By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Rajputs are warrior communities who thrived in the shadows of the Aravalli mountains and controlled the Thar Desert. Some even lived in the Punjab plains and Malwa plateau. They rose to prominence during the Mughal era, and scholars have long been trying to understand their…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Aging is a wonderful journey —one that comes with wisdom, experience and, most importantly, the ability to completely forget someone’s name the second they walk away. It’s not that I don’t care. I do. It’s just that my brain, once a powerful machine of recall, now behaves more like a distracted…
Of late, this young tennis prodigy from Mysuru has been making headlines with her impressive performances in both national and international tournaments. At just 14 years old, Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar has displayed immense potential to become one of the country’s top tennis players — a dream she is actively chasing. Currently ranked No. 6 in…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Today, as societies become modern, cultures are becoming completely “body cultures.” The body has become the most dominant part. As we evolve, other aspects should become more significant but unfortunately, the body has become more important than anything else. It is all about the body. The way society is…
Building debris & domestic waste menace overwhelm Hebbal Industrial Area By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Industries are the backbone of a nation’s growth, and while they contribute significantly to the exchequer through annual taxes, they expect the Government to provide at least the basic amenities required for smooth operations. However, the grand promises made by authorities…
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…
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