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.
In the face of a turbulent global economic environment and persistent urban demand fragilities, India’s rural economy has quietly emerged as a resilient pillar of growth.
The tragic deaths of 11 people in Bengaluru on June 4 during the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL victory celebrations are not just an unfortunate accident — they are the direct result of systemic apathy, political expediency, and an endemic failure to plan for public safety.
Unlike primary or secondary schools which impart universal basic education, the HE-arena was historically supposed to be thronged by those who happen to have not only proven intellectual superiority but also an innate thirst for deeper knowledge/truth and its persistent scholarly pursuits.
June 5 2025 marks the 100th death anniversary of a visionary Indian ruler who was referred to as the “leader amongst princes” by Maharaja Kishen Singh of Bharatpur and “Indian Carnegie” by the Times of India in 1926.
The United States has long attracted the world’s brightest minds, with Indian immigrants forming a significant part of that inflow.
