Culture & Heritage
Jyotirgamaya: Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas
The Vedas are a large body of Sanskrit texts that constitute the oldest layer of “Shruthi” literature that were not composed by anyone but heard by ancient sages as revelations…
Opinion
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Books
Turning Pages: The Physician’s Dilemma: Privacy or Public Interest?
Last time I had concluded by saying I would write about books by a much taken-for-granted group in our lives, namely, doctors. A huge dilemma arises for some doctors when…
Diaspora
Dhanayoga: Beyond SIPs – Building Wealth Faster
Imagine not merely investing in mutual funds, but actively shaping your path towards financial freedom. The objective, however, is not to accumulate a predetermined number of mutual fund units. For…
Diaspora
Soul Talk: Happiness Is Not a Location
You have been told, perhaps many times and by many people, that happiness is within. On certain days — the still ones, the clear ones, the ones where life feels…
Diaspora
The Clause That Shook the Campus
The University Grants Commission's (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, were meant to be a landmark step toward addressing caste-based discrimination on India's campuses. Instead, they ignited…
East Asia
Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine
No one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care…
Education
South Asia Has Expanded Schooling: Why Is It Still Failing to Keep Its Most Vulnerable Children Learning?
South Asia has made one of the world’s most significant expansions in schooling. Since 2000, enrolment in the region has risen by 29% at the primary level, 51% at lower-secondary…
Diaspora
Killing Our Forests, Choking Our Future
Every day, across cities, towns and rural landscapes, trees are being cut down in the name of development. Forests are cleared for roads, buildings, industries, housing and commercial expansion. We…
White House
Opinion: Tariffs And Sanctions All Over Again
It is not easy to fight two different wars at the same time even if the two converge into a single canvas called economics. And it is certainly a challenge…
Diplomacy
India in Moscow on Sunday, Beijing on Monday
There is a habit in commentary of treating every Indian visit abroad as a signal of which way Delhi is leaning. Lean west, lean east, lean north. The habit misses…
Bangladesh
The Deeper Crisis Behind Visible Climate Disasters
Talking about climate change, some familiar images immediately spring to our mind: devastating wildfires, flash floods, prolonged heat waves, powerful cyclones, or drought-cracked earth. These scenes receive the most attention…
Diaspora
Can Indian Organizations Become Global Leadership Factories?
For decades, India has been recognized as a supplier of skilled professionals to the world. Indian executives today lead some of the world's largest technology, consulting and financial-services companies, while…
Diaspora
Part One: Closing Prices Explained – Why the Final Trade Isn’t the Close
In the jargon-filled world of stock markets, ‘opening price’ and ‘closing price’ look like two less-intimidating, easily digestible terms. Though both prices are derived through prescribed mechanisms, closing price is…
Diaspora
Ancient Icons, Enduring Myths-II
The Museum Ulm at the Baden-Wurttemberg state in Germany displays a fantastic exhibit of a man-lion. The icon’s German name is Löwenmensch, meaning ‘lion-person’ or ‘lion-human.’ The exhibit, just about…
Diplomacy
Opinion: Expected But Worrisome
Officially there may be a sense of shock and disbelief that the United States is going to scale down its joint military exercises with South Korea. But America’s allies in…
Culture & Heritage
Partition for Peace: The Elusive Promise
The difficulties between India and Pakistan today do not arise solely from the policies pursued by their respective Governments in what each considers its own national interest, even when those…