Easing experience?
One can think of modernity as an eraser. We first classify nature as a form of friction. And then set about removing that friction. Hills, heat, crowds, waiting, bad roads,…
Sadhguru asks Alia Bhatt, ‘When do you live?’
Picture this: a movie star and a mystic are sitting across from each other. Alia Bhatt says she likes her nine hours of sleep. Sadhguru says he now sleeps around…
The unspoken gift: Shy steps
‘With timid eyes and faint smiles our fondness bloomed like pink tulips…..’ A few weeks after my heated encounter with Mrs. Kapoor, I desperately avoided locking eyes with her. For…
The greatest traitor and the biggest lie Part 11
In the last 3 parts, we argued that when the basis of consideration is matter or material, Time is definitely a traitor. Scientifically, we saw that time is not considered…
A ‘dead language’ Reviving a Nation
“Through Sanskrit, Bharatvarsha descends into your heart.” — Mohan Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak, RSS Since the days of invasions, the first attacks by enemies have often been directed at the pillars that…
Strait Talk
World can’t be held to ransom for Iran’s uranium. Opening Hormuz should be Trump’s priority Last year, world economy grew 3.4%, a modest increase despite Trump’s tariffs. In Jan, IMF…
By JNU, For JNU
Quota for teachers’ kids is insider advantage, and unfair, in a uni otherwise known for being progressive JNU is adding seats, 5% more, for its undergraduate and postgraduate courses. That’s…
Small blue dot
On raising free-range kids, with GPS’s help My daughter turned thirteen this year. Which means she is now old enough to go out on her own. Whether it’s school supervised…
Every action leaves an imprint
By XIV The Dalai Lama The law of karm is one of the most essential principles in Buddhist thought, yet it is often misunderstood. Karm, from the Sanskrit word meaning…
Skirting the women’s quota
There was a moment, during the debate in Parliament on women’s reservation and delimitation constitution amendments, when it looked like better sense might prevail. Home minister said, an official amendment…