By midlife, time is not the scarce resource. Energy is. The smartest adults are no longer managing calendars. They are managing themselves.
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We begin life intellectually prepared and emotionally untested. Middle age quietly reverses that order, offering clarity, calm, and a deeper way of living that few earlier years can provide.
When food is more than sustenance
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A psychologist’s open letter on Trump’s public language, and the questions every leader must ask before communicating for influence in high-pressure situations.
Kirti Tarang Pande
We are living with mirrors but without reflections. We think we are expanding our thinking when we are just validating our identity. And identity, unlike thinking, doesn´t like to be challenged.
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Teenagers, of today, do not just test parental patience. They expose parental habits, hypocrisies, and old authority that no longer works. Adolescence is the stage when Indian parents are finally forced to unlearn control and relearn respect.
When sharing becomes effortless, are we still asking who agreed, who is seen, and what remains private in a world where moments no longer stay within their original circle?
This column looks at why the OPD waiting room has become one of the most revealing spaces in the country, where fear, hierarchy, and everyday absurdity all sit together.
We know risks exist but still overreact emotionally and outsource responsibility. When we can turn losses into tuition, instead of excuses. We just need to play the probabilistic game.
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Coffee may spark a conversation, but what shapes how deep it goes?
If systemically important NBFCs are large enough to matter to financial stability, they are large enough to face governance disciplines closer to banks. India should stop mistaking executive longevity for institutional strength and begin treating succession as a prudential obligation.
Somewhere in our forties we acquire a curious superpower. We become experts on almost everything.
Prepare as if the world will break. Lead as if it won’t. That single integration separates survivors from builders.
Love, logic, and loud silences in today’s parent-child equation
Who steadies your crown when life wobbles? Beyond Women’s Day greetings, where do we find the quiet friendships that anchor us, lift us, and remind us we are never alone?
From oil spikes to AI upheaval, resilience comes from diverse, perspective-changing experiences and not from ease or endurance alone.
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Middle age no longer wants to age. It wants to blend in. Somewhere between self-care and silent panic, a generation has decided that growing older must be negotiated quietly.
In many homes the money drawer exists, but who actually understands what is inside it? And why are women still missing when the real financial decisions are made?
In youth we choose freely. In middle age, the bill arrives quietly. Life rarely collapses overnight. It simply starts collecting instalments.
They ace exams, chase likes and still feel invisible. When did we decide that ‘mattering’ must be earned? Why can’t we say to our kids: I see you. You're good enough just as you are?
Michael Patra is an economist and former RBI Deputy Governor.
Arun is a seasoned writer on economic and policy matters.
Abheek is an Independent Economist and the Former Chief Economist at HDFC Bank.
Ajay Srivastava is the founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative.
Vijay Singh Chauhan, a former IRS official, is a Senior Visiting Fellow at ICPP, Ashoka University
Dhananjay, a D-School alum, is CEO and Co-Head of Equities at Systematix Group.
Kriti is a psychologist specialising in mental health, org behaviour, and brand strategy
Srinath is an author, corporate advisor, and independent director on corporate boards.
Ex-civil servant Chavaly held key Railways, Finance roles; specialises in infra & PPPs
Nilanjan Banik, Professor at Mahindra University, specialises in trade and development economics.
Sachin was till recently an MD with Standard Chartered Bank.
Rajesh Mahapatra is the former Editor of The Press Trust of India
Krishnadevan is Editorial Director at BasisPoint Insight.
Chandra advises companies on big-picture narratives on strategy and markets.
Kalyan Ram co-founded Cogencis. He now leads BasisPoint Insight.
Gurumurthy is an ex-central banker who handled markets, and later, financial stability for RBI.
Arvind Mayaram, former Finance Secretary, is Chairman of the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.