For the record
Sunday will go down in history like May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute-mile barrier, or July 13, 1985, when Sergey Bubka pole-vaulted over 6m. It’s one of…
War’s a big climate changer, but who cares
Wars are discussed in terms of geopolitics, economic loss, and tragic human toll. What rarely enters public debate is another profound consequence of modern warfare – its massive contribution to…
Are Bengal’s bhadraloks shifting towards BJP?
The second phase of Bengal election, on April 29, closer to Kolkata and its surrounding urban belt, is the harder test for BJP. Anger against Trinamool’s 15 years in office…
Accidental Eden
It has been called the ‘forbidden experiment’. The kind we could never, ever be justified in purposely initiating. Forty years ago, the worst nuclear disaster in history sent a radioactive…
A major crisis faced by international students in India
Language remains one of the biggest barriers faced by many international students in India. English may be widely spoken, but it is not spoken by everyone. For a foreign student, learning a…
Ingredients of leadership
Leadership over the years has become an ‘Industry’! Everybody is a Leader! Everyone is talking about it and writing about it. Indeed, it carries such a lofty and profound image…
How AI is becoming India’s smartest financial detective
The increasing use of digital technology in India’s economy has created new opportunities for economic development and capital investment. The transformation process has created new weaknesses through advanced financial scams…
Body language and mental health: A psychologist’s perspective
Human communication extends far beyond spoken words. As psychologists, we often observe that what remains unspoken—our gestures, posture, facial expressions, and tone—can reveal more about our inner world than verbal…
Is the Bengali bhadralok ready to swap his jhalmuri for dhokla?
An election like never before in Bengal. Never did the state see electoral roll revision to the extent it saw this time in the runup to the polls. Never did…
India’s heat isn’t the only problem, our AC addiction is
My city is simmering at 44 degrees, and I’m writing this from a room that feels perfectly comfortable. Not because it’s chilled to 20 degrees, but because a desert cooler…