Launched At The World Book Fair 2026: भारत में सड़क दुर्घटनाएँ
Book Review by Nikita Lakhera भारत में सड़क दुर्घटनाएँ From Bharat Mandapam New Delhi – Road accidents have quietly become one of the biggest everyday tragedies in India. They do not just take lives, they leave behind broken families, long-term disability, financial loss and emotional trauma. Keeping this harsh reality in mind, a new Hindi […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose : The Uncompromising Revolutionary Of India’s Freedom Struggle
On his birth anniversary, remembering a leader whose life was defined by courage, discipline, and an unyielding commitment to India’s independence A Revolutionary Born to Defy Empire Subhas Chandra Bose, born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack in present-day Odisha, remains one of the most formidable figures of India’s freedom struggle. A contemporary of Mahatma […]
AR Rahman, a Loaded Interview, and the Changing Ideology of Bollywood
The controversy surrounding A.R. Rahman’s recent BBC interview has less to do with what the composer actually said and far more to do with how his words were framed, provoked, and subsequently amplified. A closer reading of the interview reveals a pattern that deserves scrutiny—not of Rahman’s intent, but of the manner in which the […]
Nani Palkhivala: Eternal Sentinel of India’s Constitutional Soul
In the hallowed corridors of the Indian judiciary, certain names do not merely represent legal expertise; they evoke the very spirit of liberty and the sanctity of the Constitution. Nanabhoy “Nani” Ardeshir Palkhivala was one such rare luminary. As we mark his 106th birth anniversary this January 16, we remember a man who was far […]
Democracy by Confusion: How Maharashtra’s New Ward System Turned Voting into an Ordeal
When electoral innovation ignores the voter, participation becomes punishment. An Election Long Delayed, Then Poorly Delivered After more than three years of administrator rule in Maharashtra’s major municipal corporations, the 2026 civic elections were expected to restore grassroots democracy. The Supreme Court’s intervention in late 2025 finally cleared the logjam caused by prolonged disputes over […]
Abrupt Closure Of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute Of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME)
Celebrating Educational Sabotage: The Communal Hijacking of Vaishno Devi Medical College In a bizarre spectacle that underscores the perilous intersection of politics and education in contemporary India, members of the Shri Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti in Jammu distributed sweets and blared triumphant music to hail the cancellation of the MBBS course at the Shri Mata […]
Somnath & The Uses Of History: What The Prime Minister’s Narrative Leaves Out
Mumbai,9Jan26: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently invoked the Somnath temple as a symbol of India’s civilisational endurance, marking a millennium since Mahmud of Ghazni’s raid, he was not merely recalling a historical event. He was articulating a particular way of remembering the past — one that treats Somnath as an emblem of uninterrupted Hindu […]
The Illusion of Autonomy :Why the VBSA Bill Risks Shackling Higher Education
Mumbai,9Jan26:My critique of Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan : The Illusion of Autonomy: Why the VBSA Bill Risks Shackling Higher Education .The recently introduced Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, has been presented by its proponents as a landmark move to “free” Indian universities. Writing in th Indian Express, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh […]
Trump Administration Tells Venezuela to Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba
Trump Administration Tells Venezuela to Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba Before Oil Production Can Expand NEW DELHI, The United States, under President Donald Trump, has issued an unprecedented demand to Venezuela’s new interim government: dismantle economic and strategic ties with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba, and agree to an exclusive oil partnership with the U.S. […]
The Illusion of Autonomy: Why the VBSA Bill Risks Shackling Higher Education
The recently introduced Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, has been presented by its proponents as a landmark move to “free” Indian universities. Writing in th Indian Express, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh argues that the Bill will usher in an era of “minimal structural encumbrance” and “maximum governance.” However, a closer […]
