Author Archives: Hussain Topiwala
Naren Villuri collects seeds today for a greener planet tomorrow
“After eating a fruit, do you throw its seeds away?”, asks 10-year-old Naren Villuri, studying in the sixth grade at Mahindra World School, Chengalpattu, just on the outskirts of Chennai.…
School students join hands to raise funds for Covid-19 medical care
During these testing times, a group of school students, all studying in class 12, has shown that youngsters too can play an important role in helping India fight the COVID-19…
Drinking water as a profession
When I learned that such an unusual profession exists, I was as stupefied and nonplussed as you will be after reading this writing. There exists an interesting job that most…
Wastage and shortage of food – a global dilemma
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread” – Mahatma Gandhi You stock your plate with a huge…
Fun with language and words
As banal as it might sound, English is a funny language. But, with tricky homophones, confusing oxymorons, and words with pesky silent letters on the palette, “funny” might be a…
Technology in times of crisis
With medical requirements being the need of the hour, several individuals, private organizations and social-service organizations have come up with initiatives to provide life-saving information to the general public. Technology’s…
My advice to the younger me
This hypothetical question does seem absurd, but the more you ponder about its answer, the more it allows you to introspect. So, if I were to give three pieces of…
Lockdown extended in Tamil Nadu from May 10, 2021
The government of Tamil Nadu passed an order on May 8, 2021, to impose a two-week lockdown to curtail the rising COVID-19 cases and fatalities. According to the State Government’s…
Screen-free family time needs to be prioritised
With our lives becoming technology-dependent by a new degree every day, our screen time has increased exponentially. Where earlier we used to spend about 2 hours a day in front…
Natural oxygen supply intimes of crisis
The demand for oxygen has shot through the roof in recent times. Hospitals are running out of it and newspapers are flooded with reports about people losing their lives due…