Articles by Seema Goswami
Why weight is such a big issue
How do you react when someone you meet after a long time tells you, “Wow, you’ve lost a lot of weight!” Do you gobble up the compliment as if it were a piece of cake and respond with a graceful Thank You?
Updated on Dec 31, 2011 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Happy Festival Days!
Christmas trees would crop up in the unlikeliest of locations. There would be a sudden flurry of shopping as everyone stocked up on presents. Whether it’s Christmas, Diwali or Id, there’s nothing we Indians love more than a good festival. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Dec 24, 2011 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
It's Delhi vs Mumbai
Have you noticed how any conversation about how much you love living in Delhi or working in Mumbai invariably degenerates into a Delhi vs Mumbai slanging match.
Updated on Dec 19, 2011 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Beauty and brains
The one phrase encapsulates the difference between the sex symbols of previous generations and the sex symbols worshipped by our own. Unlike the femme fatales of yore, who were all about the body, the sex symbols of our times use their brains as well. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Dec 10, 2011 09:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Wear Your Attitude
What we wear has a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves – and what others feel about us. Seema Goswami talks about simple mantra of dressing right for an interview and thus landing a job has transformed the lives of thousands of women.
Updated on Dec 03, 2011 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
The Cougar Effect
Why do older women always end up being dumped by their much younger spouses?
Updated on Nov 26, 2011 08:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
The medium is the mess
But if an ‘advisory’ is the answer, then here’s my very own...
Updated on Nov 19, 2011 07:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
What’s the good word?
Of all the words that seek to hide a grim reality behind innocuous euphemisms – honour killings, collateral damage, dowry deaths – the most ludicrous has to be ‘eve-teasing’. And of late we have been getting an overdose of this word in our media because of the horrific murders of two Mumbai boys, Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez.
Updated on Nov 12, 2011 07:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Reality TV Story: From rags to riches
Poverty Tourism in India may be passé these days, what with droves of high-rollers flying in their private jets to invade our palace hotels and luxury resorts, but hard-luck stories have found fertile ground elsewhere: on Indian television shows. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Nov 06, 2011 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Face off
Have you ever thought about what a baby sees when she looks at herself in the mirror? Does she wonder who this other little person is staring back at her? Does she puzzle over the fact that she can’t touch this person even when both of them are reaching for one another? Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Oct 31, 2011 10:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Avoid mindless spending this Diwali
Aren’t you just about fed up with the absolute avalanche of advertising asking us to go forth this Diwali and buy, buy, buy? This festive season, go forth and light up someone else’s life.
Updated on Oct 22, 2011 05:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Without my daughter
If you are of a certain age, you probably remember a time when conventional wisdom had it that the world of movies was steeped in sin. And that while it was okay for strapping young men from good families to join the film business, it was no place for a woman from a ‘decent’ household.
Updated on Oct 15, 2011 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Small screen vs Silver screen
TV stars abroad may qualify as A-listers but the truth is that no matter how much transient fame our TV stars achieve during their all-too-brief careers, they never really graduate to the A-list. Seema Goswami writes.
Updated on Oct 08, 2011 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Are we going crazy over C-grade celebs?
Don’t be taken in by the packaging; these glamour babes are savvy businesswomen as well.
Updated on Oct 01, 2011 07:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Public figures' private lives
So, once more we return to that old chestnut: are public figures entitled to keep their private lives private? This time, the question is prompted by recent media reports on the state of a chief minister’s marriage.
Updated on Sep 24, 2011 06:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Who we dread in the office
Every office has its irritants – and none is more annoying than an irritating colleague. These come in all shapes and sizes and have their own particular quirks. A quick look at the various life forms that flourish in every office.
Updated on Sep 17, 2011 05:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
What's with the makeover mania
As Liz Hurley seems to be the clear reason behind Shane Warne's new avatar, Seema Goswami wonders is it ever a good idea to try and change the man you love into the man of your dreams?
Updated on Sep 10, 2011 07:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Name And Shame
Does granting anonymity to rape victims also reinforce the idea that being raped is something to be ashamed of? Seema Goswami asks...
Updated on Sep 03, 2011 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
I’m Sorry, But That’s Private
Haunted by spam smses? Not an hour goes by without my being exhorted to buy a flat; get a car loan; upgrade my water purification system; dine at the all-you-can eat buffet at a local restaurant; and most worrying of all, lose weight with a magic sauna belt. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Aug 27, 2011 07:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Pink Or Blue: The story of sex determination
Sex determination is illegal in India, where the practice of female foeticide is endemic. But clearly, many people manage to get around this little legal hurdle, or else the male to female ratio in so many areas of our country would not be so skewed. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Aug 20, 2011 07:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Stop the sexualisation of children
What would you say if you saw a fashion magazine spread featuring a young model, draped in a low-cut dress, wearing sky-high heels, posed provocatively on a couch, all sexy red pout and tumbling blonde hair?
Updated on Aug 16, 2011 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Better Late Than...
In India, time is an elastic concept - get used to it. And no matter what, if you call up to ask how long they will be, the answer invariably is, “Oh, I’m just five minutes away.” Seema Goswami explains.
Updated on Aug 06, 2011 08:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Double trouble
There seems to be some sort of peculiar double standard at work in the world today when it is perfectly okay to express your desire to have a daughter. But if a woman ever dares mention that she is hoping for a son, she is no better than a traitor to her own gender.
Updated on Jul 30, 2011 08:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Tweet Your Children Well...
Growing up we were told that school was the perfect training ground for life. And now, just when you thought all that was behind you, Twitter resembles nothing more than a schoolyard: bullies, cool kids, class monitors, et al.
Updated on Jul 23, 2011 06:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Have Money; Will Spend
There’s a new disease affecting the middle classes: it’s called affluenza. Growing up in a middle class home, I didn’t really give much thought to money. But some things were taken for granted. Seema Goswami writes...
Updated on Jul 16, 2011 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
It’s Freaks We Seek
There was a time when you admired the famous. You respected them for the qualities that had earned them their fame. Top sportspersons, international statesmen, big-time movie idols, great artists and creative geniuses. But these days, fame means little, writes Seema Goswami.
Updated on Jul 09, 2011 08:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Forty And Counting
According to a recent study, people become more concerned about their health once they hit 40. And by the time they are 45, they tend to make serious lifestyle changes so as to improve their quality of life. Here are the tell-tale signs of incipient middle-age; how many do you identify with?
Updated on Jul 02, 2011 07:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Taking A Break?
As far as holidays are concerned, the sky (and of course, our bank balance) is the limit. And even then, there’s nothing we enjoy more than pushing the limits.. Travel the world if you want to; but don’t knock the humble ‘family holiday’, says Seema Goswami.
Updated on Jun 25, 2011 05:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Slut Walk? No Thanks!
There are better ways of standing up for our freedoms than parading around in small, tight clothes, says Seema Goswami.
Updated on Jun 27, 2011 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi
Turning back the clock
India is in danger of being seen as a land of snake-charmers and sadhus all over again.
Updated on Jun 11, 2011 06:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami, New Delhi