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Monday, September 22, 2025
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Topic: YourTurn

YourTurn/SubscriberWrites: Nanak Shah Faqir’s teachings are the pivot of an egalitarian religion

Deriding the caste system he started the system of community kitchen or langar where everyone broke bread together irrespective of their background, writes Col HP Singh.

YourTurn/SubscriberWrites: EWS quota in India reflects an attempt to provide equality

Equality of opportunity is banal rhetoric in absence of fairness and coterminous ‘equality of outcome’, writes Ranvijay Upadhyay

Reservations do not help further the cause of higher education in India

At times discussions need to be politically incorrect to reflect the true picture and help the Nation and society to progress and prosper, writes Col KL Viswanathan.

Personal baggage needs to be discarded to move ahead in life

What you can truly leave behind is the love, kindness, affection, goodwill, generosity, and the lasting memories as an individual during your short stay on earth, writes Vaidyanathan Subramanian.

India can help end the Russia-Ukraine war. Not being part of EU may be key

Modi who can bring Putin and Zelenskyy on the same table, writes Ashish Agnihotri.

India’s inflation rate in August spiked to 7% but you need not worry just yet

CPI rates might be helpful in making macroeconomic policy decisions but they are of lesser consequence for individuals, writes Aniruddha Kalley.

Subscriber writes poem on women empowerment

Taking inspiration from Rabindranath Tagores’ ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’, Jayanti Sengupta Sharma writes about the shackles that hold women back

SubscriberWrites: India must make way for the young in politics

The parliamentary system of democracy with limited political space for younger aspirants cedes the leadership to undeserving dynasts, writes Nipul Seervi

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: India has been a nuclear power since 1954. History was not created only in 2014

India’s nuclear aspirations started with Nehru and its continued advancement is telling of the efforts of everyone, writes Ashish Agnihotri

On Camera

1979 Mecca siege flashback—Saudi resorts to Pakistan to protect the Kingdom

Even though the Western media sometimes gives the impression that young Saudis overwhelmingly back Prince Salman’s efforts, some data suggest there is a deep pool of resentment.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.