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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: tradition

What’s the Japanese Wabi-Sabi aesthetic all about? ‘Miserable tea’, flawed beauty, loneliness

Wabi and Sabi are similar but distinct concepts, yoked together far more often outside Japan than in it.

SubscriberWrites: Adhering to tradition does not indicate weakness. It is a mark of respect

While it is important to embrace change, it does not have to be at the cost of institutions that have upheld traditions, writes Col HP Singh

SubscriberWrites: Indian customs must undergo change. Holding on to relics for namesake affects growth

History must be recorded and remembered, but we must accept the wishes of a new generation to shed the customs introduced by our colonisers, writes Col KL Viswanathan

Vanishing ways: A photographer sets out to freeze northeast’s dying traditions

Shyamal Datta’s photographs depict the different daily rituals of different tribes, with fire emerging as a recurring theme.

The importance of GI tags: Why Bengal is celebrating its rasogulla victory

The two-and-a-half year battle for custody of the rasogulla saw West Bengal finally defeat Odisha Tuesday. The state was awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag for the ‘Banglar rasogulla’.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.