Love in six shades of grey and a hint of white

By Anmol Saxena The concept of ‘God’ is deeply complex, spanning religion, philosophy, psychology, and language. Different traditions interpret it differently, making a single definition impossible. A grihast sant , Shyam Lal Saxena (Babuji Maharaj,...

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How To Go Electric…

Smaller EVs, battery-as-service model for cars. Govt campaign for e-cooking India uses a huge amount of petrol, diesel and cooking gas every month. Most of it is imported from other countries. But what if we...

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From sacred oaths to silent complicity

There comes a solemn moment in the life of every young professional when ambition pauses and conscience takes centre stage. A medical graduate rises to take the Hippocratic Oath, promising to heal with compassion and...

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Rebirth is grounded in reason & meditative insight

By The XIV Dalai Lama Among the Buddha’s profound teachings, few are as thought-provoking or as often misunderstood as the teaching of rebirth. For those raised in a materialist worldview, the idea that life continues...

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Being Chipper

India is finally entering the chip-making business in a big way Computer chips, also called semiconductors, are becoming one of the world’s most important products. In fact, experts say that by 2030, the world could...

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From scar to star: My life story

Like a diamond forged under immense pressure, my journey from suffering to success has been shaped by strength and transformation. In this respect, it is a story not just of survival, but of triumph against...

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My unGandhian experiments with truth and chatbots

8.15am The only thing free in life is bad advice. Especially in India, where from the moment we are born, someone is applying a kala teeka to our forehead on the recommendation of a chachi...

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Temple Food: The sacred flavours of India

Temple food holds a deeply significant place in Indian culture, extending far beyond nourishment. Across centuries, food offered in temples has symbolized devotion, gratitude, purity, and community. Whether it is the sacred prasad distributed after...

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World Hypertension Day 2026: The silent pressure India can no longer ignore

High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer.” It is silent because most people do not experience symptoms until serious complications arise. Yet, it is deadly because uncontrolled hypertension significantly increases the risk of...

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Neural networks of restraint and introspection

By Deepak Ranade The human brain, particularly the neocortex, is anthropologically the latest upgrade. The frontal lobes have blessed mankind with the faculty of abstraction. To perceive the intangible. It has also blessed us with...

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The AI illusion: Why the new tech boom is a mirage

Thirty years ago, while teaching a robotics lab course at the University of Illinois, my senior colleagues gave me a piece of advice that stayed with me: quit AI and robotics, because the breakthroughs were...

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US, Japan double down on defence ties. What does it mean for China?

There is a growing alignment between Tokyo and Washington in the defence sector. In January, Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in Washington, and they agreed to expand joint defence production...

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NEET 2026 cancellation crisis: Temporary fixes will not suffice

The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has done far more harm than disturbing the Examination schedule. It has deeply shaken the confidence of millions of students and parents across India. Conducted on May 3, the examination...

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Clack, sizzle, repeat

Snob society is now ruled by tile and tawa . In air-kissed exclusion zones, the talk is no longer of shiatsu massages and ethically sourced coffee. Even matcha is no match for mahjong and benne...

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Life & death: Two milestones of a journey

By Aacharya Pragyasagar Human life is a remarkable journey, one that begins with arrival and continues through many transitions. We celebrate birth with joy, yet the mere mention of death fills us with fear, grief,...

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Crisis of trust opens opportunity to reform admission tests

Another NEET examination question paper leakage has come to the fore and shattered the young medical education aspirants once again. This leakage of NEET 2026 has been accepted after many days of the examination, and...

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The real problem with free electricity is the message it sends

Tamil Nadu’s announcement of 200 free units every two months for 1.46 crore households, at an additional cost of ₹1,730 crore annually, arrives at a strange moment in global energy politics. No, not because such...

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Crisis/Opportunity

Iran war will probably hurt growth, but proactive policies can absorb much of its impact India’s economy is probably not going to grow as fast in 2026 as people had hoped. At first, experts thought...

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Overcoming the fear of missing out

By Pulkit Sharma Living in a world where we get frequent, endless smartphone updates about what others are doing is becoming challenging. What we see online is often picture-perfect, grandiose, carefully selected and curated stories...

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Holistic good health could be within reach

By Narayani Ganesh At one time, say even two decades ago, ailments among those living in India were predominantly brought on by infections. Today, however, that number has been overtaken by lifestyle diseases. According to...

