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.
Unquestionably, the greatest catastrophe to befall mankind in the twenty-first century was the Covid-19 pandemic, which raged across continents, sparing no one, leaving no corner of the globe untouched.
As I was leaving for Dumdum airport to catch my return flight to the US during my last visit to India, many of my relatives asked me when I was going to be back to see them again.
The recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has brought the issue of cross-border terrorism back into sharp focus. Pakistan's role in supporting and financing terrorist groups has been a longstanding concern for India, and the international community needs to take notice.
In a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical flashpoints, the recent sovereignty transfer of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom to Mauritius may appear, on the surface, to be a noble act of decolonisation.
Italian Futurism was an art movement led by the charismatic poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. It was known for futurists’ love for disruption. It rejected the past and celebrated speed.
