The Kanwar Yatra problem
Every year, many people who believe in Lord Shiva walk to a place called Haridwar. This is called the Kanwar Yatra. The police in Uttar Pradesh (UP) told shop owners along the way to put...
View ArticleKing Tut To Trump, A Formula Endures
The word ‘assassination’ was used for the first time in English literature, by Macbeth, who of course ended up calling it a ‘poisoned chalice’. With the topic in the spotlight this month, here are some...
View ArticleOur window to chaos
If an update from a cybersecurity firm tasked to protect Windows computers can cause global disruption, how vulnerable is a connected world to a concerted malicious attack? When attempting to sabotage...
View ArticleIf you are truly hindu, you can’t hate
In Hinduism’s foundational principles, concepts like chosen ones, villains, victims and oppressors don’t exist. So, hating someone or some group is fundamentally un-Hindu Hatred is a powerful tool to...
View ArticleGuru is an embodiment of compassion
-By Yogi Balkrishna The phenomenal world operates on the principle of cause and effect; every effect results from a preceding cause. For humans, all endeavours stem from underlying motivations or...
View ArticleInternational Chess day: Shatranj ke khiladi
“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, and physicist History of Chess Chess originated in India in sixth century CE. It evolved from an ancient Indian game...
View ArticleIf Faith can move mountains, it can save trees!
On the third consecutive day, I noticed the same woman standing in the exact same spot and position. Three days ago, on my way to college, I had first seen her across the road, well-dressed...
View ArticleNepal’s never-ending power flips, and why India needs a new strategy
As another political drama unfolds in Kathmandu, Nepal’s transition from a constitutional monarchy to a federal democratic republic looks unending as well as chaotic. It has been marked by frequent...
View ArticlePakistan’s multiple tug of wars, and the new wave of terror attacks
The string of terrorist attacks in J&K merits a widening of the frame to look at what is happening in Pakistan. The announcement that a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and trying Imran...
View ArticleDiversity is dynamic, organizations must adapt
For most of us the acronyms around diversity are confusing. Currently, we have D&I, DE&I, DEIA, and DEIBA frequently used when we talk about diversity. Are these terms interchangeable? What...
View ArticleThe Pooja Khedkar controversy: Should SC/ST/OBC quota be removed from Civil...
The Pooja Khedkar controversy, where the authenticity of her UPSC results was questioned, raises serious concerns about the credibility of the civil services selection process. It highlights potential...
View ArticleTrouble in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, our neighbor country, is having some big problems right now. Let me explain what’s happening: There was a rule that said some government jobs should be saved for the children and...
View ArticleWho’s making sure NEET exams are fair?
There’s a big discussion happening about the NEET exam, which many students take to become doctors. Some people think there might have been cheating in the exam that happened on May 5th. This is really...
View ArticleWho’s coaching NTA?
More NEET-UG data, more questions about testing agency’s capacity and vision As SC continues hearing the plea for RE-NEET today, the key question remains whether irregularities in the May 5 exam total...
View ArticleRear window
Living through one IT outage, prepping for the next Last week a global tech outage saw us come apart pixel by pixel. Here we were, expecting bots to be at our beck and call to...
View ArticleDisturbing in Dhaka
Anti-quota violence symptomatic of Awami’s authoritarian politics. India must think beyond Hasina Before the Bangladeshi Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday struck down a contentious quota for...
View ArticleFM, please close the dragon’s maw
When GOI presents its Budget 2024 tomorrow, what would be really useful is a focus on forging a new economic strategy, which is now crucial to counter the challenge to investment and growth posed by...
View ArticleUser experience in the technology age
The realization that the new technology cares deeply about my well being dawned on me recently when even after repeated attempts, I was unable to increase the volume of my Bluetooth-connected speaker....
View ArticleFrom skill development to job creation: Why Budget 2024 must boost startups...
In India, job creation has been a vital topic of discussion, especially as the economy has significantly transformed over the past three decades due to globalisation. To tackle unemployment, India has...
View ArticleLet’s go down agnipath: A rejoinder
In his piece Mr. Somnath Mukherjee correctly points out OROP is a grade- and-inflation index defined benefit. It is based on the premise, accepted by Parliament, that equality in the military has two...
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