Neha Bora and the Battle to Save Public Education
“uth merii jaan mere saath hii chalnaa hai tujheqalb-e-mahoul mein larzaan sharar-e-jang hain aajhausley waqt ke aur ziist ke yakrang hain aajaabgiinon mein tapaan walwale-e- sang hain aajhusn aur ishq ham aawaaz-o-humaahang hain aajjis mein jaltaa huun usi aag mein jalnaa hai tujheuth merii jaan mere saath hii chalnaa hai tujhe” ~Kaifi Azmi(Aurat) (Arise, my […]
Red Sea Embargo Turned Bab el-Mandeb Into World’s Most Dangerous Maritime Chokepoint
Saudi oil under pressure, global trade at risk, and the strategic consequences of Yemen’s expanding maritime campaign For decades, global energy security revolved around a single maritime chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz. Today, however, another narrow stretch of water—Bab el-Mandeb—has emerged as an equally consequential strategic flashpoint. The recent decision by Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthis) to […]
From Hashtags to Handwritten Heat: Gen Z’s Protest Grammar
At Jantar Mantar and beyond, India’s Gen Z has turned dissent into a sharp, funny, and highly shareable language of protest. Their placards, reels, memes and slogans suggest that politics is now being argued as much through internet culture as through conventional street speeches. A protest that speaks meme The new protest vocabulary is not […]
Sonam Wangchuk’s Midnight Hospital Surrender: A Movement Betrayed Without a Fight
Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his 26-day hunger strike at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, accepting juice from Union Minister JP Nadda in the presence of another minister, Jitendra Singh, marks a stunning capitulation. The Ladakh activist, who positioned himself as a champion of students protesting the NEET paper leaks and systemic failures in education, walked […]
Rahul Gandhi at the Prime Minister’s Doorstep: Defiance, Solidarity, and the Rebirth of Protest
In the shadow of 10, Lok Kalyan Marg, Rahul Gandhi chose confrontation over convention.On 21 July 2026, flanked by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders, he led an impromptu sit-in against the Delhi Police’s heavy-handed crackdown on student protesters at Jantar Mantar and Parliament Street three days earlier. The authorities responded swiftly and brutally: […]
The Voice of Melancholy and Hope: Remembering Mukesh on His Birth Anniversary
In the golden tapestry of Hindi cinema’s playback era, five giants defined the musical contours of a newly independent nation: Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Talat Mahmood, and Mukesh. Yet, among these luminaries, Mukesh Chand Mathur held a space uniquely his own. He was not a vocal gymnast, nor did he possess a wide, […]
“Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam”: Remembering Geeta Dutt, the Voice That Turned Emotion into Eternity
On her 54th death anniversary, a tribute to the singer whose fragile, intimate voice continues to echo across generations “Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam, tum rahe na tum, hum rahe na hum.”“Time has played such beautiful cruelties; you are no longer yourself, nor am I mine.” Few lines in Hindi cinema capture the bittersweet […]
Beyond the Final Whistle: What the 2026 FIFA World Cup Revealed About Football, Power and Politics
Spain’s Triumph Was the Tournament’s Most Convincing Answer Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be remembered not merely for the quality of football it produced but for the wider questions it left behind. While the tournament was marketed as a celebration of the world’s most popular sport, […]
When the Caravan Moved On: Remembering Gopaldas Saxena ‘Neeraj’, the Poet Who Gave Hindi Its Singing Soul
Eight Years After His Passing, the Voice That Bridged Literature and Cinema Still Waits to Be Fully Remembered “Aur hum khade-khade bahaar dekhte rahe,Karvaan guzar gaya, gubaar dekhte rahe.”(“We stood watching the spring unfold, while the caravan moved on and all that remained for us was the dust.”) Few lines in modern Hindi poetry have […]
When the Superstar Became Immortal: Remembering Rajesh Khanna, the Man Who Taught Hindi Cinema to Dream
The enduring legacy of Hindi cinema’s first superstar “Babumoshai, Zindagi badi honi chahiye…Lambi nahin” (Babumoshai, life should be big, not long.”) Few actors have ever scripted their own epitaph as poignantly as Rajesh Khanna did through the dialogues, songs and characters that defined his career. Even in death, the lines from Anand continue to echo […]
