War hurts movies too
West Asia has for decades held a special fascination for Indian films, particularly the crop from Maya Nagari, Bollywood. This has been turning concrete, with stars such as SRK and…
Set the record straight
Little Ishank Singh, all of 7, by all accounts is a water baby. He started swimming at age 3. Once his Sri Lanka to India 29km swim was chalked out,…
The Trumped-up manliness of MAGA-verse
American men are facing a crisis of masculinity, driven by uncertainty about what it means to be a man in an era where their traditional dominance is being called into…
Pursuit of Buddha’s relics
The Buddha relics, on view in Ladakh now, are home in India exactly a year after they surfaced, set to go under the hammer, from a private collection. In 1898,…
Down the barrel
Blockade of Hormuz is hurting world’s poor most. Collapse of a US budget airline is latest reminder Whether the war between Trump and Iran is over or just paused, it…
A new chapter in Maharashtra’s development begins
The inauguration of the Mumbai–Pune ‘connecting link’ marks the beginning of a new chapter in Maharashtra’s development. In fact, , the state has entered a glorious era of infrastructure development…
Set the record straight
What do you do when a 7-year-old breaks a world record? Meet Ishank Singh. He’s just 7, but he loves water so much that people call him a “water baby.”…
Writing without a writer?
We have always mistaken eloquence for intelligence. It is an easy mistake to make, for the assured use of written language has indicated that someone is in control of one’s…
Down the barrel
Whether Trump’s war on Iran is over or paused, it hasn’t stopped affecting ordinary people’s lives. Americans are paying $4.4 per gallon of petrol, up from $2.9 in Feb. The…
Time: The greatest traitor and the biggest lie part 12
Once Time is perceived from its smallest unit—where nothing else exists (the Adwaita state)—the correlation between action and consequence is immediate. However, Time is experienced within the body and then…