Wanted: A GPS for the mind

By:- Narayani Ganesh How convenient it would be if a GPS system could help us find the mind. But GPS is connected to the physical realm, whereas the mind exists in the non-physical realm –...

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Padma Bhushan: The R-Day award was overdue but I’m still over the moon

Maybe I’m biased, but surely not alone in saying that no one deserved  Padma Bhushan more than Usha Uthup. The news was so ‘Like a Wow!’ Indeed, like her soar from nightclub singer to the...

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President of Philippines visits Vietnam: Maritime cooperation constitutes a cornerstone of their strategic partnership

A significant development has taken place that can have far-reaching positive developments in the South China Sea (SCS). President Marcos Jr visited Vietnam on a state visit (29-30 January 2024). Before his visit, Marcos Jr....

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For sustainable development, go for Neohumanism

By Acharya Divyachetanananda Avadhuta We all strive for all-round development in every sphere of life. And the path of development may be physical, psychic, or spiritual. We also want happiness in our lives. This panoramic...

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Purpose of life is to be useful to others

By Lama Doboom Tulku I am often asked how religion has guided me. It has not guided me, it has been a natural flow. If it is conscious, then it is not a flow, you...

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Your atman is the key to open doors to brahmn

By Swami Bhaktivenkateshwara Hindu scriptures advise us to meditate on Self. If we want to attain moksha, our Atman is the key that opens the door to Brahmn. Through our own soul we may realise...

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India’s renewable energy revolution: Brighter skies ahead

India’s renewable energy journey has been nothing short of remarkable. Driven by strong government support, a burgeoning domestic market, and a growing pool of skilled professionals, the country has emerged as a global leader in...

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Myths about diet and health (3)

Continuing with our discussion about common myths we hold we will examine three more myths today. Myth: Humans are very similar It’s been commonly assumed in medical research that all humans are similar, and therefore,...

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Republic Day reminder: Let’s reclaim the right to economic freedom

Let’s get the basics out of the way — we celebrate the Republic because it prohibits any majority from running roughshod based on its numerical strength. The Constitution limits the power of governments and groups...

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Judgment call: Institutions must be free of partisanship

Judiciary as a neutral interpreter of a country’s constitution provides coherence and continuity. So, it’s deeply worrying when judiciary or any institution begins to squabble on partisan lines. Scenes from Kolkata | Calcutta HC saw...

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Artificial Intelligence is a Quantum Leap

By- Osho Perhaps I am only one in the world who is in absolute support of mechanical brains taking over work of human intelligence. Reasons are very clear, why I am in support of such...

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Move from political freedom to atma swarajya

Jayant B Dave Political independence is a prerequisite to fulfilling our physical, vital, psychological, and Self-actualisation needs, expression of latent abilities, and establishing order in country and world at large. This is indeed a noble...

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Consciousness: Pran Pratishtha to enlightenment

Vivek Jain Notion of Pran Pratishtha, enlivening an idol symbolically, is based on the concept of how soul suffuses our body-mind-intellect system with consciousness. No soul and body-mind-intellect is dead. Consciousness itself can take myriad...

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Activate your best tool for self-perfection

James Anderson No part of us can be addressed in isolation. All has to be seen in context of whole. Our being needs harmonising to move ahead as we search for an entity that makes...

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Bibi’s selfish games: Netanyahu’s rejection of two-state solution is about his political survival, not Israel’s security

Netanyahu has reiterated his rejection of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This comes after the US insistence that he looks for an exit strategy on the Israel-Hamas war. Israel’s PM cites security as...

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Ram: Raja Ram to Ram rajya within

Authored by: Jasmine Sehgal Kabir, in his depiction of Ram, says: “Ek Ram Dashrath ka beta, Dooja ghat-ghat mein leta, Teeje Ram ka sakal pasaara, Chautha sabse nyaara.” This couplet’s opening line speaks of Ram’s...

