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Devdutt Pattanaik's new book overlooks questionable aspects of Hinduism

A readable account of a devotee and mythologist's visit to 32 sites overlooks or romanticises several questionable aspects of Hinduism, writes Chintan Girish Modi

Notes from the front line on what it's like to deal with Covid-19

Our health care workers who risk their lives to save ours share their experience of dealing with Covid-19

Top chefs are sharing comfort food recipes to turn their fans into cooks

The country's top chefs, in response to requests from followers and to tackle their own work-from-home blues, have been sharing culinary hacks in increasingly casual and honest tones.

An avoiders' expert guide on how to 'live with the novel coronavirus'

Health ministry has issued general guidelines such as covering your mouth when you sneeze or wearing masks at all times, but there isn't any clear advice on how to deal with basic, household items.

CHESS #1402

Magnus Carlsen won the Steinitz Memorial with something to spare while Kateryna Lagno won the Women's version of the event.

A long, dry summer

A silver lining in the dark clouds of this 10-week lockdown and the attendant downturn in the economy is the possibility that online ordering and home deliveries of at least wines will continue.

The dogged quest for alien life

Kipping used the statistical tools of Bayesian Inference to see if life should exist on Earth

Advertisers retune the gender pitch, show women as decision makers

During lockdown, advertisements are targeting women as decision makers of the household, but brands need to be cautious about the tone and narrative, say experts

Brands playing with catch phrases to turn most popular trends into ads

From immunity-boosting capabilities to talking up local credentials, rapidly evolving taglines reflect changing advertising narratives

Edtech firms make hay amid Covid-19 as blended learning becomes new normal

They are betting on blended learning being the new normal in the post-Covid world, thanks to a more receptive and savvier customer emerging from the crisis

WhatsApp sharpens business pitch with efficient bouquet of services

With big brands testing out their business interface, the social messaging app seeks leverage for the vast cache of conversations on its platform

Auto dealers are coming together to walk online trail to stay in the game

As carmakers and customers engage directly via digital channels of commerce, the country's 15,000-odd dealerships explore ways to stay in the game

Statsguru: Importance of MSMEs in times of Covid-19, economic slowdown

The assurance given by the finance minister that benefits given to MSMEs will not be withdrawn if they grow in size may solve this problem to an extent

Co-working firms seek new opportunities to mitigate risk, remain afloat

olted by this disruption in the very first phase of its growth, the industry is also looking at newer opportunities that the crisis might create

Be my quarantine: The unattached turn to virtual dating amid the pandemic

From watching netflix shows together to cooking favourite recipes, singles are trying innovative ways to make virtual dating interesting

The show must go on: Performance artists struggle as gigs go online

Due to the lockdown, artists are turning to online shows but the concept of online concerts are still at a nascent stage making survival difficult for many

Sports books to keep you going while you wait for the real action to resume

If you're done with endless TV re-runs of classic matches, Dhruv Munjal offers a choice of entertaining sports books to keep you going.

Recording our time in history

Writing requires experience, and the material to credibly insert into your text, and experience can only come with age

CHESS #1401

Magnus Carlsen is fronting an online Grand Prix of four events, followed by a super final sometime in August.

The safe, secure, selfish urban class' response to migrant distress

You don't need to be on the highway to see a mile-long stream of people walking, abandoned by the cities they help build and run, every day, to see the distress