What’s the happiness pill?
By Mohinder Singh

THAT’s the paradox. We’ve never had it so good, and yet we stay less happy than our parents or grandparents. Perhaps we’re pursuing happiness too hard. Many want a motorcar to pursue happiness — and there happens to be no speed limit in this pursuit. Pursuing happiness may well be a lot easier if everybody slowed down a bit.

• The pull of the golden fort,
  by Shona Adhikari
  
  
• Saving environment by magic,
  by Vimla Patil
  
  
• A neglected heritage!
  by D. C. Sharma
  
  
• A pioneer of existentialist thought,
  by Kuldip Dhiman
  
  
• Gurudev's first love,
  by Satyendra R. Shukla
  
  
• A hotel in the sky,
  by D. P. Singh
  
  
• There is no victory in violence,
  by Raj K. Machhan
  
  
• Lady with the golden voice,
  by M. L. Dhawan
  
  
• SPEAKING GENERALLY: The right to live with dignity,
• by Chanchal Sarkar
  
  
• ART: Words and pigments,
  by Vijayan Kannampilly
  

• INTERVIEW: "My writing is not fantasy; it is grounded in reality", Shivani tells Belu Maheshwari
  
  
• TIME OFF: When subjects are victims,
  by Manohar Malgonkar
  
  
• TRAVEL: A pilgrimage to Mani Mahesh,
  by Anil K. Sharma
  
  
• YOUR OPTION: Endurance is perseverance,
  by Taru Bahl
  
  
• A SOLDIER'S DIARY: Looking beyond the uniform,
  by K. S. Bajwa
  
  
• FITNESS: Remain active during pregnancy,
  by Anup Deb Nath
  
  
• GARDEN: Experimenting with plants,
  by Satish Narula
  
  
• FEEDBACK: A civilisation that teaches tolerance
  
  
• FILM & TV: Malaika mesmerises once again,
  by Mukesh Khosla
  
  
• BOLLYWOOD BHELPURI: Govinda gets a new look
  by Madhur Mittal