BySri Sri Ravi Shankar Trying times bring out our ability to endure, prevail, and emerge stronger, kinder and wiser. The
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Four great plays of tragic playwright #2 :: Dr Salam Shantibala
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Farsighted leadership :: Dr Sumedha Kushwaha
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COVID Watch-2 : Death by Covid or starvation :: Yambem Laba
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Ningsjingbagi Pothashang :: Book Review by Amarjit Meengam
We are the world we are the children
I absolutely cannot bear to write about the Covid crisis anymore. I delete any and every WhatsApp message dealing with Covid
Central security for BJP MLAs in Bengal is bad politics
Indias technocratic approach to vaccination is excluding the
How to fix the shortage of doctors during the pandemic
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Judiciary must uphold rights of citizens without sacrificing
The virus gnaws at federalism: This pandemic is testing the
After infecting more than 2.3 crore Indians and killing more than 2.5 lakh of them, the novel coronavirus is eating away the
Against an infodemic: Good health communication is key to public
The Covid pandemic has underscored that effective communication is at the heart of winning any public health challenge. For
Women say no: To family virtues of the Chinese nation
Beneath Chinas rise in recent decades lies a potential time-bomb for Beijing itself: A falling birth rate. The countrys
Embrace warp speed: India should recall a key learning from the
The only way out of the Covid pandemic is by vaccinating. Social distancing, masking and a reasonable degree of hand hygiene
Creativity at stake: The current trend of evaluation is pushing
Examinations have hardly been a true reflection of a persons creative, collaborative, social, and critical thinking skills.
The Golden Mean is well within reach
By Indu Jain In governance, the core idea is to ensure the positive alignment of the pancha tattvas. For this, action has to
PLI for batteries should spur R&D
The plan, National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage, put forward by the department of heavy industry,
Modernising promoter, albeit gradually
We need better corporate governance in India Inc, with the board and management held to account. Hence the reduced regulatory
Rising powers present opportunities as well as threats, and the economic benefits and military threat China poses for its
This dharma, if followed by each organisation, will drive us from an asset-based economy to a talent-based economy. There is
Letters to the Editor May 15, 2021
Governors day outIt is unfortunate that in West Bengal, the Governor and Chief Minister have been at loggerheads for long,
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Curzon reborn after a centuryI remember an archaeologist exulting after a talk by Jagmohan, then A.B. Vajpayees culture and
How intimacy consultants make sex scenes look natural on screen
How intimacy consultants make sex scenes look natural on screen
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Where the quiet speaks: In conversation with Milestone director Ivan Ayr
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Q+A with Raima Sen on her new supernatural series
We have spotted the culprit... and it is us
Global data comparisons and social observations should make us stop pointing fingers at others and accept the largest share
How schooling during the pandemic can be transformed
A new series demonstrates why the kitchen is no place for Bollywood
A new series demonstrates why the kitchen is no place for Bollywood celebrities
Munaf Kapadia from The Bohri Kitchen uses his corporate savvy to
Munaf Kapadia from The Bohri Kitchen uses his corporate savvy to heat up India's regional food movement
The magic in novelist V. Annamalai's realism
The magic in novelist V. Annamalai's realism
The strained forces: The Indian Army steps up in the fight against
The strained forces: The Indian Army steps up in the fight against the virus, but guarding a hostile border might limit what
The lockdown blues: How the second wave has affected the Indian
The lockdown blues: How the second wave has affected the Indian economy
Why it's Stalin and Pinarayi's ideology and not Mamata's that India
Stalin was a Russian ruler who did not believe in god. He shaped the post World War II world. He died on March 5, 1953.
