By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist India’s oldest civilisation was the Harappan civilisation, which was a merchant civilisation. Over 4,000 years ago, in the Bronze Age, several planned brick cities stood along the Indus, the now-dry Saraswati, and the coasts of Gujarat. They traded tin, copper, lapis lazuli, carnelian and cotton with…
By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere With the rapid advances in science and technology for military use, contemporary warfare is multi-faceted. This was observed in Operation Sindoor, which is India’s strong and uncompromising response to Pakistan’s State-sponsored terrorist attack on tourists at Pahalgam on 22nd April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave India’s Armed Forces full…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam They say rituals bring order to life. Some meditate, some drink herbal tea, some do yoga. Me? I begin every day with a frantic, borderline hysterical search for my glasses. Now, you might assume I would put them in the same place every night, like a responsible, organised adult. That would…
By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist I am in Australia during the country’s recent general elections. Just across the street from where I am staying on Blackburn Road in Glen Waverley is the Office of Labour MP Dr. Carina Garland. She represents the Division of Chisholm, part of Monash City in Melbourne. Glen Waverley is a…
By Ravi Joshi – Joint Secretary (Retd.), Cabinet Secretariat Yesterday, on 10th May, the Government of India (GoI) declared a ceasefire on the Operations that it had launched on 7th May into Pakistani territory across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB). There has been a lot of dissatisfaction across the country…
By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Title: What The West Should Learn From India Author: Walter J. Lindner Year: 2024 Pages: 279 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Juggernaut Books The year was 1977. A tall, young, lean man with a backpack arrived in New Delhi from Germany. He loved Indian music, particularly Ravi Shankar’s sitar. He…
On the last day of the music series of Bhagini Sangeethotsava, well-known vocalist T.N.S. Krishna gave a vocal concert at BSS Vidyodaya in Krishnamurthypuram on Apr. 29. He was accompanied by veteran violinist H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Sumesh Narayanan from Chennai on mridanga and Bharadwaj Sathavalli on morching. The concert showcased Krishna’s deep-rooted classical training…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation One of the major problems in the world today is the fact that every sphere of our lives — from the intellectual to the religious — is governed by conclusions. When I speak of the spiritual journey as ‘quest’, the immediate assumption is that I am encouraging people to…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Social media is abuzz with a new generation of Babas on the internet. They are young, chubby and cute. They dress appropriately, say the right things and know how to play the media. They are gradually overshadowing the older generation of Babas, known for their beards,…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A trip to my neighbourhood barber is never just about getting a haircut. It’s a masterclass in politics, social commentary, economics, cinema and even a crash course in theology — all for the price of a trim. His shop may be small, but his wisdom is vast. The art of gossip…
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