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The power turnaround of Uttar Pradesh: Infrastructure, reform and energy security

Less than a decade ago, prolonged blackouts were among the defining features of life in Uttar Pradesh. Frequent power cuts affected not only villages, but also major cities and industrial centres such as Lucknow, Kanpur,...

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Nietzsche and the reinvention of the human

By Jug Suraiya If you were told that in a cycle of endless recurrence you’d live out your life exactly as it is in every aspect and every event, every pain and every joy, over...

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At Sea, in trouble

India is uniquely placed to rescue Hormuz sailors . It must lead a multilateral mission for repatriation  More than 20,000 sailors, most of them from India, are stuck at sea near the Strait of Hormuz...

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Mystic India to Akshardham: A journey that influenced my life

In 2006, one afternoon while driving past the Wadala Dome Theatre in Mumbai, my attention was drawn to a banner that read Mystic India. The vibrant images of Indian festivals instantly aroused my curiosity, and I...

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My Take 5 (Edition 68): The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5. This week we are discussing Russia’s scaled-down May 9 parade due to fears of Ukrainian drone strikes, Poland’s massive defence investment, US & Iran playing cat...

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As voters become trolls, old friendships are poll-arised

Ever since BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from office, social media has been up in arms. A friend who opposed BJP is so upset, she is pruning her friends list of those rejoicing at the verdict....

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On Mother’s Day, be grateful to your guru and god

By Sant Rajinder Singh The second Sunday in May each year marks Mother’s Day – a day to recognise, celebrate, thank, and honour our mothers and all mother-like figures in our lives. There is a...

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Student data privacy in universities: An overdue reckoning

Many European universities still expose student data because they rely on outdated administrative methods, leading to repeated GDPR violations and sanctions. Even though legal rules have existed since 2018, some institutions continue to publish exam...

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BJP’s Bengal Job

Bengal’s long and grim tradition of post-poll violence is on display again. The murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Madhyamgram, is the darkest shadow so far. Across...

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Dadi’s gift

She left all of us a priceless legacy – together with an equally great responsibility She was Dadi to all those fortunate enough to know her. Bunny and I were lucky in that we got...

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Shaping the future of textile and apparel industry of India – Role played specifically by the Make in India initiative

The textile and apparel industry is one of the largest contributors to India’s economy providing employment to millions and generating substantial foreign exchange earnings. With strong policy support, infrastructure development, and a skilled workforce, India...

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Leaders should pause before reacting

Ganesh Kolambakar In every organisation, authority is defined by designation and detailed in manuals. Roles are specified, powers are outlined, and procedures are codified. Such a structure is necessary, for it ensures order, accountability, and...

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Vijay’s Vijay

Vijay winning in Tamil Nadu is a big surprise—and a big lesson. For a long time, many experts believed that just being famous (like a movie star) doesn’t easily turn into votes. But they missed...

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Eyes in the sky, boots on the ground: The infantry’s quiet reinvention

There is a tendency to see modern warfare through the lens of machines, drones, satellites, and precision weapons. But beneath all that, the fundamentals of our Indian armed forces remain unchanged. Wars are still decided...

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Big Bong theory

Bengal, a habitual contrarian, has finally succumbed to the attractions of being one of the crowd of BJP-governed states in north India. Apart from Punjab, Himachal and Jharkhand, political geography has changed. Saffron’s sweep now...

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Solitude as a teacher and discipline of silence

By Venerable Gyaltsen Samten There was a time when life began to draw me away from worldly concerns, and i recognised this shift clearly. It was this inner orientation that led me to choose a...

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When the machine asks ‘who am I’

By Partha Sinha We have long been comfortable with tools. The hammer did not disturb us. The wheel did not provoke metaphysics. Even the computer, in its early obedient years, felt like a faster clerk....

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Exit polls: We need more trust, less tamasha

Exit polls in India are often treated as an election-night tamasha. This is not the case in many developed democracies, where the science and art of studying elections is becoming more refined and rigorous with...

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The power of association

Human life is quietly shaped by association. In its simplest sense, association is connection. It includes what we see, what we hear, what we engage with, and what we allow to reside within our consciousness....

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When did ordinary life become a disease?

Neurologist and seizure expert, Suzanne O’Sullivan , often sees patients who already have three, four, five preexisting diagnoses, which don’t yet have a cure. In a medical world racing pell-mell towards fancy new tests, she finds it...

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Commendable performance of India’s marine exports amid uncertain times

Marine products are one of the most important items of export from India. The sector not only provides opportunities to earn foreign exchange, but also generates income opportunities for a large section of the population....

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