Why India is well-placed to be the world’s AI HQ

Much like the personal computer revolution of the 1980s and the internet boom of the 1990s, AI is fast becoming the operating system of modern business. In many ways, 2026…

Pregnancy is creative energy at its best

For many first-time mothers, pregnancy is meant to be a time of joy and of experiencing the energy of creation at its peak. However, instead of being immersed in this…

A gallery in Chennai at 60 Years 

At Artworld Sarala’s in March, this year , they were getting ready to celebrate 60 years at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai,  and Sarala Daruwala Banerjee invited me to her…

Consumerism and carbon footprint  

Soaring temperatures and unpredictable climate behaviour have thrown ecosystems out of order. We cannot deny that what is happening around us is our own creation. Our current lifestyle and excessive consumerism are…

The politics of charisma: Why Vijay is more than an electoral upset in Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, politics has never been just politics. Ever since independence, it has always been a theatre. A fusion of cinema and politics, star and statecraft. From M Karunanidhi…

Leaders should pause before reacting

Ganesh Kolambakar In every organisation, authority is defined by designation and detailed in manuals. Roles are specified, powers are outlined, and procedures are codified. Such a structure is necessary, for…

‘Op Sindoor showed India’s new strategic DNA’

Even as the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending and West Asia remains stuck in a No-War-No-Peace quagmire, it’s important to benchmark Operation Sindoor against other conflicts in…

Kerala’s king Cong? Satheesan

Though Kerala has returned UDF to office with a thumping majority under the leadership of LoP VD Satheesan, the question remains, who will become chief minister? From the moment the…

Message in a bottle

Trump and Iran better make a deal soon, or your beer will cost quite a bit more. Not that beer comes from the Gulf. They hardly make any. And glass…

Vijay’s Vijay

Vijay winning in Tamil Nadu is a big surprise—and a big lesson. For a long time, many experts believed that just being famous (like a movie star) doesn’t easily turn…