Can AI based image generation harm Indian artistic styles?
After the release of the DPDP rules on Friday night, I had set apart Saturday morning to review the Rules and develop early responses. But a paper on Copyrights and Artificial Intelligence that I had...
View ArticleFor Manmohan, let’s not build yet another memorial that no one visits
On a trip to Varanasi once, a friend suggested a visit to Lal Bahadur Shastri’s ancestral home. A house across the Ganga, it served as an informal memorial to India’s second prime minister. The tiny...
View ArticleJalebis with a side of smoky air
It was October of the year 1981. I was fresh at JNU, feeling slightly homesick. This was before automatic inter-state dialing (ISD) revolutionised our telephonic culture. The only way to call Kolkata...
View ArticleCholesterol: Friend or Foe?
In today’s world, a significant fear has been created around cholesterol, leading most people to perceive it as an enemy. However, cholesterol is an important nutrient and vital for life. Cholesterol...
View ArticleSilicon valley’s 2025 outlook: Challenges persist amidst AI-driven resurgence
As a new year begins let’s revisit where the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area’s economy stands in its long recovery from the pandemic. What we’re seeing is consistent with patterns over 2023 and...
View ArticleUniformly merited
GOI’s merit-based promotion for Lt-Gens must have transparent criteria to avoid charges of political subjectivity In a big move for the army, a new promotion policy is being rolled out for lieutenant...
View ArticleGRAP trap
To tackle the problem of pollution, authorities might need to learn the ABC of AQI As the new year dawns NCR continues to GRAPple with the deadly bane of pollution – a recent proposal being...
View ArticleUgly is official
It’s peak tourist season in India, and people are traveling all over. But traveling here can come with its own set of problems. One example is the situation in Agra, which has made headlines recently....
View ArticleUgly is official
Monuments to museums, India does a generally poor, sometimes shoddy, job of preserving things of beauty This is peak tourist season. Indians are in travel-mode. But travel is not without its headaches....
View ArticleFair promotions for generals
The Indian Army is changing the way it promotes its top generals, especially lieutenant generals (Lt-Gens). Instead of promoting them based just on how long they’ve been in the army (called seniority),...
View Article‘Digital arrests are an effective scam globally; people need to know their...
Increasing number of Indians are becoming victims of ‘digital arrest’, a cyber-enabled scam. A recent analysis by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (SE Asia and the Pacific) shows that these types of...
View ArticleA new era of peace and development begins
11 Naxalites, including hardcore Naxalite Tarakka, from Gadchiroli district surrendered in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and embraced the path of constitution at the beginning of...
View ArticleSoghra Khurasani woodcuts waft scenic bounty
In 2021 when I curated Yatra Nariyastha, a Women’s Day show at NGMA in Delhi Soghra Khurasani’s work was loaned for the show by Tarq Mumbai and it stood as a testimony to the explorations...
View ArticleTime, tales and timeless bonds
Gently the new year unfolded, carrying with it the lingering warmth of a year-end reunion with classmates — a gathering that felt less like an ending and more like a new beginning. The friends’ meet...
View ArticleA politically incorrect history of personal computing
Long, long ago, the world was a quiet place. People still wore Bell bottom trousers, without being stoned to death and spectacles used to be made in the same factories where they made windscreens. But...
View ArticleInequality in rural areas has fallen narrowing the Urban-Rural Gap – Finding...
Introduction According to the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES), based on the data collected from 2.61 lakh households in Rural areas and over 1 lakh in Urban areas, the average...
View Article100 years on, can we repeat Vaikom in Tamil Nadu?
M K Stalin is a rockstar in Kerala. Last week, when he was there to participate in the centenary celebration of Vaikom satyagraha, the non-violent protest that helped people considered to be of ‘lower...
View ArticleModi 3.0: Time to shake things up
Prime Minister Modi is in his third term and his fire to rule has not dimmed one bit. The prime minister has many detractors in this giant land of ours which they believe has been...
View ArticleBeyond the gavel: The costly courtroom delays
The Indian judicial system, known for its resilience and robustness, is grappling with a critical challenge: pendency in litigation. Despite technological and procedural advancements, courts are...
View ArticleA room with a bed
Imagine this: A young couple wants to book a hotel room to spend some peaceful time together, but they’re told, “Sorry, we don’t allow unmarried couples.” Sounds unfair, right? That’s exactly what’s...
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