Eva Jospin’s enchanting cardboard forests at Venice Biennale 2024
Galleria Continua and DIOR come together at,Venice Fortuny Museum to unveil the brilliant French artist and installation genius, Eva Jospin who is drawing in the crowds with her stellar unveiling at...
View ArticlePutin’s Beijing visit: Implications for India
Putin’s two-day visit (16-18 May 2024) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has aroused a lot of interest in the strategic community world over as he along with Xi Jinping signed a Joint Statement...
View ArticleIndic philosophy is inclusive and sustainable
By Arup Mitra In a speech called ‘Message of the Forest’, Rabindranath Tagore implied that India could offer its rich heritage as a gift to the world. Several foreigners travelled to India and brought...
View Article‘Strong leherfor INDIA…BJP’s on backfoot…Focus on PM face becomes all about...
Tejashwi Yadav has almost single-handedly fired up INDIA’s Lok Sabha campaign in 40-seat Bihar, with over 210 election rallies and 180 roadshows and sabhas, all of which have attracted large crowds....
View ArticleYour tube, my vote
2019 is remembered as India’s WhatsApp election. 2024 is turning out to be a YouTube one. But no matter its pervasiveness, digital media by itself can’t alter electoral outcomes ‘This time, it’s...
View ArticleWhy religion is big business: An economic lens might explain its fortunes
God’s work is worldly work, and religions are businesses like any other, argues The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People by Paul Seabright. Churches, mosques, madrasas,...
View ArticleVote of thanks: Time we celebrate millions of voters who’ve braved heat
Delhi will vote today in all likelihood in a scorcher of a day. Voters in other parts of India have had to cope with extreme heat as well. In north India, it’s like living inside...
View ArticleIt’s not working: Are netas hearing young talk about jobs crisis?
Throughout the election period, from prosperous Kerala, Haryana and Maharashtra to Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan, unemployment has been a running theme among voters that reporters, pollsters, party...
View ArticleFashionably fit: Unveiling the athleisure trend in India
In the ever-changing fashion world, one trend remains dominant: athleisure. The phrase “athletic-leisure,” which was created by fusing the words “athletic” and “leisure,” describes a fashion trend that...
View ArticleBallots and boundaries: India’s double-header
February 22, 2024. The BCCI announces the schedule for the IPL 2024 to be held between March 22 and May 26, 2024. Swathes of die-hard cricket fans across the country would come together, in stadiums,...
View ArticleFactors contributing to happiness
Happiness is no longer defined by old paradigms like one’s state of mind or perception. One may reach nowhere by discussing the absolute concepts of happiness (परम सुख) as it is always relative. India...
View ArticleNo offence but this new political correctness is incredibly boring
Barely a few decades ago, a yellow school bus would proclaim that it belonged to the ‘School for the Deaf and Dumb’. Other institutes were similarly called, ‘School for the Blind’ or ‘School for the...
View Article7 reasons why Punjab is outlier in north politics but, will it stay so?
Arguably, all states in the Indian union may qualify as ‘mini-democracies’, given their distinct electoral choices and party systems. That is the reason why they have emerged as the preferred...
View ArticlePune accident: Negligent parents have bigger responsibility in juvenile crimes
The recent tragic accident in Pune, involving a 17-year-old alleged drunk driver who fatally hit two motorbike-borne software engineers, has ignited a firestorm of public outrage and media frenzy. It...
View ArticleEssence of Vedas & religions is to treat work as ‘worship of God in man &...
1. Everyone accepts the validity of the Vedas! But isn’t it strange that no one has ever claimed the authorship of the Vedas! Had there been an author there was bound to be some mention...
View ArticleConspiracy to create distrust about the democratic system
The last round of Lok Sabha elections will conclude on June 1. Campaign strategies that have never been seen before have been put to use over the last two months, or ever since the elections...
View ArticleEmpowerment practices to boost inner strength
Brahma Kumari Shivani Bharat embodies a tapestry woven with threads of rich culture, history, and spirituality. However, this tapestry has knots of diseases, discord and moral decline tugging at its...
View ArticleMy favourite Alice
Of all the Alices who wrote, only one Alice stuck to short stories. Despite declaring that her ambition was to write a novel before she died and penning interlinked stories now and then, Alice Munro...
View ArticleAll we can create
As already noted, the Cannes Grand Prix for Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light is a big moment for Indian cinema. Kapadia’s feature directorial debut is the first Indian film in 30 years and the...
View ArticleDouble engines of Asian century losing steam
The 21st century is supposed to be the Asian century but with quarter of century set to be over in around 18 months time, the two economies which were supposed to be the double engine...
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