The manufactured extremist — how Europe’s elites demonize reform while...
US The intellectual and moral lighthouse of Western civilization flourished in Europe during its history until it served as the continent of cathedrals and constitutions alongside philosophers and...
View ArticleWhat could a rights-based approach to education look like?
In education, success is often measured through outcomes, which can result in the exclusion of marginalised communities. Here’s how a rights-based approach could help. Discussions on outcomes-based...
View ArticleWhy regret when success could be yours
Every morning, brushing your teeth is a habit—something we do without question. It takes no effort and no motivation; we just do it. Now, think about folding your bedsheet every morning. Not difficult,...
View ArticlePolitics & protests
Right now, many people across India are protesting against a new law about Waqf properties (lands and buildings used for religious or charitable purposes in Islam). A Congress leader has even taken the...
View ArticleCheese to Taylor Swift, it’s an acquired taste
Likes and dislikes are shaped by the culture you live in Jackfruit has an honourable place in Indian cuisine, but to Babur it was “unbelievably ugly and bad tasting. It looks exactly like sheep...
View ArticlePolitics & protests
Anti-Waqf bill demos campaign fodder for oppn & BJP As Waqf amendments were challenged in Supreme Court on Friday, ongoing protests raised the heat on the bill in several cities. Every party will...
View ArticleThe factory factor
Low-cost labour is India’s best weapon in trade war Trump fired the first shot, and now the battle is joined. China on Friday imposed an additional 34% tariff on US goods – matching Trump’s impost...
View ArticleThe factory factor
Big countries like the U.S. and China are fighting over trade. The U.S. started it by putting extra taxes on things China sells to them, and China hit back by doing the same to American...
View Article‘Left has failed to address caste and gender issues’
Noted writer Sarah Joseph reflects on 60 years of writing, from women’s sorrows to systemic resistance Sarah Joseph, celebrated Malayalam writer and feminist icon, has won the Sahitya Akademi, Kerala...
View ArticleNot violent revenge, but egalitarian progress is needed
The strategy of the RSS, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their capitalist backers has turned contemporary political discourse into a battleground of historical revisionism/ revivalism. Instead of...
View ArticleMain aur Eiffel Tower: A cool mom’s ‘Ghibli-fied’ misadventure
To begin with, I was a little bamboozled at the latest furor in which the netizens found themselves caught up into. Honestly, I couldn’t come to terms with the heightened euphoria that embroiled not...
View ArticleTeach hygiene to fix India
Of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, 22 are in India — a statistic that is nothing short of shameful. When you look at visual representations of these facts, it’s downright sickening. I recently...
View ArticleEveryone wants their own bite
Daily life is on the lines of survival of the fittest. Everyone is at it, and they are trying to do the best they can in order to do well and move forward in their...
View ArticleJust a thaw is not enough, India and China need to turn the page on past
Delhi and Beijing are holding their breath as their analytical frameworks for international politics are upended with each passing day. Having burnt its fingers in Ukraine, the US under Trump is...
View ArticleBack to Modern Times: The new obsession with longer work days
The recent boom next to my workplace at MIT has brought in a number of restaurants that offer healthy food for busy people. The menu is generally Mediterranean inspired, but with their own little...
View ArticleFor India, there is a bigger worry than US tariffs
On April 2, US President Trump announced the highest, most irrational import tariffs since 1910, declaring this was America’s ‘Liberation Day’. It would be better to call it Recession Day. Or Trade War...
View ArticleStand up for standups even when you don’t like their comedy
Let’s face it, comedy is hard. Making people with different sensibilities laugh in a country as diverse as India is incredibly difficult. Those who have mastered this art have become global...
View ArticleDhaka-Beijing bhai bhai? India may need more stick-less carrot approach
As someone who has made a mark through relentless networking, it is unlikely that Bangladesh’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus was unaware of the ramifications of his remarks on his return from China. His...
View ArticleThe inner circle advantage: What the GenZ is missing out on
I very recently quit working with an esteemed government institution as a mentor for their multiple startup incubators. My acceptance of their invitation was inspired by the abundantly available...
View ArticleWill the French Court’s decision to bar Marine Le Pen from the presidential...
There are huge implications of the French Court’s decision last week of sentencing Marie Le Pen to prison, and thereby preventing her from running for any public office for the next coming five years....
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