Sari is making a joyful comeback at Paris Olympics opening after eight years. If comfort made athletes shift to blazers and trousers, then pre-draped saris are the perfect solution. Sari is no kimono. It never went out of style. It keeps reinventing itself for the new generation, as it should.
BRS shouldn’t play politics over Andhra’s Keeravani composing Telangana anthem
BRS’ criticism of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy for choosing Andhra’s Keeravani to compose its state anthem is absurd. Such parochialist politics over a song by the composer of Oscar-winning naatu-naatu is crude. People have already rejected KCR’s party for persisting with such politics but it apparently hasn’t learned any lessons.
Extreme heatwaves singeing India. Build climate-resilience, better water management
Extreme heatwaves are singeing India. This is only a grim prequel to what future summers will look like. Climate change is an urgent public health crisis. What needs immediate fixing is education, climate-resilient infrastructure and better water management. Citizens must start asking hard political questions about charging for water usage.