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Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Topic: tradition

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

Paul S. Atkins -
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

Col HP Singh -
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

Col K.L. Viswanathan -
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

Sankalita Dey -
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

Nandita Singh -
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’.

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Opinion

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

Soumya Pillai -
We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

‘Sonia wouldn’t become PM’—Congress ‘whisper campaign’ that denied PC Alexander President post

Economy

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

ThePrint Team -
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Defence

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

ThePrint Team -
He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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