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Kulbir Kaur teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University

The family album is the most cherished granth of every family. (Photo by arrangement)

Kulbir Kaur | The disappearing art of the family photo album

Everything was screaming commoditisation of relationships and personal memories

18 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

It seems to me that the reader and the audience should feel a deep sense of gratitude for every individual mediaperson who is going against the grain at the cost of unspeakable abuse online, on social media and even on their own online platforms. (Representational Image/ Pexels)

Kulbir Kaur | Ingroup vs Outgroup & other online aberrations

Social media has recently emerged as 'Villain No. 1' in the eyes of governments all over the world

25 Jun 2022 11:37 PM IST

A health worker takes a swab sample of a child for COVID-19 test, at municipal corporations testing centre at Manpada, in Thane, Saturday, January 8, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Kulbir Kaur | Covid 3.0: Help, the walls are closing in

Two Januarys earlier, Covid-19 having just spread to our enemy nation towards the north

9 Jan 2022 1:10 AM IST

Kulbir Kaur | From menu of faith, reason best chosen

It seems that only those who know how to exploit religion get to draw the winning ticket in the lottery of life

28 Nov 2021 12:31 AM IST

We gathered around the instrument and gazed at it intently as family members look at a newborn baby. Representational Image. (AP)

Kulbir Kaur | Has instant messaging killed communication?

Call it the age factor, but I so long for those simple, slow paced days

31 Oct 2021 2:23 AM IST

Kulbir Kaur | Animal spirits and the limits of vocabulary

Humans have only one outstanding trait to consume. Consume, consume and consume more that's all we are really capable...

26 Sept 2021 1:10 AM IST

My giant mistake(s), on the other hand, concern my continuous inability to turn myself into a Basenji. Representational Image. (DC Image)

Kulbir Kaur | The undeniable perks of being a sly Basenji

Those who dare question the powers were earlier labelled 'anti-social', now they are 'anti-nationals'

29 Aug 2021 2:30 AM IST

Title: A Good Wife: Escaping the Life I Never Chose. Author: Samra Zafar. Publisher: Penguin. Price: Rs 499.

Once lured by Canadian dream, a good wife' grows up

As the personal journey of author Samra Zafar shows, 'real women' decide their own purpose

15 March 2020 4:52 PM IST

Bhagat Kabirs compositions are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Of all the 15 bhagats mentioned in the sacred Granth, Kabir contributed the maximum number of hymns. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Ravidas - Devotion regardless of caste

Bhagat Ravidas, an ardent devotee of the God, was a Bhakti saint whose hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

28 Feb 2020 2:21 AM IST

Guru Gobind Singh, the son of a martyr father and the father of four martyr sons , was born in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.

Mystic Mantra: Guru Gobind Singh - One word, one world

The Guru extols the Sikhs to fight against sectarian forces and to remain fearless in the path of truth and justice.

14 Jan 2020 4:39 AM IST

Bhai Mani Singh, a great warrior, was an efficient leader who guided the panth whenever any crisis arose. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: Bhai Mani Singh - A martyr for Sikh faith

Bhai Mani Singh, born in a village near Sunam in Sangrur district of Punjab, came to Anandpur Sahib when he was just a...

19 Dec 2019 5:00 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: On birth anniversary, Guru Nanak's message of hope

Through the passage or way of nam-simran, one can remove all his past sins and attain salvation.

12 Nov 2019 3:01 AM IST