Albert Camus: ‘Invincible summer’ in winter’s depth
French-Algerian writer Albert Camus wrote in his 1953 essay Return to Tipasa: 'In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.' The quote, from his…
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College bus rides taught resilience, reader recalls
In a letter to The Hindu, a reader recalls how crowded bus journeys during his college days became a routine lesson in resilience and patience. He describes the daily scramble for seats,…
Voltaire’s shipwreck quote actually from historian Peter Gay
The popular line 'Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats' is widely credited to Voltaire, but it was actually penned by historian Peter Gay. Gay…
Assam flood survivor Janmoni wins national karate gold
Janmoni Konwar, 17, won gold at the National Karate Championship in Delhi on August 9, days after floods swept away her home in Jorhat, Assam. Her family lost their house, fishery, and…
Marcus Aurelius quote on obstacles remains relevant 2,000 years on
Times of India highlights a 2,000-year-old quote from Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius: 'What stands in the way becomes the way.' Written in his private work Meditations during war, political…
Chennai teen footballer wins European cups after mother’s death
Chennai's Aswin KN, 12, helped Minerva Academy's Boys 12 team sweep the Gothia Cup and Helsinki Cup in July, scoring six goals as a winger. Weeks earlier, his mother, Mangalam, died after…
Sheryl Crow’s self-reliance quote resonates
American singer Sheryl Crow's quote, "The only person who can save you is you", continues to inspire discussions about personal responsibility and resilience. According to the Economic Times, Crow made the statement…
Shot while pregnant, mother sees daughter graduate 18 years later
In May, Miracle Tisdale graduated from a Catholic high school in Los Angeles as her mother Rose Smith watched. Smith was shot four times while three months pregnant in 2007, with doctors…
96% of Indian travellers adapt trips rather than cancel: Booking.com
A Booking.com survey of over 10,000 travellers across 10 Asia-Pacific markets says 96% of Indian travellers would rather adapt their plans than cancel when disruptions hit. Among those, 28% would choose an…
Alexander Graham Bell: Innovation is never a solo act
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, understood that discovery is collective. He said great improvements always involve the cooperation of many minds. Bell's work built on earlier experiments by Antonio Meucci,…
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