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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
TopicDraupadi

Topic: Draupadi

Draupadi, Chanakya didn’t tie hair—power, purity, rebellion of hair rituals in ancient India

+TFP Patrick Olivelle -
Mendicants are warned not to seek alms from a woman with loose hair, which could indicate recent sexual intimacy or menstruation. A soldier letting his hair down is a sign of surrender.

When Draupadi, Pandavas observed Chhath and regained the lost kingdom

Ekisha Singh -
In ‘Chhath’, Ekisha Singh delves into rituals and belief behind the festival celebrated across north and east India.

I taught Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi in DU. Discomfort was at the core of the classroom

Tina Das -
We must choose ‘discomfort’ over ignorance when it comes to narratives of violence against women. It is a catalyst for important conversations.

No domestic violence when brothers share ‘wife’ — book dwells on ‘Draupadi pratha’ bliss

Jyoti Yadav -
‘Gender, Culture and Honour’ seeks to analyse daily life of women from various perspectives like caste, patriarchy, religion, age.

Deepika Padukone is set to play Draupadi, India’s first superwoman & #MeToo warrior

Kaveree Bamzai -
Deepika Padukone's Draupadi will be a two-part film and give women the Baahubali they want.

Our daughters will see Sita as a single mother and Draupadi as a #Metoo warrior

Kaveree Bamzai -
A new generation of women writers are retelling the stories of women in history and mythology.

We respect Sita and hate Draupadi for all the wrong reasons

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni -
People don't often take into account that Draupadi didn't want five husbands; she was forced into this arrangement by Kunti's declaration.

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Opinion

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

+TFP Ashutosh Varshney -
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Galwan decisions fell within military responsibility. Political class mustn’t have been burdened

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Economy

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

Udit Bubna -
FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

Defence

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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