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By Vidyadhar Date |
The State government is promoting Marathi, over a fortnight ending on January 28, with events and activities that…
By Lekha Rattanani |
Raising the age of marriage for girls in India from 18 to 21 is a not a simple step that will bring all-encompassing…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This holiday season there is little to cheer and a lot to worry, what with Omicron doing the rounds and lockdowns being…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Pandora Papers raise a lot of issues that need serious introspection. However, one hopes that like the Panama and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
To an angry questioner on social media, who asked why has this celebrated Hindi film star endorsed as undesirable a…
By Lekha Rattanani |
It is this prestigious University with its rich history that has now decided to drop some inconvenient truth from its…
By Ajit Ranade |
A nationwide survey covering 15 States has found that online education is simply not working. For the past seventeen…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s 74 years of existence as a sovereign independent nation is a minor miracle. At its birth, not many outside…
By Arup Kumar Dutta |
The people of North-East India have been, in numerous ways, paying the price for geopolitical remoteness. The reality…
The growing influence of large and powerful business conglomerates continue to raise concerns, not only in India but…
By Ajit Ranade |
The latest survey indicates that such conviction is ingrained among Indians, and it is for us to reinforce, and harness…
By M A Kalam |
Blind ritualism does not lead to an understanding of what the religion teaches, and the deeper messages are often lost…
By Lekha Rattanani |
So why is India surprised when Sachin Vaze, an assistant police inspector, was found camped in a five-star hotel, drove…
By Aseem Shrivastava |
I have almost come to believe in the myth of corporate liberalism. And then comes Prof. Mehta’s resignation to remind…
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There was widespread celebration as Kamala Harris became the first female US Vice President. But beyond the borders of…