If gaining independence in 1947 was India’s first coming, then the second was its economic reforms, launched in 1991-92; last week’s outcome of the four assembly elections can be called …
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Mahendra Ved
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From Carterpuri to “Hellhole”: The Journey of a Relationship
by Mahendra Vedby Mahendra Ved 6 minutes readWhen John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an anguished Indian poet invoked the “Ma Nishada sloka,” the first verse (Adi Kavya) of Sanskrit literature, uttered spontaneously by Sage Valmiki in grief …
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Nothing about the bride or groom matters, goes an Indian saying, if the priest performing the marriage is fed well. War in the drawing room via TV and social media …
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Balancing Oil, Optics, and Alliances: India’s Tightrope in the Gulf War
by Mahendra Vedby Mahendra Ved 6 minutes readHow is India taking the Gulf War, taking place next door, but reverberating globally? The question can be asked of any country, but India is special, being the most populous …