Parenting isn’t rocket science. It’s much harder ... Your family is your biggest flex. Still, perfection is a trap ... an encouraging word after a tough day, the consistency of a hug even after a tantrum, the patience to listen when it’s easier to scold.
One of the greatest gifts you can offer your children is your presence. Not just your physical presence—I’m talking about bringing your whole entire being into every interaction ... But this habit of split focus is an abdication of duty ... ....
Parenting is hard work ... These are not abstract theories or unqualified opinions ... Despite the challenges we face as we find ourselves raising children in this brave new world, there is also an abundance of opportunity if we are willing to seek it out.
Without principled political renewal stemming from the fundamental root of a self-sovereign political philosophy, we should expect an intensification of surveillance and control and a normalization of war.
You spy a movement from the corner of your eye and realize it is an Ashy Prinia that’s flown into the Iora’s neem, and you stay with it ... (Excerpted with permission from The Living Air ... Read an excerpt from the book on birding by Aasheesh Pittie.
Certainly, they were people of striking brilliance and originality, but the furious energy of their debates came also from the city outside ... (Excerpted with permission from Capital ... Read an excerpt from the award-winning book by Rana Dasgupta.