Opinions
There is a certain theatre to Indian mainstream media today.
Anchors shout so that no one has to think.
Panels are arranged so that disagreement looks like chaos rather than democracy.
And somewhere in this daily circus, a simple...
Leadership is not measured by how effectively dissent is contained. Leadership is measured by how sincerely dissent is heard. Silence creates rumours. Rumours create anger. Anger creates confrontation. Confrontation creates mistrust. And mistrust destroys institutions. India...
Why India’s Best Minds Are Fleeing the Teaching Profession
India likes to call itself a nation on the rise, a young country with the world's largest pool of college going students, a country...
Pakistan’s Silent Civil War Is Louder Than Its Cricket Team
Pakistan was built on one idea. Religion would hold together a country that geography, language and ethnicity never agreed to hold together.
79 years later,...
India Wants Singapore’s Passport Rank With Vietnam Tarmac Behaviour
For a country that likes to describe itself as a rising power, India's passport tells a strange story. In 2006, the Indian passport stood...
Who Really Profits When Indian Traders and Investors Lose ₹1 Lakh Crore
India likes to tell itself a story.
The story goes like this: we are the fastest growing large economy in the world, our stock market...
Cabinet Reshuffle or Content Reshuffle? How India’s Media Is Turning Speculation Into ‘Breaking News’
Every time whispers of a possible Union Cabinet reshuffle emerge, something entirely predictable happens. Not inside the corridors of power—but inside television studios, YouTube...
Every Forced Hug at a Family Party Teaches a Child to Stay Quiet
I want to start with a number that should stop every reader in their tracks. In 2024, India registered 187,702 crimes against children, an...
Entrepreneurs, Not Exams, Will Save India’s Next Decade
On 26 January 2022, a group of young men in Gaya, Bihar, set a passenger train on fire. Over the next 3 days, similar...
Modern Love, Deadly Rage: Where Is This Generation Headed?
Every few days, another horrifying headline flashes across our screens. A boyfriend kills his girlfriend over suspicion, anger, or rejection, husband murders his wife...
42.6%; Employability Number India Doesn’t Want to Talk About
Sanskrit shlokas and samosas at convocation will not fix what is broken.
India worships Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, with genuine devotion every Vasant Panchami,...
The Republic of Excuses
There is a peculiar new sport sweeping across Indian drawing rooms, WhatsApp groups, and comment sections. It requires no physical fitness, no intellectual preparation,...
Padma Shri Awards – When a Fruit Seller, Tribal Teacher, and Social Worker Receive the Padma Shri, India Wins
Something deeply emotional has begun to change in India. For the first time in decades, the Padma Shri awards are slowly beginning to reach...
Mamata Banerjee Removed as TMC Chief, Abhishek Banerjee Suspended: Bengal Political Earthquake Shatters Trinamool Congress
In a political earthquake that has ripped through West Bengal’s power corridors, Mamata Banerjee has been dramatically removed as the chairperson of the Trinamool...