Ever since BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from office, social media has been up in arms. A friend who opposed BJP is so upset, she is pruning her friends list of those rejoicing at the verdict. Friends who had never seemed political are suddenly posting mocking memes about Mamata Banerjee and posing in orange outfits. Virtual…
It was unsurprising that BJP rushed the swearing-in of Bengal’s new CM — even as Assam will have the same ceremony next week — and held it on Saturday on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary. BJP’s sweeping victory in West Bengal was built on several planks. One was a marked shift during election campaigning to combat…
This week’s historic BJP win in West Bengal brings a rare political alignment between New Delhi and Kolkata that could boost the connectivity agenda and help repair ties with Bangladesh. It offers opportunities for the state to emerge as an economic hub tied to Bangladesh, and to uplift the entire East South Asia region through…
Human effort is sacred. Without effort, no journey can begin. Yet on the spiritual path, effort alone is not enough. A seeker may meditate for years, perform austerities, chant continuously, and still remain distant from the true experience of the Divine. This is not because spiritual discipline lacks value, but because effort without grace often…
If bad omen had a face, it would be his………. The ominous November of 2018 The month began with Diwali festivities. The sound of phuljharis and anars electrified the otherwise silent evenings. All the houses around were adorned with gleaming fairy lights, colourful paper chandeliers and diyas, except Mrs. Kapoor’s. Their white Toyota Innova was…
Making pay visible may expose disparities, but without understanding how value is created and captured, it risks solving the symptom—not the system. Calls for salary transparency are growing louder in India’s corporate discourse. From LinkedIn debates to boardroom conversations, the argument is straightforward: if everyone knows what everyone earns, inequity will be harder to hide….
The flex board erected at Chengottamukku at Erayikkolli in Kolayad, Kannur, bore a familiar Communist red—the colour that has defined the district’s emotional landscape for decades. It carried photographs of Pinarayi Vijayan and party state secretary M V Govindan. But across their faces was stamped an unmistakable red X— an image that was once unthinkable…
I walked so far, my feet feel sore,like the road just won’t stop anymore.The sun that used to feel so nicenow burns my skin, not warm, just harsh. Faces I knew don’t feel the same,their smiles look different, like a game.This body… it used to feel like me,now it’s someone else to another decree. My…
Recent assembly election results were billed as a mid-term test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term as the states that went to polls namely, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the union territory of Puducherry account for a sizeable 116 seats in the 543-member strong Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party…
We concluded in Part 7 that astrology can predict spiritual progress, not merely material events. In Part 8, we argued that the cumulative effect of past lives (D60) decisively shapes the present life, including spirituality. It is therefore important to understand astrology as a predictive science rather than dismissing it as a money-making profession after…