Escape to where? Unchecked tourism is also a culprit in Wayanad, govts won’t...
Even as rescue workers raced against time to save lives in Wayanad, invites and incitements to tourists to visit the region hustled uninterrupted on social media. This is one of the most...
View ArticleYusuf’s emblematic echoes at Aakriti Art in Kolkata
For the past 30 years, artist Yusuf the former Director Bharat Bhavan Bhopal, Bihar Museum Patna has been creating abstract configurations that swim deep into the abyss of calligraphic modernism within...
View ArticleGlobal production continues to shift: India, Mexico and Southeast Asia benefit
The worldwide shift of production is fully underway as companies with global operations diversify their sourcing and work to manage risk. A trend for several years, this has become a flow. A less...
View ArticleMaking health insurance cheaper and better
A government minister named Nitin Gadkari has said that the tax on health insurance should be removed. This is important because: The tax on health insurance is very high right now (18%). This high tax...
View ArticleMaking reservations fairer
The highest court in India has said it’s okay to divide reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) into smaller groups. This is a big deal and might cause some arguments. What’s...
View ArticleChoosing to forgive is an act of self-liberation
By Dada JP Vaswani Facing negative emotions such as betrayal, hurt, anger, and disappointment is a universal experience that tests our emotional resilience and inner strength. These emotions often...
View Article3/5th democracy
The American presidential election is based on a system that raises three-fifths of a question It’s a more thrilling spectator sport than the Paris Olympics. It’s the race to see who crosses the...
View ArticleHow Haniyeh’s death scrambles West Asian jigsaw, again
A string of assassinations may be Israel’s pre-condition for peace. But it’s not just Tel Aviv that’s glad Hamas political chief is out of the way. Iran, however you see it, cuts a sorry figure...
View ArticleWhat does Rahul want?
How much reservation is the end-goal of caste census? 80%? Since upper castes do not exceed 20% of the population. And how much will it amp up Hindutva, its logical political counter? In Rahul Gandhi,...
View ArticlePremium, but cheaper
Health insurance GST rate is too high. GOI should slash it to 5% & get insurance cos to treat customers fairly Nitin Gadkari’s call for withdrawal of GST on life and health insurance premiums has...
View ArticleHarnessing collective wisdom to address social issues
Most community engagement methods fail to effectively integrate the voices of local communities. Here’s how this can change. The development sector confronts complex, intertwined challenges that...
View ArticleQuota quicksand
Top court right to okay subquotas within SC/STs. But the entire exercise will set off political gamesmanship With an SC constitution bench allowing sub-categorisation within the Scheduled Castes and...
View ArticleAmbedkar and Malcolm X: A comparison
Though B. R. Ambedkar and Malcolm X belonged to different time periods and their fields of work were separate, one could find many similarities between the two leaders. While keeping in view the...
View ArticleA sanity-insanity inversion
Ever since a departmental inquiry officially concluded a fast-moving SUV to be the primary reason for that unfortunate drowning incident in a basement library, it seemed to have opened up the flood...
View Article**Games Watch**
**Cool moments from Week 1 that got us excited** Wow! The Paris Olympics have only been going for a week, but so many awesome things have already happened! First, the Indian men’s hockey team did...
View ArticleGames Watch
Cool moments from Week 1 that got us buzzing It’s been only a week since the Paris Olympics kicked off. But there hasn’t been a dearth of iconic ‘cool moments’. In a sensational victory, Indian...
View ArticleOde to the Bucket
Buckets are amazing! They’re everywhere and used by everyone. Poor people use them to carry water or keep their things safe. Rich people use them too, but for saving money and valuable stuff. When we...
View ArticleOde to the Bucket
People to Parliament, it means so much to us Aluminium, steel, copper or plastic, it’s a rare life that hasn’t had a bucket in it. For the very poor, a bucket is everything, to store...
View ArticleGames watch: Cool moments from Week 1 that got us buzzing
It’s been only a week since the Paris Olympics kicked off. But there hasn’t been a dearth of iconic ‘cool moments’. In a sensational victory, Indian men’s hockey team gave us another ‘chak de’ moment...
View ArticleOde to the bucket: People to Parliament, it means so much to us
Aluminium, steel, copper or plastic, it’s a rare life that hasn’t had a bucket in it. For the very poor, a bucket is everything, to store water or to store their belongings. For the very...
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