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.
The early arrival of the southwest monsoon in India this year ~ eight days ahead of its usual date ~ is more than a meteorological headline.
The move by the Trump administration to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students ~ citing anti-Semitism and alleged coordination with the Chinese Communist Party ~ marks a troubling escalation in the politicisation of higher education.
The rise of 10-minute delivery services in India has transformed consumer behaviour, reshaping the way people shop for groceries, medicines, and even hot meals.
Wars will always be fought on the battlefield. But acceptance of outcomes by a nation and the world would be determined on the basis of narratives in the media, especially when there is no loss or gain of territory as was the case in Operation Sindoor.
In times of war, the moral clarity of leaders is often sharpened ~ or shattered. The escalating confrontation in Gaza has not only laid bare the horrors of modern warfare but also the dangerous fractures emerging among long-standing allies.
