Temples need to be run by spiritual leaders and bhaktas
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living and global spiritual leader, opines on the Tirupati Laddoo Prasadam row. Today, Hindus across the world are heart-broken. The Tirupati Laddoo...
View ArticleRemembering Dev Anand on his 101st b’day
Dev Anand was among the greatest cine-stars of Hindi cinema, leaving behind millions of admirers when he passed away in 2011. This September 26, he would have been 101. My mind has preserved vivid...
View ArticleMystical ecstasy of the divine
At the cherished, age-old dargahs in the Indian sub-continent, one can sit for hours soaking in qawwalis – the soul-stirring offerings of love for spiritual elevation. For centuries, the mesmerising,...
View ArticleA two day Kolkata tour guide
Start in North Kolkata: Visit or pass by Marble Palace, a Neo-classical structure with a traditional Bengali courtyard, and Jorashanko Thakur Bari, the 18th-century birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore....
View ArticleReviving craftsmanship: How millennials are bringing back handloom and...
There is something undeniably appealing about handwoven couture, a handmade centerpiece, and a handcrafted bracelet. Every time we set our eyes on a one of a kind piece, we are dumbfounded into feeling...
View ArticleBibi’s calculations
For months, there’s been a fight between a group called Hezbollah and the country of Israel. This is turning into a much bigger problem. On Monday, Israel bombed southern Lebanon, killing many people,...
View ArticleJaago, Sarkar, Jaago
Consumer protection ecosystem in this country can take a leaf out of the Australia playbook Australia’s competition regulator has sued the country’s two largest supermarket chains, Coles Group and...
View ArticleBill of health
Thanks to a medical insurance scheme, we won’t be able to afford to fall ill any more Supposedly, health is wealth. But in India ill health is wealth. The wealth of govt coffers, which benefit...
View ArticleWake up, govt of India!
India can learn a thing or two from Australia when it comes to protecting shoppers. In Australia, the government is taking action against two big supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, because they...
View ArticleBibi’s calculations
Hezbollah baited Israel for months. But Netanyahu’s politics may still lead to a larger regional conflict Monday’s deadly airstrikes by Israel in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah’s retaliation by...
View ArticleHow to live ordinary lives in extraordinary ways
By Jaya Row The world is a wonderful place to live in. Technology has made it even more alluring. But behind the facade of fabulous lifestyles and high-end cars are loneliness, depression and sorrow....
View ArticleLet’s not again unmake in India
Over 1,000 workers at Samsung’s Sriperumbudur factory in Tamil Nadu have been on strike since Sep 9 over demands for trade union recognition, better wages, and improved working conditions. The Centre...
View ArticleHome Sweet Om
Having flogged articles/opeds/commentaries on India, its foreign policy/its place in the sun/history/future etc for many long years, I find myself concerned with more mundane thoughts lately. Like for...
View ArticleThe Weekly Vine Edition 11: The new kings and queens of world chess
Hello and welcome to the 11th edition of the Weekly Vine. There was a time – before capitalism and the Industrial Revolution – when most of humanity existed to serve kings and queens. Now, barring...
View ArticleTilottama tragedy: A shadow over Durga Puja
It’s deeply disturbing to witness the continued violence and injustices faced by women, a stark reminder of the inequalities that demand urgent action. Just last month, the entire country protested...
View ArticleWe were warned
We’re seeing crazy weather all around us, and yet, not much is being done to fight climate change. Have you felt the heat recently? So hot it makes you feel sick, kills your plants, and...
View ArticleJudging the judges
SC does great service to courts’ dignity by calling out objectionable comments made from an HC bench Bringing to a close its suo motu case on two videos in which a Karnataka HC judge is...
View ArticleJudging the judges
How the Supreme Court is Protecting Respect in Courts Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) of India did something very important. It noticed that a judge from the Karnataka High Court (HC) made some bad...
View ArticleTongue-in-check
You can kiss with it, chhee, chhee! Or lash with it. But slash it? A Shiv Sena MLA recently offered a ₹11L bounty to anyone who ‘chopped...
View ArticleWe were warned
World is now living with extreme weather & extreme reluctance to take serious action about climate change Heat almost killed you? Wilting your plants and making life miserable for all creatures...
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