A special story about turtles
Did you know that turtles are super cool and important? Here’s why: Turtles are really old! They’ve been around since the time of dinosaurs. They help keep water clean by eating dead stuff and weeds....
View ArticleAs the crore flies
Cash flows in for cricketers. What about our stars from other sports? Sharm-ati hai to admit it, but my eyes aren’t Kohli-lined. But, just because I’m not cricket-crazed doesn’t mean I didn’t fist the...
View ArticleModi’s tightrope walk on Russia-Ukraine
What separates a multipolar world from a bipolar one, observed a Twitter expert, is the India-Russia relationship. In Russia for a bilateral summit with Putin after five years, Modi’s job was never...
View ArticleCentering women and marginalized communities in India’s population policy
India’s journey towards population stabilisation has shown remarkable progress over the decades. However, as the world’s most populous nation, it’s crucial for us to recognize that the challenge of...
View ArticleWorld Population Day: India’s ‘demographic dividend’
“Population growth today is one of the greatest challenges we face. Let’s address it with compassion and foresight.” In April 2023, India overtook China to become the most populous country in the...
View ArticleIndian PM visits Russia: A steadily growing strategic partnership
Modi’s first bilateral foreign visit to Moscow after taking over as PM for the third time signifies not only the importance India attaches to its ties with Russia but also that this partnership has...
View ArticleUnderstanding Section 34 of the Indian Arbitration Act: Grounds for setting...
Arbitration has emerged as a preferred method for resolving disputes due to its efficiency, confidentiality, and the expertise of arbitrators. However, there are situations where the outcome of...
View ArticleFed up with London
The capital city of Britain serves up the whole wide world on a plate Over the past few weeks, Bunny and I have eaten in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Türkiye,...
View ArticleIn poor test
Imagine there’s a big test called UGC-NET that lots of students take. Recently, this test was cancelled because people thought the questions had been leaked before the exam. But now, it looks like that...
View ArticleCross vote on mind
Today’s MLC election in Maharashtra is a trailer to the potboiler that the state’s assembly polls will be It’s match time again in Maharashtra. If the Lok Sabha election was considered a semifinal to...
View ArticleIn poor test
That UGC-NET may have been cancelled over a false alarm shows how broken the system is If more proof were needed of the way the exam system is run in this country, we have it...
View ArticleCross vote on their mind
Today, there’s an important vote happening in Maharashtra, a state in India. This vote is like a preview for a bigger election that will happen later this year. In Maharashtra, there’s an upper house...
View ArticleThe yogi identifies and accepts his distractions
Written by: Soham Bhaduri In seeking the sought, the seeker denies that the sought is already there and acknowledges that what is already there isn’t what is sought. The raj yogi follows an elaborate...
View ArticleGita Saar
The stage is all but set For the biggest battle seen yet Egos and greed ensued Into a bitter family feud Likes of which, one can never forget Thousands of soldiers fill a view to...
View ArticleBeloved five
It was the year 1699, Vaisakhi Day Guruji invited followers to come his way From directions all From old to small They came to hear what Guruji had to say Countless stories about forced conversions...
View ArticleNirvana
After wandering around day and night Gautama found a big peepal tree in sight Something about that tree Told him he’ll be set free He decided to meditate till he sees the light Many questions,...
View ArticleBreak free
Lines forgotten But a stage is a stage Perform any ways Pencil unsharpened But a page is a page Write any ways Color faded But a canvas is a canvas Paint any ways Broken wings...
View ArticlePrism
The violet fields cover this fragrant flowery land Teaching me how to spread love from where I stand The indigo world swims effortlessly below the sea Telling me to keep flowing whatever the situation...
View ArticleListen to Rishi
His post-defeat House speech shows what India’s missing As a new Labour govt takes charge of UK, Sunak’s first post-defeat speech in Parliament is likely to have struck many as remarkable, in its...
View ArticleA curious bill
Maha’s public security bill deserves close scrutiny Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill, 2024, per officials, is meant to “plug gaps” in anti-terror law UAPA. The bill is required for, purportedly, a...
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