Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.
Macaulay's intent was quite different from what has been propagated by Indian leaders and public intellectuals, who love to live in their own sectarian mental chambers.
The court order seeking the rounding up of this companion of humans over millennia is a sad story of our times, where our civilisational values have been obscured.
The creative ensemble of Russia’s NP Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University took centre stage, with performances highlighting the richness of Russian and Indian heritage.
Journalist Uday Mahurkar, founder of Save Culture Save Bharat foundation, has written to govt seeking ban on Netflix & X to make India ‘world’s first sexually perverted content-free nation’.
A number of cultural institutions have come under the scanner for shrinking autonomy and fluid identities in Modi's India. For some writers, Sahitya Akademi is the last remaining frontier.
Allahabad HC judge Siddharth granted bail to Jai Govind, accused by victim’s mother of abetting her suicide, citing 'one-sided' probe, and 'essentials' of abetment not being satisfied.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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