Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of the following two words: Serendipity and Quarantine February is a month of love. The dictionary meaning is chance, fluke, luck. When it comes to love,...
Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how the word/ words came into being. One of the top goals of the New Year would have been to improve one's earning capacity. Or...
Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how the word/ words came into being. The month of January is half-gone and the new year isn't new anymore! January is a month that is...
The medico-social thriller titled Human was dropped on OTT platform Disney-Hotstar recently. Kirti Kulhari a cardiac surgeon uses the phrase ' Messiah complex' when she alludes to doctors. This week, I bring to you eponyms as a part of this series. Eponyms are...
Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how the word/ words came into being. This week's fare is the word Jumbo and the idiom; don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Photo...
Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how the word/ words came into being. Every Sunday, I will bring you two such words/phrases/idioms. I also would be adding my own...
This column is to incorporate some learnings and some teachings that I had gained and imparted during the course of my journey on this planet. I couldn't have put it better than to share with you a poem that I had come across titled, A Journey by Dr, M. Coleman...
There is a scene in the 1989 Tamil movie Apoorva Sagodharargal (Hindi’s Appu Raja) where Kamal Hasaan quips “Pallu Kusarthu’ ( extreme sensitivity to the teeth - the closest translation sans the panache! ) as Gowthami learns to change gears while driving her car. The...
(This was written quite sometime back and was published in Deccan Herald, when I was singularly unlucky with the home help...over the years, I have two wonderful souls in my life..who have made my life much better! With the pandemic, I guess we have learnt this the...