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.
China’s latest attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh is neither novel nor surprising.
Most will remember that Katrina Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize in 2023 for their mRNA vaccine research that resulted in a very efficacious vaccine for SARS-CoV-2.
In an era defined by hyper-connectivity, where news travels faster than it can be verified, truth finds itself shackled - battered by waves of misinformation, disinformation, and the relentless pursuit of virality.
The recent flare-up between India and Pakistan has once again highlighted the grim reality faced by civilians living along our volatile frontiers.
As Virat Kohli walks away from Test cricket, a chapter closes not just in his career but in the history of Indian sport.
