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Election Commission’s Plan Is Creating More Worry Than Help The Election Commission (EC) is trying to update Bihar’s list of voters before the upcoming elections. But instead of making things easier, it’s causing a lot of confusion for ordinary people. Bad Timing This update is happening during the monsoon – the rainy season – which…
EC’s revision is more confusing than comforting EC’s assurances about the efficiency of its Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s voter roll aside, the ground reality is that many ordinary voters are confused, more so since state poll commission is in overdrive just months before elections. Bad timing | The issue’s bigger than opposition concerns. The…
Somewhere between Dalal Street and Wall Street, there’s a humming server, a caffeinated quant, and an algorithm that can out-think morality in under a millisecond. Welcome to the world of high-frequency trading—where the trades are fast, the language is dense, and sometimes, the ethics don’t catch the elevator. Enter Jane Street. A Wall Street darling…
A few days ago, my brother called me, wanting to postpone our weekend meeting — something we call बौद्धिक — an intellectual discussion the three of us brothers have been doing regularly around topics of shared interest. He had an important presentation at a conference, and suddenly—only one day was left to prepare. He said…
By Harsh Kabra Each year, as monsoon clouds gather over Maharashtra, a river of humanity flows across the state, taunting ashen skies with bright saffron flags and drowning thunderclaps in chants of ‘Vitthal, Vitthal’. With over a million hearts beating as one, the Pandharpur Wari, a nearly 800-year-old pilgrimage rooted in Maharashtra’s Bhakti tradition, is…
True strength lies in standing up for what is right, even when faced with insurmountable challenges. This timeless lesson from the spiritual struggle of Karbala has inspired man towards goodness, nobility, valour and strength for centuries. Hazrat Imam Hussain’s stand against injustice has inspired courage of conviction for individuals of diverse races and different countries….
Public outrage has muted Delhi’s drive to push out old cars. Bigger problem is that clean air policies are fashioned without scientific insight or robust data. Some actually hurt the environment Public backlash has forced the Delhi government to walk back from its initiative to impound ‘end of life’ vehicles. But before this, the sudden…
Cultures that fetishise food stick women in the kitchen for hours on hours. Gender parity takes off where the cuisine is functional, UK to Germany, overcooked cabbage to sausage There’s a pungent paradox simmering in the world’s most celebrated kitchens: the better the cuisine, the worse the gender politics that come marinated with it. Somewhere…
A long time ago, in the 1950s, China took control of Tibet. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, and thousands of Tibetans had to leave their homeland. They chose India as their new home, and since then, they’ve lived peacefully among us. India recently showed strong support for the Dalai Lama by saying…
Anyone can be perfectly beautiful – but at what cost? Somewhere along the way, the concept of self-care got hijacked by an industry of perfection; uniqueness by cloning. We must once again allow ourselves to be as Nature intended. We remember her as the Kaanta Laga girl with those big, luminous bedroom eyes and…
