Tribal sports talent: Our national pride
I have observed that in rural areas and forest regions, children spend more time outdoors amidst nature. They discover simple ways to play games. They create play areas by drawing…
Humour hijacked
Punita Punrani, the president of HAHA – Humour And Hasimazaak Association – called an Extraordinary General Meeting of the organisation to order. “Comrades in qualms,” began the president, in keeping…
The shenanigans of the fifth estate
The press has long been the guardian of democracy. Today, a fifth estate of millions — YouTube channels, Instagram reels and viral posts — has emerged, celebrated for democratizing information.…
What it means to be a student
Do you think students have a social responsibility, a political responsibility, an economic responsibility, a cultural responsibility or an environmental responsibility? If your answer is no, you possibly missed the…
Tamil Nadu’s three-way contest tests incumbency, popularity and experience
With DMK facing the pressures of incumbency and TVK banking on star power, AIADMK under Edappadi K. Palaniswami positions itself as the organisational dark horse in a fragmented race. Tamil…
Flocci…What?
Floccinaucinihilipilification said a Delhi magistrate, while dismissing a plea. He could have said the petition was without merit, meaning basically the same thing. Let us respond in kind. He, clearly,…
Plans B To Z
Last year, Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs on April 2, not April 1, to ensure they weren’t taken for a joke. This year, he couldn’t care less. While he delivered…
Trump doesn’t TACO, but sounds more wacko
Thirty-two days after US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Trump chose Passover to make his first public appeal to the nation, in the face of an unpopular war whose…
Forests to finish lines
I have observed that in rural areas and forest regions, children spend more time outdoors, amidst nature. They discover simple ways to play games. They create play areas by drawing…
Words that describe them need to change
William Shakespeare’s famous line from Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose would smell as sweet,” has often been cited by people brushing off…