By Amitabh Sharma “She was always thrifty,” said Kay*, as she spoke about her grandmother Debbie*. “She always used to find ways to earn and save money.” Grandma Debbie could give earning, saving and investment advice, and some key lessons in microeconomics and money management. She wasn’t any trained banker by any stretch of imagination…
By Sunil Saxena As I drove along the busy Delhi-Moradabad Highway, I decided to stop at the well-known Shiva Dhaba for a quick break. Like most travellers, I headed to the washroom before grabbing a meal. What I didn’t expect was to be overwhelmed by an unexpected experience. The moment I stepped into the men’s…
By Dibya Prakash It was only last December when I received an urgent call from my neighbour, who was in a state of utter panic because her 70-year-old father-in-law had suddenly lost consciousness due to high fever. I rushed over to their house, heart pounding, and was startled to find him lying on an electric…
By Amitabh Sharma Jenny and Stephanie are close friends, they go to bed late, wake up late, the last thing they do before going to bed and first thing as soon as they get up is to say a prayer and reach out for their smartphone … teens we tell you. … well no, both…
By Satyendra Our desires play a vital role in deciding the direction of our lives. If a man is cursed with a desire to amass a colossal amount of money…an amount which he does not deserve because the capability to handle that money is not present, then that acquisition may become the cause of that…
By Dibya Prakash The phrase maa ke hath ka bana khana evokes a deep sense of nostalgia and comfort, as the love and care that a mother puts into her cooking truly makes it incomparable. The emotional connection and the warmth that comes with a meal prepared by a mother cannot ever seem to be…
By Amitabh Sharma Last week, we got an insight into Aunt Anna’s life, her transition from Cuba to Jamaica and then the United States, where she took upon herself to see her granddaughter Angelique through in academics. We get inspired from people’s lives, and especially what they do. Anna is one such person, who doesn’t…
For a senior citizen who has stopped working every rupee saved is like a rupee earned. This is where Section 80D of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is an important tax saving clause that every senior citizen needs to understand. This section empowers senior citizens to claim deductions on medical insurance premiums. A senior citizen who…
By Ananth Kuckreja The other day I was reading the newspaper in which there was a report of an elderly woman in her late 80s being abused by her son and daughter-in-law. This reminded me of a similar incident of elderly abuse that took place in our next-door neighbour’s home in Sonepat a few years…