They, Modi-Shah, threw everything at Mamata Banerjee, but her citadel, Fort William, held together. The British, they built
Yogi Adityanaths handling of coronavirus outbreak spurs controversy
By Shruti Srivastava, Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Upmanyu Trivedi As Indias hospitals filled up and long queues emerged outside
Trust Deficit Democracy as being practiced now is under strain everywhere. It has become divisive, inefficient, indifferent,
Over 216 crore more vaccine doses in the pipeline by December, but
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Pathogenic, auto-immune or viral, all diseases are actually
Though the coronavirus pandemic is the greatest tragedy the world has witnessed in recent times, it also has a potential to
My Nuptial Chain Has Rusted, Making A Noose Around My Neck
When the marriage itself has no more meaning, when there is abuse and gaslighting in the relationship, what does a nuptial
Nostalgia road: War time tales of Mari Ners
This happens to be the centenary year of a marine engineer. Not a celebrity, but remembered as a WWII survivor. Amirapu
Kazi Karimuddin, who moved amendment in Constituent Assembly to
By Moin Qazi* Vidarbha has been a fertile soil for many social reformers and intellectuals. It has played an active role in
Kejriwal, Covid, gimmicks & tale of two cities
You can fool most of the people most of the time and the rest of them the rest of the time Kejriwal dictum Two cities,
Impudent violations of SOPs Vaccination questions
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Beauty behaviours during pandemic :: Shahnaz Husain
Beauty behaviours during pandemic :: Shahnaz Husain
Feminism and India :: Kaustov Kashyap
Feminism and India :: Kaustov Kashyap
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Mother :: Poem by Moirangthem Minakshi Devi
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Covid-19 is just another problem in Palghar, Maharashtra
Despite having the highest positivity rate in Maharashtra, Palghars Adivasi communities are sceptical about testing and
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Treat now, get sued later: the legal risks of life-and-death
Israels actions are destroying the moral legitimacy of its own
No, Indias vaccine exports have not hampered domestic Covid fight
Can states bring down vaccine prices? Yes, by coming together as a
The world has an abundance of great intellectual giants in all sorts of domains, some living and some dead. Most of us can
Power and accountability: Covid crisis wont affect Indias rise.
These are challenging times. Deaths, distress and destruction are all that we are encountering daily in the media, in our
Novel rumblings: Adityanath governments handling of Covid crisis
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singhs candid admission that his party didnt foresee Covid spreading to villages comes
Olympian challenge: As Tokyo readies to play host in a pandemic,
Theres no denying that the Olympic Games represent the acme of excellence in the sporting world. Athletes train years and
Global health has its origins in colonialism and imperialism it
Jesse B Bump, a lecturer on global health policy at the Harvard TH Chan Public School of Health, has researched the evolution
Sixth sense: The virus can make us lose touch with smell and taste
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Charity makes Eid a festival of humanity
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan The word Eid in Arabic means returning at regular intervals. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramzan.
A stablecoin monetary order may end US dollar dominance
The Wests slow crypto uptake could catch its authorities off guard
RBI should return to its dharma of taming inflation
Its monetary policy committee must reorder its priorities and put price stability on top of the agenda at its meeting in June
Spend money, GoI, to make Covid vaccines
The smart thing to do is to pay this money upfront to vaccine makers, so that they can add to their capacity over the next
The rise of cash a transient symptom
The huge increase in Indias cash in circulation during the pandemic is no cause for alarm. Central bank data shows that
What are the key challenges that will drive the longer-term change agenda? We would highlight three pivotal themes that will
Today is Akshaya Tritiya, a holy and auspicious day for many. It is celebrated as Parana diwas, the day Adinath Bhagwan, the
Letters to the Editor May 14, 2021
PSU vaccine productionThe mess over procuring vaccines, with some States now deciding to float global tenders, shows the
An unfettered market approach is not the answer to the health workforce crisis
Vaccination for 18 to 44 year olds: High CoWin registrations, too
Despite the commencement of vaccination for 18 to 44 year olds on May 1, disappointment is the order of the day as few people
Can private healthcare provide more value to consumers
Given the inadequate government allocations to healthcare, we need to nudge the private sector to provide affordable primary
Life is like a table tennis game. Its about finding the right balance between deft touches and powerful smashes, former
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By Gatha G Namboothiri and Tanvi Singh* The Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, via an order dated 22nd April 2021,
Kerala Assembly Elections | Social demographics shaped the
The LDF consolidated support among the social groups which generally vote for it
Redmi Watch First Impressions: Watch Out
Redmi Watch sits right between the MI Band range and the Mi Watch Revolve, but can it find a niche for itself in the market?
The recent Sachin Waze issue has highlighted what ails the police force. Some of the issues that ails policing which are
Smart preparation for smarter board committees
Dr M Muneer & Ralph Ward Board committees, a smaller working group of board directors, to assist the enterprise board in
Guru Rabrindanath Tagores Namaaz Woodcut
As large as the universe outside, even so large is the universe within the lotus of the heart. Within it are heaven and earth
Covid 19 India recovering, northeast in dire straits
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Stick to the three commandments Growing fatality rate
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Why is there a pain in hand ? :: Dr KK Pandey
Why is there a pain in hand ? :: Dr KK Pandey