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Aakriti Gallery shines light on women sculptors in Kolkata

At Aakriti Art Gallery ,Kolkata two weeks ago, Vikram Bachawat unveiled an exhibition of women sculptors that was testimony to the truth that women sculptors in India have both talent and originality....

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Hardwork & humility: The postmaster with the golden pen

In the bustling little post office of Greater Noida, there is a postmaster whose work might not grab headlines but whose story certainly lingers in hearts. When I walked into the post office the other...

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Through amber and flame: Autumn in Srinagar and Bijbehara

The Chinar (Platanus orientalis), locally known as bouin, is Kashmir’s living emblem. It is the state tree of Jammu and Kashmir, protected by law to preserve its cultural and ecological significance....

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Ambedkar can wait, let’s sling some mud

An event to mark the release of a book on B R Ambedkar in Chennai on Friday turned out to be a good example of bad politics. Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay blasted...

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Pink Ball Test: Are they required?

India lost the recently concluded “pink-ball” test against Australia at the Adeliade Oval in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which enabled the Aussies to bounce back from a humiliating defeat in the first...

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Boycott button

We love pressing it, whether the injury be grave or slight In the midst of a fairly fierce diplomatic row between India and Bangladesh, a senior BNP neta has called upon Bangladeshis to boycott all...

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Capital mistake

Delhi’s next election’s a hot potato, but what really counts will barely be discussed Political twins Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have staked their political futures on Delhi assembly election...

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What’s going on in Delhi?

Delhi is getting ready for its next big election in 2025, and it’s already making a lot of news. The two most important people from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia,...

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Powerful minus power

Moscow’s welcome to ex-Syrian despot is part of an old story of political elites looking after each other  Assad has found asylum in Russia, escaping the bloody fates of Saddam and Gaddafi. Expect...

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Powerful people and their safe hiding spots

Imagine you do something really bad, like breaking all the rules in a game, but instead of getting punished, someone says, “Come stay with me. You’ll be safe here.” That’s what happens with some...

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Meditation is experiment and experience

Osho Science moves outwards; i move inwards. This inward movement i call meditation. You have to take three simple steps for this inward movement, and the fourth happens on its own accord. The first...

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UGC is chasing ‘flexibility’ in a blind maze

Those not chronically online may have missed this. But last week, an innocuous post by a University of Cambridge academic announcing she had completed her PhD became an astonishing source of outrage...

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Pink Ball test: Are they required?

India lost the recently concluded “pink-ball” test against Australia at the Adeliade Oval in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which enabled the Aussies to bounce back from a humiliating defeat in the first...

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Soaring to new heights

Civil aviation in India has come a long way since 18 February 1911, when French pilot Henri Pequet flew a Humber biplane from Allahabad to Naini, covering about 6 miles and carrying approximately 6,500...

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Relationship between soldier and wild dogs 

Recently, I had an opportunity to travel to Kupwara, Kashmir for our organization REACHA’s work. The team is working with the Indian Army on various community development projects. The goal of these is...

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Human rights day: The case for men’s rights

Human Rights Day serves as a crucial reminder to uphold equality, dignity, and justice for all. However, in the modern discourse on human rights, the rights and challenges of men often remain...

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Geopolitical chess: A humorous take on a serious game!

A grand board, Earth, a cosmic sight, Where nations clash, a fearsome fight. A game of thrones, a power play, Where alliances shift, night and day. In a room of mahogany, dimly lit and dense,...

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$ vs the world

The almighty American dollar mightn’t be mighty enough to isolate itself from all other countries US prez-elect Donald Trump is flexing the muscles of the almighty American dollar, in which over 80% of...

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German Shepherding 

Imagine someone leading a team in a game, but it turns out they don’t even belong to the team! That’s the story of Chennamaneni Ramesh, a politician from Telangana, India, who turned out to be…...

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The Luigi ‘Solution’

America’s health insurance is broken, India’s is not on solid ground. But answer isn’t vigilante justice Brian Thompson’s killing shook corporate America last week. He was CEO of America’s biggest...

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