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Whose Kashmir Is It Anyway?

Do those seeking azaadi know of the great writers and scholars who came from the region? Do they realise the value of this ancient land?

Dharma And The Manager

In Order To Live Your Dharma, You Will Need To Be Your Dharma. In Every Decision, You Will Have To Weigh The Scales Of Justice, Evaluate The Moral Impact On Your Department, Company—And Most Of All, Yourself.

A Modern Indic Manifesto

THE CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN IN INDIA’S 70TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE IS TO LEARN FROM THE WOMEN OF THE PAST, AND TAKE INSPIRATION AS IT IS DUE AND APPROPRIATE.

Nuclear Discontents

All doctrines require regular reappraisals and the Indian nuclear doctrine will inevitably have to respond to contemporary challenges.

Techno-Sceptic Thoughts

We are being told every day that technology will solve all our problems. But will it also create more hazards?

Cow Slaughter Ban Industry

Uttar Pradesh’s drive against illegal slaughter of buffaloes and goats has led to widespread corruption and confusion.

The Horror Called RTE

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT, FAR FROM HELPING REALISE A DREAM, IS A NIGHTMARE. THE GOVERNMENT IS INACTIVE ON THIS AND OUR CHILDREN ARE PAYING THE PRICE. 

Possible Solutions

The RTE Act, in conjunction with the 93rd Constitutional Amendment, is bad for the country, and especially children. So what can be done?

Inimitable

Legendary vocalist Vidushi Kishori Amonkar passed away on April 3, leaving behind the key to many musical mysteries in her experimental singing. 

Mistress Of The G-Spot

To all those men and women who believe in gender equality, it’s time to take equality to bed. In celebration of the female orgasm.

The Cutting Edge Of IPR

India has tremendous heritage in the creative arts. Extending the protection of rights of individuals to a whole gamut of creativity will give the industry a great comparative advantage.

The Fourth Language

Fluency in computer programming will engage Indian students in meaningful interaction with the new digital species and help them create something original.

The Call Of The ASEAN

Common concerns and aspirations bind the ASEAN countries and India at a time when Asia is in the throes of a disruptive phase that could well determine the future balance of power in the region.

Future Shock

The Accelerating Growth of Intelligence in Machines Could Make Them a New “Life Form” by 2040. Can Man Evolve and Adapt Himself to Co-exist With This New “Species”? Or Are We Heading Towards a Terrible Dystopia?

The Nationalist

Vivekananda believed that the caste system could only be destroyed through the free market and competition.

Pokémon Go And Advaita

Once we accept that real and virtual worlds might exist with each other and the human mind may not be able to delineate where one ends and the other begins, it’s time to read Adi Sankara.

Gandhi's Legacy

Gandhi’s greatest achievement was to be able to mobilise vast masses of people for non-violent struggle, but do his thoughts and actions still impact today’s political scenario?

The Isavasya Riddle

To understand Mahatma Gandhi’s position on political economy, one must go to the first few verses of his favourite Upanishad.JAITHIRTH RAO 

The Divine Feminine

From tribal communities to sophisticated urbanites, Indians have always sought grace and blessings from our goddesses.

Are Bitcoins The Future For GST?

How blockchain technology and cryptocurrency can make the goods and services tax system simpler, quicker and safer.

The Myanmar Dilemmas

New Delhi should not jettison its hard-won strategic space in Myanmar because of self-righteous moral posturing.

The Right Opposition

THE FUNCTIONING OF PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS HAS DEGENERATED TO SUCH AN ABYSMAL LEVEL THAT CITIZENS HAVE STARTED WONDERING WHETHER INDIAN DEMOCRACY IS COLLAPSING.

The Ocean Threat

The challenge emerging from China’s naval rise means that India needs to find ways to mitigate that threat with some urgency.

The Epochal War

This month also marks the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War. An evaluation of how it changed Israel and the world.

The Unknown Community

India is perhaps the only country in the world where Jews have not faced discrimination or persecution at the hands of the majority community.

The Vrindavan Years

Danseuse Daksha Sheth’s experiments with indigenous dance forms in the holy town of Vrindavan.

Artificial Life

India must create an ecosystem—biohackspaces—so that our biohackers can lead, not just follow, the herd into the future.

Terms Of Engagement

Sino-Indian relations have entered uncharted territory as New Delhi seeks to engage Beijing strictly on reciprocity.

After U.P

THE BJP HAS emerged as the nation-al consensus in a time of post-iden-tity politics, with the NDA footprint now covering 17 states, collectively accounting for two-thirds of India’s population.

We Don't Need The Uniform Civil Code

SINCE BJP IS the only political party that has made a longstanding commitment in its manifestos to intro-duce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) when in power, all those parties that are desperate to bring down the BJP-led government at the Centre have found a convenient tool to mobilise anti-BJP hysteria among Muslims and Christians using fear of “Hinduisation” through UCC.