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Gen Z is living with peak uncertainty. It’s the loneliest age

Dr Meg Jay - 15 June, 2024

Indian Muslims are fighting for Right to Have Rights. Hindutva is now the only game in town

This Hindu-Muslim relationship blossomed despite the Babri Masjid riots in 1992

RBI had problems with Raghuram Rajan. He was a handsome media darling, and had a green card

Millions of women absent from India’s workforce capable of adding Rs 30 lakh crore to GDP

N Chandrasekaran - 17 October, 2019

Nearly 120 million Indian women are unable to join the workforce with safety & mobility issues and gender norms hampering their entry.

Rocket science: How small ‘sounding rockets’ scripted ISRO success story

P.V. Manoranjan Rao - 15 October, 2019

The PSLV is by no means the most powerful rocket in the world, or even in ISRO’s armour. Yet, the story of PSLV is, in a sense, the story of rocketry in ISRO.

The Indian political leaders of today who come closest to Akbar, Ghiyasuddin, Aurangzeb

Manimugdha S. Sharma - 13 October, 2019

Akbar was unconventional, Ghiyasuddin believed in the divine right of kingship and Aurangzeb was a darling of the orthodox.

When Lal Bahadur Shastri sent Nehru his resignation & set a gold standard for politicians

Sandeep Shastri - 12 October, 2019

As railway and transport minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri sent his resignation twice to Nehru after train accidents. Only once he was persuaded to take it back.

How al-Qaida outpaced ISIS in Bangladesh by tuning into youth anger & conservatism

Joseph Allchin - 10 October, 2019

Modern Bangladesh is a textbook breeding ground for ‘ressentiment’. And new strains of Islamist terror—ISIS and Al-Qaeda—are showing through.

Gandhi goal behind courting Hindu leaders & groups was to make them more malleable to Muslims

Rakhahari Chatterji - 6 October, 2019

Gandhi was a great enthusiast for cow protection but refused to use it as a bargaining chip for his support to the Khilafat Movement.

Why Pakistan doesn’t have to choose between traditional ally US and newer friend China

Shuja Nawaz - 5 October, 2019

Pakistan must learn to live in South Asia without becoming a vassal of surging India. Otherwise, it risks becoming an asterisk in future atlases.

Gandhi cursed ‘luscious’ mangoes he once loved because he wanted to transcend sex & desire

Nico Slate - 2 October, 2019

Sarla Devi Chaudhurani had sent the Mahatma some mangoes. He only wanted a 'spiritual marriage' with her and so cursed the mangoes.

For RSS, Hindu ideal is Shiv-Parvati marriage with man-woman on equal footing

Sunil Ambekar - 1 October, 2019

Families are not meant to stay in isolation. They should maintain harmonious relations with relatives, neighbours and the community.

When Mahatma Gandhi washed Kasturba’s soiled petticoat

Tridip Suhrud - 29 September, 2019

Between 1943 and 1948, Gandhi’s grand-niece Manu kept a diary, writing about every small thing that happened during her stay with him and Kasturba.

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Gen Z is living with peak uncertainty. It’s the loneliest age

Indian Muslims are fighting for Right to Have Rights. Hindutva is now the only game in town

This Hindu-Muslim relationship blossomed despite the Babri Masjid riots in 1992

RBI had problems with Raghuram Rajan. He was a handsome media darling, and had a green card

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