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Is Ram Mohan Roy’s Brahmo Samaj an outdated relic? Members debate its place in modern India

A group of eight debated over the relevance of Brahmo Samaj in contemporary India at the 135th Annual Brahmo Conference held at Delhi’s Raja Ram Mohun Roy Memorial Hall on 25 October.

Was sati a British myth about India? Medieval memorial stones hold the truth

After Amish Tripathi and Bhavish Aggarwal questioned the reality of sati, liberals are claiming that the ritual was endemic to Hindu society. Neither have it completely right.

Sati economy is still big in Rajasthan. No pending file on Roop Kanwar in Jaipur

‘I don’t think sati can ever happen again,’ Karni Sena member Bhagwan Singh Rathore said with a scowl. ‘Today’s women are not like women of the past.’

Between the brothel and Brindavan—Bengal art shows twin faces of Hindu widows after sati ban

Many Hindu women took up sex work to survive. And the resulting Sundari stereotype is one that you won't find in history books.

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Over 90% of workplace compliance gaps linked to labour, environment, safety laws—TeamLease report

Report suggests warehouses may be particularly vulnerable to compliance gaps because they tend to have fewer supervisors and more contract workers.

Design, develop & deploy: Sarvam signs 5-year MoU with MoD to build AI for Army, Navy, IAF

Work will be carried out by Chanakya, Sarvam’s firewalled division. Focus areas are decision support, target acquisition and data fusion across the ‘sensor-to-shooter loop’.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.