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Ram represents triumph of responsibility

-By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev As a yogi, I do not subscribe to any faith, belief system or ideology. The way forward for the planet, I often reiterate, is the recognition that authority is not truth;...

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From ayurveda to advanced technology for healthcare: Bharat’s global healthcare prowess

India, often referred to as Bharat, boasts a rich and ancient healthcare heritage deeply rooted in Ayurveda since the time of Ramayana. Sanjeevani, a life-saving herb was mentioned in Ramayana and saved Lakshman’s life when...

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Tech influence: How metrics, values, and gamification shape our behavior

Successful tech apps today, not only influence our behaviour through their metrics. they even influence our values. Did you know, that the research behind game design, as we love them, focuses on “ways that our...

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Ram and Sita: What the epic couple can teach us today

Authored by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Growing up in a traditional Hindu household, I often woke in the morning to the sounds of ‘Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram’. And among the many stories my grandfather told me,...

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Why consecration of Ayodhya temple is a truly new historical moment

The Hagia Sophia, once a cathedral, now a mosque, was built on the foundation of a pagan temple. Early Christians, a roughly 10% minority in the late Roman Empire, seized power and eventually outlawed pagan...

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Supreme god is Narayan, his ethical aspect, Ram

Authored by: B V Vaman Maharaj Supreme God is always One. People in general consider followers of Sanatan Dharm to be polytheists. This is not correct. Supreme God is Infinite and Complete. So, considering something...

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Recidivism of sex crimes in consumers of child pornography (Part-2)

The Proliferation of Pornography The ease of access to pornography and the rising popularity of the Internet have significantly altered the way that pornography is consumed throughout time.  Unsurprisingly, the majority of pornography in the...

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Match the wavelength, flow like a stream

By- Arup Mitra In the Indic tradition of spiritual and cultural pursuits, classical music and dance play a pivotal role in exploring the depth of one’s existence, offering unconditional joy to rejuvenate life thoroughly. The...

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Shades of grey

China’s 2nd straight year of population fall highlights emerging demographic challenge world will face China in 2023 recorded a decline in its population for the second straight year. The country had used a draconian approach...

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Parivar patterns

Political families & biz families share a key trait: managing risk by putting family members in different ops In India, ‘political is personal’ shades into ‘political is family’. A lot of family. Family members as...

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Let Ram naam resonate within you

Ayodhya is a sacred city popular for being the birthplace of Ram, as also a metaphysical concept. The Atharva Ved, verse 10:2:31, compares Ayodhya to the human body, which has eight chakras, subtle energy centres;...

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Booking the beach

If it’s in Kerala shouldn’t we call it Malayalit?   Was it serendipity or design? UNESCO anointed Kozhikode ‘City of Literature’ just weeks before the 7th edition of Kerala Literature Festival. It could well be the...

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Exploring existence through metaphysics of logic

Authored by Pranav Khullar In a seminal monograph on the concept of truth, Alfred Tarski stated that his definition of truth “satisfied the usual conditions of methodological correctness”, and in exploring the criteria that a...

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Of Sun, science and sacred flames

By- Vijay Vancheswar Spiritual texts extol and use the fire as a sacred symbol. Fire is called Agni in Sanskrit. It is also called Dhuni. As light dispels darkness, so does fire. Fire synthesises the...

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RG walks, Deora too: Rahul’s ‘apolitical’ yatra has a tough political job. And Milind sends a message

Rahul Gandhi began his second yatra, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, a bus and on-foot journey over 6,700 km from Manipur to Maharashtra, with a moment’s silence remembering those killed in Manipur’s ethnic violence since last...

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More lost than gained, a sorry reign

Everyone is busy deciphering and analysing the legal implications of the recent decision given by Rahul Narvekar, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. This verdict legally sealed the transfer of power that took place in June...

