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The world in general and geo-political analysts in particular are grappling with a disruptive disorder unleashed by President Trump. The new game play-out in the Middle East really has no rules and closely approximates the Hindi maxim of ‘jis ki lathi, uski bhaainas’, which literally translates to the one who wields the stick will commander…
By Swami Tejomayananda Shastras mention 64 art forms, including dance, music, painting, sculpture, and others. But what is the deeper purpose behind these diverse expressions? The Sanskrit word for art is kala, which means ‘that which brings out or manifests joy.’ Thus, the purpose of art is to evoke joy and uplift the heart. However,…
From Iran to Gaza to Ukraine, a pattern of unchecked conflict is bypassing law and diplomacy, taking the world towards a dangerous new normal Someone recently likened the current condition of our bombed and bloodied world to the ‘Warring States period’, a centuries-long era in ancient China that was marked by the brutal logic of…
Do you wish to become rich? Most people would laugh and say, “Of course! Who doesn’t?” Yet, when it comes to money, conversations often become uncomfortable. Someone will always say, “Money isn’t everything,” or “There’s more to life than wealth.” True. But in my experience, those who struggle financially are often the ones who criticise…
Without being experiential, there is no education. Education today is needs-oriented. Attempts to make it aspirational have not succeeded. We are currently obsessed with learning and its impact on earnings, relegating quality of life to the background, that is, Education contingent upon education. Over time, education has determined individual success and the success of society…
At a ramen bar in Bengaluru recently, I noticed something odd. Nobody in the 20-person queue was treating it like an event. Not the teens in pyjamas, not the techies in hoodies, not the linen-clad aunties waiting patiently for their gyoza and miso broth which would be sold out by 9pm. There were no Instagram…
To understand why US President Donald Trump doesn’t think twice before causing upheaval, like attempting to bar Harvard University from admitting foreign students or arm twisting Apple into not manufacturing iPhones in India, one has to understand his worldview. In his piece in the Financial Times on April 18, historian-philosopher Yuval Noah Harir does just…
Introduction The high cost of logistics due to poor infrastructure and efficiency is said to be on the radar of the Indian Policy makers for the past few years. Taking note of this concern, Budget 2025 underlined that Supply Chain & Logistics are fundamental to all the 4 major engines of growth viz. Agriculture, MSME,…
In the last few years, there has been much emphasis on watching the breath. All meditation practices, all new-age gurus talk of breath regulation. The science of mindful breathing goes back centuries. Shāh Naqshband (1318-1389), a Central Asian Sufi master and the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, one of the largest and most influential Sufi…
While Vedan’s raw, politically charged rap resonates with a disaffected generation, his rise has been shadowed by allegations, contradictions, and persistent doubts about whether his rebellion is more aesthetic than ideological. As his popularity soars, deeper questions surface: Is he an authentic voice of resistance channelling marginalised realities, or a commercially packaged rebel crafted for…
