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 happenings of a particular decade, be it a war or any milestone in geopolitics, a spectacular scientific discovery or a technological breakthrough, can never be attributed to that particular span of ten years.
The recent agreement between the United States and China to suspend a majority of their aggressive tariff measures signals a rare moment of economic pragmatism amid escalating hostility.
In a turbulent week of military standoff and international conjecture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation has done more than just clarify India’s position ~ it has recalibrated the narrative.
The leadership of India and Pakistan acted wisely to reach a ceasefire agreement on May 10.
Thirty five years ago, just after appearing in the 12th Board examination, five school-leaving boys took a journey outside their home town for the first time without parental supervision.