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Voices of Valor: A call to recognize and support India’s veterans

As we celebrate the 8th Veterans Day on January 14th, it becomes imperative to delve into the experiences and reflections of those who have served in the Indian Armed Forces. The term ‘Veteran’ is not...

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Why the Ayodhya temple is another quiver in BJP’s subaltern arrow

Temples are not merely a site of worship but also a traditional medium of creating, evoking, and disseminating value-based collective memories for communities and societies. That is why the Ram Janambhoomi temple, which is going...

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Dory, Orry and other NY resolutions that won’t leave you sorry

Jonathan Swift, author of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, made a list of resolutions in 1699. After declarations like, ‘Not to boast of my former beauty, or strength, or favour with Ladyes, &c’ and ‘Not to be fond...

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Red Sea, code red: US action on Houthis needed & risky. Question for India

Strikes unleashed on Houthi targets in Yemen by a US-led coalition were predictable. Earlier, they had issued an ultimatum to Houthis to stop attacking commercial vessels using the Red Sea route. Their warnings were ignored...

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Divine acts in us when we act in the divine

By- Sri Sankar Prasad Mitra A mortal being can never be the ‘guru’ of another mortal being. Amiya Roy Chowdhury, affectionately called Dadaji, emphatically discards the ‘gurubad’ prevalent in the country, and says that God...

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Think, then build: Infrastructure projects cost a lot more because planners keep repeating simple mistakes

India can never have enough infrastructure development as it tries to upgrade the quality of life and catch up with more advanced economies. Advanced or not, no country is blessed with unlimited resources. It makes...

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Arise, Awake, Vivekananda Has A Message For You

Authored by Arijit Ray Observing the ‘steeped-in-inertia’ state of his countrymen in the 19th century, Swami Vivekananda remarked, “First of all, our young men must be strong. Religion will come afterwards…You will be nearer to...

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Speaker speaks, but…Shinde safe after Narwekar ruling. However, more legal challenges will come. And state politics won’t get simpler

Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar took more than 18 months to decide on petitions for disqualification of MLAs filed by Shinde Sena and Uddhav Sena. But post-decision, don’t expect Maharashtra politics to be any simpler. SC...

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Decoding ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ to reshape our reality

By Anandmurti Gurumaa The profound wisdom encapsulated in one of the four Mahavakyas,‘Tat Tvam Asi’ from Chhandogya Upanishad beckons us to explore the profound interconnectedness that permeates our existence. Even the smallest drop in the...

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Dekho, Bharat Dekho

Not just Lakshadweep, India has a treasure trove of tourist spots. But tourism minus patriotism, please Revenge Tourism Mark 2. Akshay, Salman, Tendulkar triggered a clamour to boycott Maldives. Three of its deputy ministers had...

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Is Trump hell? Even if he claims to be christlike

The question has to be answered with facts, which too many Americans don’t want to know or they just don’t care. But media must keep pounding on facts With the disreputable Donald Trump challenging the...

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Why do we lead such superficial lives?

By Swami Sukhabodhananda Stay with this question and let it provide you with an answer. This response will not be lifeless words or dry knowledge but intuitive wisdom. For this to happen, one has to...

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Below the Vindhyas: There are UPites, Biharis, Malayalees, Tamils settled in Bangalore. Or Bangaloreans

“The boy is a Bangalorean,” my neighbour explained with relief as she announced her daughter’s engagement. And all the apartment aunties congregating on the katte(bench for non-Bangaloreans) nodded approvingly. Somewhere along the way, our loyalties...

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Back to jail: SC judgment on remission in Bilkis case underlines need for policy safeguards in all cases

Supreme Court on Monday set aside the remission order of Gujarat government issued in August 2022, which had freed 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. They are to report back to jail within a...

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Is there a hidden purpose to our existence?

By- Vijay Hashia The meaning and purpose of life is an introspective quest that many of us indulge in at some point in life. Arthur Schopenhauer gives the purpose of life a subjective hue, rooted...

