members of the team (83 ODIs and 28 T20Is) is just a third of the entire match experience of the person who will be leading them, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Stop Cribbing:: Do IIT And IIM Graduates Know That Jobs In A Market Economy Are Not An Entitlement?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

India’s Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) campuses are on a warpath against companies who made offers to their students but backed out or postponed hirings at the last moment, leaving students in the lurch.

The institutes and the students are upset, as they should be. But in the outpourings that have graced the pages of several newspapers in subsequent weeks, I detect a strange sense of entitlement that runs contrary to the nature and behaviour of the real world outside. It suggests naivete at best and ignorance at worst about what a real, free market economy is about.

Hold Your Horses! Ever Wondered How Much A Wedding Horse Has To Suffer

By MENAKA GILL | INNLIVE

Every week my hospital admits a white horse that has been hit by a truck or has gone so lame that it cannot walk anymore.

When doctors diagnose them they find that most of them are partially deaf and blind. Most of them die of their wounds and dehydration within a few days. These are "marriage horses."

Drought In India: Women Battle Cruelties Everyday And Exit Isn't An Option

By SWETA SALVE | INNLIVE

It's a women's drought", declared Avik Saha, my partner in imagining and designing this padyatra, and now my co-passenger. This was the third day of our padyatra in Marathwada. We had just gone past yet another queue of women and girls waiting for water with their pitchers and cans.

It took some time for his formulation to sink in. Avik is always on the lookout for a way to summarize what we have seen. I guess his astonishing range of experience - a high-flying real estate lawyer, a humble organic farmer, the patron of a classic guitar society and a connoisseur of indigenous seeds - accounts for his knack for thinking a step ahead of everyone else. I had learnt not to let his remarks go past me.