A homecoming of sorts for yoga
Throughout history, certain ideas have travelled beyond boundaries and transformed societies.
Throughout history, certain ideas have travelled beyond boundaries and transformed societies.
Having studied, in the sixties, at two of Bengal’s iconic institutions, and having observed the paths these have traversed, some thoughts crossed my mind for consideration of the new government.
History remembers the phrase anyway because it captured something people desperately wanted to believe: that those who ruled France had become incapable of understanding the ambitions, anxieties and frustrations of ordinary people.
There was a time when financial markets valued companies on the basis of what they produced, what they earned and what they could reasonably be expected to achieve.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
India is determined to have secure borders and will not compromise national security at any cost. Speeches of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister during the recently concluded elections have highlighted this determination and resolve.
There was a time when geopolitics moved through formal rooms. A state issued a statement. A spokesperson read from a prepared text.
There Are moments in history when a nation’s progress stops being incremental and becomes directional.
The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief.
Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures.
