Society too often assumes the role of unsolicited judge over children’s behaviour, disregarding the long-term consequences of its scrutiny. Recently, a child from Ahmedabad entered India’s one of the most popular shows, Kaun Banega Crorepati, with a lot of dreams. The fact that the 11-year-old boy would be taking questions from veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan on the most watched show in India must have left the parents on cloud nine. The boy who is a fifth grader has not even

Once fretting over a population explosion, India now faces a fear of the slow implosion of its demographic engine. Something quite scary is happening to the demographics of the country. In recent times, for the first time in the long history of demographic growth of the country, the Total Fertility Rate at present in the rural and small-town areas, has come down to 2.1. Total Fertility Rate is a demographic indicator representing the average number of children a woman would h

Bhiwandi: A tragic accident on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan road has claimed the life of a 19-year-old college student due to poor road conditions. Raj Niranjan Singh, a B.Com student and the only son in his family, died on the spot near Saibaba Mandir in the Temghar area early Thursday morning. The accident was caused by an uneven road surface and potholes, leading to the two-wheeler skidding and Singh being run over by a container truck.   Raj Singh was riding home with a friend on

As India’s 1.4 billion consumers trade thrift for aspiration, private consumption now drives nearly 60 percent of the GDP, fuelling a transformation that investors can scarcely afford to ignore. Think about your own life over the past five years. You would have probably ordered food from Swiggy, bought something on Amazon or Flipkart, upgraded your phone, or subscribed to Netflix or Spotify. Your parents might have bought an air-conditioner or even a new car. Someone in your

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