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Heal ourselves before healing the Earth

Mother’s Day, observed on the second Sunday of May since 1908, is widely celebrated as a tribute to mothers’ love, sacrifice, and unwavering support. Yet, in its purest form, it is more than a celebration, more than a token phrase or a date on the calendar; it is an invocation - calling upon us to honour the nurturing spirit that sustains all life: Mother Earth, our mothers, and ourselves.

Earth Day through redemptive metaphors

Rabindranath Tagore owes his conscience, consciousness and disillusionment to none but mother earth in the poem ‘Prithibi’, written on 16 October 1935. Around 1910, Tagore is writing the Santiniketan series of essays, and there, too, he underlines how he sees no distinction between his own self and the larger nonhuman around.

Tech tax end will help start-ups

India’s decision to withdraw the 6 per cent equalization levy, also known as the “Google Tax” marks a paradigm shift in the nation’s approach to digital taxation.