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Guest Column: In Covid times, weddings can be simple, chilled out and joyful too
By Rama Kashyap
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2020 10:35 PM IST
No grandeur, no flashy decorations, no big pandals, no array of food stalls serving a variety of cuisines, it was just a simple wedding with rituals performed solemnly, watched online
Guest Column: Life as a senior citizen can be challenging, but do count the advantages
By TS Chawla | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 09, 2020 02:14 PM IST
Health issues and isolation can be problems, but with enough time to spare to look back and reflect on past experiences, many seniors can lead rich, meaningful lives
Guest Column: Adding years to life and life to years with gardening
By Rameshinder Singh Sandhu | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 31, 2020 10:23 PM IST
According to a National Geographic article, researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School in England analysed data from 10,000 city dwellers and found that those living near green spaces reported less mental distress
Guest column: Ad came. Ad Trolled. Ad left
By Amit Sharma | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON OCT 17, 2020 10:57 PM IST
In spite of its democratic dividend, India has recorded the highest unemployment in 45 years, but for some TV channels, Bollywood gossip and petty religious issues are taking precedence over matters of grave importance
Guest column: The present is a gift, use it well
By Col RD Singh (retd) | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 17, 2020 10:47 PM IST
Mental health issues often plague us because either we are overambitious or we worry too much about the past and future
Success of National Education Policy depends on General Education Council
By Raghavendra P Tiwari | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2020 12:46 PM IST
The GEC is the most crucial vertical for the success of NEP, 2020, as it will be responsible for framing graduate attributes – qualities, skills and understandings that students should develop while pursuing degrees
Guest column: Unlockdown tales or emerging from hibernation
By Alka Kashyap
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 08:22 PM IST
From track suits and flip flops to elaborate party wear with golden masks, it has not been easy waking up from the long slumber
Guest column: Humour in innocence
By Col Avnish Sharma (retd)
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 04:23 PM IST
There is no dearth of wit and innocent humour in the armed forces
Guest column: Don’t dare the devil in times of coronavirus!
By Alka Kashyap | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 20, 2020 12:04 AM IST
With Covid-19 cases spiralling, no one can throw caution to the winds just because they cannot remain cooped up at home any longer. Where’s their sense of responsibility?
Guest column: Three cheers for Balbir Singh Junior, a hockey player not many know about
By Wg Cdr DPS Bajwa (retd) | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2020 11:54 PM IST
Balbir Singh (Jr) was born on May 2, 1932, at Sansarpur (Jalandhar), which is known as the nursery of hockey players in India. He took to playing hockey from the early age of six
Guest Column: In Covid times, cultivate kinship with plants
By Hira Singh Bhupal | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2020 11:42 PM IST
There’s a unique joy in watching plants grow. Nothing else can give us such exceptional happiness during this Covid-19 crisis
Guest column: When the Billi Patrol took on the Chinese at the border
By Col PS Sangha (Retd) | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 11:16 AM IST
A lesson in hitting back at your adversaries on the India-China border, but with a smile on your face
Guest Column: Remembering Kumari Vidyavati Anand, an educationist par excellence
By Usha Verma | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON SEP 05, 2020 11:03 PM IST
The founder principal of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalya (HRMV) in Jalandhar was devoted to Gandhiji’s way of life, wore khadi and believed in empowering people who worked for her
Guest Column: For helping a girl believe in herself, happy Teacher’s Day, Amrita Ma’am!
By Seerat Kaur Gill | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2020 11:02 PM IST
Sometimes, teachers can be real heroes for helping shy little children come out of their shells in their own time, at their own pace.
Guest column: To open or not to open schools? The dilemma of parents during a pandemic
By Poonamjot Kaur Sidhu | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 22, 2020 10:20 PM IST
When we as parents of private school going pupils protest the opening of schools, we are depicting a myopic view. We are focused inwardly, not reflecting on the implications of this closure on a larger segment rapidly running out of options
Guest column: Life before corona and after
By Rakesh Kochhar | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 22, 2020 09:42 PM IST
The novel coronavirus has drastically changed our lives – the mask has become ubiquitous, files are handled only while wearing gloves, and pockets and purses always carry hand sanitisers
Guest column: Some calm, some chaos, that’s what farm life is all about
By Seerat Kaur Gill | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 09:39 PM IST
Being in a farm is all about engaging with nature in such a wholesome way that everything else pales in comparison
Guest column: As a teacher, look for positives to inspire your students
By Reema Bansal | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 09:22 PM IST
One will often hear laments that the student population does not care much for values. It’s perhaps with a deep parent-like concern that such views are shared, with a faint ray of hope that the scenario will change for the better
Guest column: Partition, Covid-19 and a tale of two migrations
By Col HP Singh
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 09:12 PM IST
During the Partition migration the idea of India was still in its infancy. The common people exhibited great compassion while lending a helping hand to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the communal holocaust
Guest column: Once Chandigarh MC had fixed deposits of ₹500 crore, writes Pawan Kumar Bansal
By Pawan Kumar Bansal | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 11:32 PM IST
Chandigarh municipal corporation had hoped for a grant of ₹1,073 crore in the current year but it was allocated just ₹425 crore, which was slashed by 20%, leaving it unable to carry out basic functions
Guest column: Locked down at home, we miss you, My Lord!
By Alka Kashyap | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 10:40 PM IST
This lawyer is missing the stimulating atmosphere of the courts, always filled with a battery of lawyers, respondents, petitioners, and above all, My Lord, at the helm of affairs
Guest column: For private universities to survive, mergers could be a good solution
By Gursharan Singh | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 08:36 PM IST
Private universities could have paid dividends in the form of appreciable revenues, but the downtrend in engineering courses and exodus of students for foreign education made it difficult for the institutes to run the show
Guest column: Differences can be resolved, don’t burn your bridges
By Mahavir S Jagdev | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 13, 2020 09:34 PM IST
Different ways of thinking sometimes lead to innovation and creativity and lay the foundation of strong and stable organisations provided our differences don’t degenerate to disputes.
Guest article by Nandita Das: Manto’s India... present, continuous, tense
By Nandita Das | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2020 12:03 AM IST
The mirror that Manto held up to the country all those years ago still reflects the same issues
Guest column: Can a cab aggregator model help solve the stubble burning problem?
By Vikram Ahuja | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 24, 2018 10:35 AM IST
Government employees who own agricultural land and grow paddy have been instructed not to burn stubble. But the farmers remain aggressive and say they won’t buy the machines. Why?
Guest column: #MeToo is a weapon, handle the battle with care and caution
By Priya S Tandon | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON OCT 21, 2018 09:09 AM IST
The recent #MeToo movement has given an opportunity to many to air their horrific experiences and put to shame the men who had wronged them in the past.
Guest column: Newspaper with a warm heart
By Col RD Singh (retd) | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2018 10:08 AM IST
Today, HT has the highest readership in the tricity, and is a leading daily in the country.