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Habibi, I remember: We used to spend NYE in front of Doordarshan

Nowadays, I do not go out for New Year’s. Now that I think of it, I never did. Not that I did not want to as a teenager; all the cool kids went to parties,...

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Elders as the shrestha whose conduct inspires citizens to be committed to work as worship

We all agree that each citizen must be educated and trained to be committed to disciplines, codes of ethics, codes of conduct, commitment to duties and to the fundamental duties of our constitution, Article 51A,...

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Towards Swastha Bharat with healthy and hygienic food streets

Healthy and hygienic food is a major determinant for health and wellness and as the country’s food ecosystem is witnessing a transformation towards the availability of safe, healthy and sustainable food for all, one sector...

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February budget may have rhetoric, but not sops

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present an interim budget for 2023-24 on February 1. The full budget will be presented after the elections, in July. Do not expect fireworks in the interim budget. Finance ministers...

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Indo-French relationship: When commerce meets romance

There’s no scope for a menage a trois since both partners are completely compatible and unlikely to stray Bon chance! What luck!! Everything francaise is falling neatly into place. The timing for an 80-page comprehensive...

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Winter & birdsong: A relationship to be cherished and protected

Winter is the chirpiest season. Birds from far and further away make awe-inspiring journeys to India. But between climate change and local habitat loss, this winged tourism is hurting. So is domestic avifauna diversity. True,...

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When you empty yourself of everything

By: Narayani Ganesh The Heart Sutra, in Buddhism, speaks of navigating the path from emptiness to compassion. Buddhist teachers have stressed that emptiness is not the same as nothingness. HH The Dalai Lama has explained...

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2024’s Triple Challenge: Why Ukraine’s fate is intertwined with that of the global rules-based order

All ‘expert analyses’ that the Ukraine war was veering towards a stalemate and Russia was actually looking to freeze the conflict in its current state should be junked immediately. For, Russia on the morning of...

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Of constitution and voters

The 2024 Lok Sabha election is going to be a crucial political event. BJP, despite being in government for a decade, does not want to be seen entirely as a defender. Instead, the party, under...

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Lesson from 642 balls: Find the next Bumrah & Siraj

The Test lasted only two out of a possible five days, just five out of 15 scheduled sessions. Only 642 balls were bowled in four innings, merely 42 more than in a current ODI game....

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Let the little negatives leave your mind

-By Anup Taneja According to American writer Norman Vincent Peale, lack of self-confidence and deep-rooted feelings of self-doubt and insecurity are serious problems that have negatively impacted our lives today. In all walks of life,...

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How energy efficient fans can enhance physical and financial health in rural India

India, a land of diverse cultures and landscapes, is home to a significant rural population facing multifaceted challenges. Among these challenges, health and financial stability stand prominently. In rural areas, the absence of proper ventilation...

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Need to be right, sign of a vulgar mind

Sumit Paul French existentialist Albert Camus’ quote – “the need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind” – has profound relevance in all situations and circumstances in life. The morbid insistence on...

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Let’s have more in 2024

The good stuff to nurture in the new year. Or try to Activists;  authenticity; air safety; Ayodhya for the true Purushottam; animal-human co-existence; athleisure wear; Alia Bharat plus INDIA; builder regulations; batswomen; Bastar painting; (other)...

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The shipwreck call social justice

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi promised on December 28 that his party, if elected to power, will carry out caste census, a demand vociferously made by politicians (most of them Lohiaites) who specialize in caste-based...

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Why be ordinary when you can be extraordinary?

-By Jaya Row In the movie 12th Fail, a young boy in a remote village in the Chambal valley had a dream. He wanted to become an IPS officer and serve the country even when...

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Why we’re all our brothers’ keepers

By: Jug Suraiya Recently, a Karnataka judge ruled that the bystanders in a village who witnessed a woman being assaulted and paraded naked, and did nothing to protect her, were as guilty as her attackers...

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