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On 26 January 2022, a group of young men in Gaya, Bihar, set a passenger train on fire. Over the next 3 days, similar scenes played out in Jehanabad, Bhagalpur, Sasaram, Samastipur and Sitamarhi. Six policemen...
Every few days, another horrifying headline flashes across our screens. A boyfriend kills his girlfriend over suspicion, anger, or rejection, husband murders his wife after a petty argument, a young couple, once deeply in love, ends...
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...
Journalism With Courage Is Dead: How Fearless Voices Can Still Change India and Awaken Democracy
There was a time when journalism was not a profession — it was a battlefield. It is time again for this nation to wake...
“Faith Betrayed?” — Growing Anger Over Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Controversy Raises Serious Questions for the Government
They did not donate for corruption.
They did not donate for hidden deals.
They donated with pure faith.
For millions of Indians, the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya...
We Were Invited to the Table After the Menu Had Already Been Decided
I remember the precise moment I first encountered the full weight of globalisation's contradiction. It was sometime in the early 2000s, standing in front...
What Happens When a Nation Mass-Producing Degrees Runs Out of Jobs
India is in the middle of a peculiar celebration.
In November 2023, the University Grants Commission (UGC) finalised regulations allowing foreign universities ranked in the...
From Ecological Restoration to Rural Resilience: Building Self-Sustaining Communities for the Future
Rural India stands at the frontline of some of the country's most pressing ecological challenges. Erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, rising temperatures, and depleting...
Democracy For Sale : No Resignation, No Shame, No Accountability: India’s Political Defection Problem Is Out of Control
The voter must remember, The voter must question, The voter must refuse to normalize opportunism. Democracy is strongest when politicians fear the judgment of...
Gandhi’s Freedom Movement Changed India Forever While Modern Protests Struggle to Create Lasting Change
When Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920, thousands of young Indians walked away from colleges, government jobs, and comfortable futures. When he...
India-France Strategic Partnership: The Rise of a Defence Superpower—and Why Modi May Be Remembered as the Architect of India’s Military Transformation
History rarely changes in a single moment. Sometimes it changes through a series of decisions that quietly alter a nation’s destiny. The rapidly deepening...