Why fact-checks matter (and why Meta dropping them is a big deal)
Imagine a world where anyone can say anything online—no matter if it’s true or not. That might sound fun at first, but it can get super messy really quickly. That’s what’s happening right now with...
View ArticleThe love-hate spectrum is a compass for life choices
By Harsh Kabra In our nation of over a billion hearts, love and hate shape destinies every day. From online debates to street protests, from cricket stadia to courtrooms, emotions swinging between love...
View ArticleMiracles of Kumbh Mela
Legend says that Amrit, the nectar of immortality, was kept in a Kumbh during the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean). The pot spilled Amrit in four places, marking the origin of the Kumbh Mela. ...
View ArticleThe Chinese mega-dam and the creation of two counties: Assessing the PRC’s...
Within a week after the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives of India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the latter’s actions went against the letter and spirit of the meeting. It was...
View ArticleHow Hindi cinema fostered fraternity through the years
Fraternity, along with equality, liberty, and justice, is enshrined in our Constitution’s Preamble. It is interwoven with the dignity of the individuals, unity and integrity of the nation and requires...
View ArticleThe price we paid for the promises he made
Despite Indian politics frequently producing examples of “clever campaigners, abysmal administrators,” it is hard to find parallels to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He will likely be...
View ArticleA scary lesson from Hollywood wildfires: What it means for us
Imagine Hollywood making a movie about its famous city burning. It would probably be dramatic, right? But even that wouldn’t look as frightening as the real videos of the wildfires in Los Angeles....
View ArticleMemo to business leaders
Hey there, big bosses! Let’s talk about something super important. Imagine this: someone tells you that to make your country awesome, you need to work really long hours—like 70 or even 90 hours a week....
View ArticleThe burning
LA fire tells us this: if the rich are so vulnerable to global warming, the job for countries like India is enormous If Hollywood made a movie about Hollywood burning, it wouldn’t have looked as...
View ArticleMemo to biz bosses
It’s not your job to tell India’s workforce to work hard to make the nation great There could have been a distinction between Narayana Murthy’s brusque advice to India’s young to work 70 hours a...
View ArticleGreat Indian kitchen
A Bihari banquet brings home the culinary and cultural diversity of the country I last visited Bihar in the mid-70s to interview Jayaprakash Narayan – JP as he was called by his followers – in...
View ArticleWhy China’s planning a super dam. What India must do
Producing hydropower from lower reaches of Yarlung, which becomes Brahmaputra in Arunachal, is either a part of Beijing’s grand energy security goals or a scare tactic to soften up New Delhi on border...
View ArticleIndia’s manual scavengers: The faceless ghosts who clean our shit
India has approximately 5 million waste workers all cleaning different types of waste, ranging from residential to public waste, coming into daily contact with disease and ailments. Of the various...
View ArticleHappy to report
I think our teachers had it easier, when it came to writing report card comments. They could say it just like that: ‘Very good’, ‘Could do better’, ‘Has shown progress’, ‘Needs to try harder’. There...
View ArticleChase your Ice Cream
Childhood is a magical phase of life filled with unbridled energy, curiosity, and determination. As adults, we often forget the lessons we inherently knew as kids, trading them for stress, routine,...
View ArticleTo attract more investment in Haryana: Focus on law and order
The states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat are the top foreign direct investment beneficiaries since 2001 with share of about 31 %, 22% and 17 % whereas the states like Haryana have attracted...
View ArticleOn the slow train to viksit Bharat
The one word that best describes the behaviour, attitudes and actions of our political class here, is undoubtedly, infantile! One has to look no further than the storm in the teacup over Dr Manmohan...
View ArticleONOE needed to check youth’s growing disenchantment with democratic process
While announcing the poll schedule for Delhi, the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar rightly observed that “Aggression during campaigns sows seeds of impatience and younger generations are weaning...
View ArticleLove notes into an old oak tree
About the world’s fading traditions & why they matter We often hear of the innovators, the pioneers, people who move things forward. But there’s barely a whisper about those who preserve a valuable...
View ArticleFirst Felon: What it means for US and Trump
Trump becoming America’s first felon-president says a lot about him as a politician. But the bigger story from his recent sentencing in a New York court isn’t just about him. This happened after the...
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