[ad_1] According to a report by Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime is projected to cost the global economy a staggering $10.5 trillion annually by the end of 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015. | Photo Credit: Sebastian Francis E In recent years, cybercrimes have skyrocketed, becoming one of the most pressing challenges for governments, organisations, and…
[ad_1] One balmy July afternoon, a few weeks before I got married, two families from the village arrived at Phupheeâs house. We were sitting on the verandah, tumbling in and out of a light sleep after a heavy lunch of riste te paalak (meatballs with spinach) when we saw them walking towards us. The families…
[ad_1] George Orwell | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT You canât do a painting on a painting or a novel on a novel, but you can write an essay on an essay. With that thought in mind, I sat down to it, and soon Donald Barthelmeâs line popped into my head: âThe writer is that person…
[ad_1] The Tamil poet-saint Andal is identified by the parrot in her hand. The bird is the symbol of Kama, the god of love, lust and sensuality. The same god who in Buddhist works is called Mara, the enemy of Buddha. The same god who is burnt alive by a glance of Shivaâs third eye,…
[ad_1] The victim of any form of crime is considered the most neglected person in the Criminal Justice System across the globe and India is no exception. The entire Criminal Justice System (CJS) focuses on accused persons with the object of establishing their guilt or innocence. It takes care of criminalâs trial, conviction, retribution, reformation…
[ad_1] When things got a little intense for Phuphee and she needed a breather, she would drop what she was doing and go for a walk. She would throw on her keep (upper section of a Kashmiri burka), grab a small basket and knife, and walk into the nearby forest. At the door, before she…
[ad_1] Illustrates The Kasi Yatra or pilgrimage to Benaras. This portion of the cermony is purely symbolic. | Photo Credit: Sarmaya Arts Foundation The photo album opens with a panoramic shot of a majestic palace. Over the next few pages, we witness a wedding ceremony unfold in stunning detail â image after image following the…
[ad_1] âYou just have to dig deep enough to find the beating heart under all the rubbleâ | Photo Credit: Zainab Tambawalla One day a dispute of an odd nature reached Phuphee. She was in the kitchen standing over a bubbling pot of bumtchoont ti maaz (quince apples and meat). It was a balmy August…
[ad_1] Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant from their extravagant wedding ceremony. | Photo Credit: ANI I am bereft. In mourning, you might say, although I havenât lost anyone near or dear. But it is difficult to shake off the feeling. Itâs like the end of a World Cup or the conclusion of a superhero movie….
[ad_1] Thai artists get ready for Khon, a theatrical dance performance that showcases the story of the Ramayana, at Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple in Ayutthaya. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In Thailand, there is another Ayodhya, known locally as Ayutthaya. It is a ruin now, full of tall pagodas and temples made of brick and stucco,…
