Change your destiny by changing your karma  

Great gurus don’t say, “Believe only what I say, follow only me!” The most evolved spiritual teacher in the world is one that says—“Don’t believe what I say, God has given you…

All the rage and not much human science

Peptides are short-chain amino acids that control various biologic activities in living organisms. For athletes, they are the new testosterone. For overweight people, they are the new diet. For injured…

What the global law postulates?

Of Mermaids, prickly pirates oil rich islands beyond the sea’s cloud of walls, Aqua men and the Poseidon! Apart from the sea myth,  there happens to be a dedicated dictum…

Why sustainable plastic waste management is important for Dehradun 

Plastic waste is the most visible and damaging component of this crisis of waste management Uttarakhand is faced with in general and Dehradun in particular, for the reasons that in today’s world you can…

Demands a stronger Indian response

China has once again released a list of Chinese names for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it refers to as Zangnan (South Tibet), as part of its territorial claims. The…

From intent to impact- India’s nationally determined contributions, pathways for development

The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) plays a pivotal role in the pursuit of climate change objectives, regardless of their current status or effectiveness. The collective commitment and efforts of all…

From Russian twists to political poses

8am: After 20-odd years of yoga, I’ve started lifting weights. This whole personal trainer business baffles me. I invite someone home, offer him tea, and then pay him to torture…

Sindoor marked big shift, but US ties cast shadow

A year after Operation Sindoor, the contours of India’s response in May 2025 appear less as a moment of rupture and more as a confident consolidation of an evolving strategic…

India’s delimitation battles are costing its poorest voters

With Lok Sabha seats frozen to 1971 Census numbers, India has moved far from the principle of one person, one vote. Today, an MP in Bihar represents 3.1 million people,…

Chhattisgarh now needs a Sevagram and Shanti Van

Two years ago, when we set out on a three-month peace journey, people in many villages of Bastar had organised meetings in their village’s gauthans (common cattle yards). The gauthan…