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Topic: Bhagavad Gita

Story of 2 Indian-origin doctors behind one of the biggest medical research scandals in years

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Oxford journal turns to Gita for Covid lessons, says healthcare workers are today’s Arjunas

Himani Chandna -
An article in the peer-reviewed European Heart Journal said Krishna's teaching to Arjuna in Bhagavad Gita held lessons for the world tackling Covid today.

Bhagavad Gita wasn’t always India’s defining book. Another text was far more popular globally

Prathama Banerjee -
It was only after Western interpretations made it popular that nationalists like Gandhi, Aurobindo and Tilak took up the Gita and made it India’s seminal philosophical text.

Trying to define Bhagavadgita through narrow silos is a sterile attempt, at best

Bibek Debroy -
Books and papers are still being written on the Bhagavadgita, subjecting it to analysis and vivisection.

After Hindi, row over Sanskrit in Anna University: Is Tamil Nadu’s language politics dated?

ThePrint Team -
Tamil Nadu's Anna University has made it mandatory for engineering students to study philosophy, which include Bhagawad Gita and Upanishads.

Ambedkar and Gita: There is a reason why Narendra Modi will never mention them together

Dilip Mandal -
PM Narendra Modi chose to ignore Ambedkar's critique of Gita in his speech at ISKCON even as he noted Gandhi and Tilak's supportive views on the text.

Not even Rama and Laxman could resist the succulent meat preparations of ancient India

Nayanjot Lahiri -
Meat eating was the norm right through ancient India, which is why even Emperor Ashoka couldn't get his family and subjects to give it up.

This godman-storyteller eulogises ‘unsung’ political figures, next on list is Vajpayee

Pragya Kaushika -
Ajay Bhai Ji did a recital on BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya last year, and his new Atal Gatha is expected to be attended by union ministers

Rahul, not Modi, has proved to be a true student of the Bhagavad Gita

Sudheendra Kulkarni -
The young Congress chief said he would never malign the prime minister and declared that his party would “defeat the Congress with love, not hatred”.
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Opinion

India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

Prafulla Kumar Jain -
The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

Nepal’s failure to recover Oli-era social media accounts shows how fragile the new govt is

Shoe attack on CJI Gavai shows how caste prejudice flourishes at the top of the Indian state

Economy

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

Udit Bubna -
The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

Defence

Rawalpindi chicken tikka to Balakot tiramisu, IAF unit’s Op Sindoor-themed menu sparks frenzy

ThePrint Team -
The menu, it is learnt, is from an IAF station that saw intense action during Op Sindoor and was curated as part of a dinner to mark Air Force Day (8 October).

National Interest

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.

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