Tushar Mangl

In the year 1983, when the Indian lawmakers amended the Indian Penal Code to add section 498a (to deal with matrimonial cruelty ) little would they have imagined that it would one of its most misused sections. Over the years, married men and their families were amply harassed by their wives using this section as a weapon. Thousands of false dowry cases are still pending and being filed each other to make men more compliant. In fact, in 2017, even the Supreme Court of India had to take the cognizance of the rise in several false cases under section 498a. The #Metoo fad reminds of this trend. In today’s time, Indian workplaces are in fact becoming dangerous and unsafe for men than women. Many careers are being destroyed simply because of false cases and accusations going around. It is more so in office cultures in India because of our own complex social system. Since Independence, women have gained more recognition and space in white collar jobs in India. Still,

                                           The other day, I read these lines by Shuvam, about how work culture transforms into a company's true identity. It resonated with what I have been saying for a long time now. People pick up jobs for all the wrong reasons whereas they should first look at a company's culture. I recall a few months, someone came to me for a career related advise. The said person had a job offer in hand and wanted to switch. Now if you have been doing this for long, that is handing out advise on any matter whatsoever, you already know the drill. The guy will ramble a little about how its the end of the road at the current organization, then go on about the offer in hand, and subsequently lay down the fears. Mostly, its about validation. Most of the times, the person has already made up his/her mind. They will tell you about the benefits, the timings, the hike etc. But what I would prefer to know is about the company and its culture. The kind of

“Farm to bottle’  luxury natural skincare and wellness brand  RAS Luxury Oils  has launched its  eco   drive  campaign,  # RecyclewithRAS  to encourage customers, to promote the concept of three R’s -“Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”, and to regain the sustainability of the packaging among customers. On returning 1 empty primary bottle of RAS or more, one can receive a free Essential oil. On returning 2 empty primary bottles of RAS or more, people can receive a free Essential oil and diffuser. On returning 3 empty primary bottles of RAS or more, people can receive a free Rose Nectar Face Spritz. And on returning 5 empty primary bottle of RAS or more and receive a free body Polish- all limited to once per month.  Hence return the products and for that effort get a product. Miss Shubhika Jain,  Founder & CEO, RAS Luxury Oils, said ,  “We want to portray RAS as a sustainable brand focused on the end - to - end lifetime of its products. The existence of harmful and pervasive Micro-

Plenty of books have been written on Indira Gandhi, one of the most powerful and ambitious politicians modern India has witnessed. Veteran journalist, Sagarika Ghose in her attempt at another biography scripts an interesting tale of the former Prime Minister. Born to an illustrious family, Indira Gandhi no doubt had an eventful life and an eventful career as a politician. The book comes across a well researched,detailed text on Mrs. Gandhi's time and life. The chapters have an addition in forms of open letters kinda concept wherein the author pens a letter to the late leader, perhaps in hopes of better questions and answers, relevant to those periods of time. Publisher - Juggernaut Genre - Biography/History Price - Rs. 499 Pages - 342

This one is a guidebook for people dealing with heartbreak. Dr. Shyam Bhat explores this seemingly significant issue effecting mental health of so many around us. While we keep giving or receiving random gyan on the subject, Dr. Bhat brings in professional expertise and years of experience as a practicing psychiatrist to answer some important questions about heartbreak. It is a short and precise book, 147 pages in all but the subject matter is well explained and the addition of stories and anecdotes does help. The book has been published by Juggernaut. Its not just for those who are dealing with a heartbreak. Its also helpful for those whose closed ones are dealing with one. It gives us a level of wisdom and understanding to realize what the other person is going through. Price - 250 Genre - Self Help/Non-Fiction

Its been a while since I last blogged and readers have been inquiring as to whats happening. I last posted here in September, but their had been trouble in life since August. Things peaked up in October and are finally setting down.  This time has given me more space to introspect as to how easy it is for people to disappoint you. You sometimes don't even expect anything great out of them, and it turns out that they still manage to disappoint you. With their negativism, insecurities, they still manage to scratch your soul and try to harm your inner peace. I have long believed that its during time such as these you see the real faces of people around you. How many would be happy to be at your side and how many will jump ship, gives you a clarity of what is happening around you. I seldom expect from people. Humans have a predictable tendency to betray and be thankless for what they gain. I am a positive person who portrays an awful indifference to abuse or hurt.

In this hardcover edition of Vijay Kumar's debut book, the reader is taken deep into the mysterious World of Art thievery. The nonfiction book could have very well been a thriller genre fiction about how a handful of volunteers team up to counter millions of dollars worth racket involving stolen art and artifacts.                            More significantly, here we are talking about idols of Gods and Goddesses stolen from temples located in Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India. A well-oiled network of thieves, art dealers, businessmen aided by a complacent and apathetic government, managed to loot Temples of their prized artifacts, especially those which are like centuries old. These were then exported abroad to be sold to fancy museums and art collectors. Yes, people like to buy Gods too! For their personal collection. What probably they failed into account was a group of proactive individuals, connected through the internet, unraveling this at times uninte