Courts should stick to facts
Some people worry that Hindus might become a minority in India because of people changing their religion. But this isn’t true, and our courts should know better. In India, we have special courts called...
View ArticleCourt don’t contort
Hindu majority is under no threat from conversions. HCs should know this basic data point Can an untruth told loud enough and often enough prevail over the truth? That this danger is very real today,...
View ArticleIndia’s T20 World Cup and three Ps of success
Mona Mehta Even to someone who has been living under a rock and woke up to India’s victory in the T20 World Cup, irritated by the sound of crackers bursting in the middle of the...
View ArticleHow to surf forever with Dr Stone on the Waterpeople podcast
Dr Stone joined the Waterpeople Podcast to discuss the vulnerabilities of a surfing body, new paradigms of aging, the remarkable regenerative capacity of our bodies, and why play should be part of...
View ArticleThe roadman cycling podcast with Kevin R Stone, MD
Dr Stone joined cycling coach Anthony Walsh on the Roadman Cycling Podcast to discuss common injuries as we age and how to prevent them, the best training balance, and the role of supplements in joint...
View ArticleFrom Consent to conduct: Joining Non-Signatories in Arbitration under the...
The Supreme Court of India, in the case of Cox & Kings Ltd. v. SAP India Pvt Ltd & Anr, has held that non-signatories to an arbitration agreement can be considered parties to arbitration under...
View ArticleIt’s elections again
There are state assembly elections upcoming in India, focusing on three states: Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Haryana. Here’s a simplified summary for a 123-year-old reader: Jharkhand: – Hemant Soren has...
View ArticleThe spoon test
Leaked question papers and other forms of cheating prove our education system is a total failure We addressed him as Sir or Mr Peterson, but among us schoolboys he was always Gup, as in gup-shup,...
View ArticleIt’s the mind
Biden’s age isn’t the issue, his mental acuity is. Even older heads of govt have done fine Biden’s recent presidential debate debacle has sharpened the focus on his age. At 81, Biden is not only...
View ArticleSoren song
Jharkhand’s swift CM change shows how crucial polls there & in Maha & Haryana are Hemant Soren is back as Jharkhand CM. His swift taking back of the post from Champai Soren, who held the...
View ArticleIt’s all about how well your brain works
People are talking a lot about President Biden being old. He’s 82, which makes him the oldest U.S. president ever. Some people think he’s too old to be president again. But is being old really...
View ArticleWhy Bhole Babas flourish
Bhole Baba is absconding, after over a hundred people died in a stampede at his Hathras congregation. One response to this tragedy is to ask if this baba is ‘real’ or ‘fake’. But this is...
View ArticleExtra cash can’t help Andhra or Bihar
TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu met Modi in Delhi yesterday, seeking enhanced assistance for Andhra Pradesh. Last week, Nitish Kumar’s JDU passed a resolution demanding special category status for Bihar....
View ArticleSpreading startup revolution to the north-eastern states
Introduction The Indian government is planning to have at least one registered startup in each of the 785 districts of the country within a year. Only 20-25 districts reportedly have remained without...
View ArticleMore fun parades, please!
Have you ever wondered why we don’t see many fun parades in India? Let’s talk about it! What We Have Now Right now, most of our big parades are organized by the government, like the...
View ArticleBeyond Rishi & race
How identity politics works across democracies Two years ago, when Rishi Sunak’s party elected him Britain’s first Asian-origin PM, the buzz was whether the country had entered a post-race era. Today,...
View ArticlePeople vote for different reasons
Two years ago, Rishi Sunak became the first person with Indian roots to become Prime Minister of Britain. Some people wondered if this meant race wasn’t important in politics anymore. Now, his party is...
View ArticleMore style, less state
Why does India have so few fun parades? The sea of cheering cricket fans along Marine Drive, Mumbai tells us something about us: why are pure fun parades so few and far between in this...
View ArticleThe cold truth about your cold fridge
Between farm and table, our food lives in refrigerators. Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves by Nicola Twilleyis an investigation of this cold chain. It spans...
View ArticleWhat businesses can learn from RD Burman’s music
Taylor Swift (34) has over 110mn monthly listeners on Spotify. Arijit Singh (37) has over 37mn. Rahul Dev (RD) Burman, who died in 1994 aged 54, has an impressive base of 9mn monthly listeners on...
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