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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 is still affecting everyday people. In the US, petrol prices have risen from $2.9 to $4.4 per gallon. For poorer families, this makes it much…

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.” He started swimming when he was only 3! When he decided to swim across the Palk Strait (a huge 29 km stretch between Sri Lanka…

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 with projects such as Atal Setu, metro projects in Mumbai–Pune, Mumbai Coastal Road, Versova–Bandra Sea Link and Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg. These facilities have not only…

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 thoughts and is able to translate them into language, in a way that makes the working of their minds apparent. We read logic into narrative…

Mahua means cheap liquor — at least that’s what it means in cities. For tribals, this tree is like a wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpavriksha), from which food, oil, and liquor are all derived. The liquor is also used for purification at the beginning of every religious ritual. Tribals often welcome their guests with mahua liquor. When…

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 projected outward. The moment it is projected outward (i.e., when “otherness” arises), it becomes staggered. A gap between cause and consequence is thus created. At…

My son lives abroad. A few days ago, he called and, somewhere between catching up and saying goodbye, reminded me to get the car serviced. There was something in the way he said it. Certain. Unhurried. The way I might have said it to him,  once. That evening, my daughter asked when she should book…

What we choose to wear every day might seem like a small decision, often made in a hurry between sips of morning chai and checking the time, but in reality, our everyday outfits quietly say a lot about us. Without being loud or intentional, personal style becomes a reflection of mood, routine, personality, and even…

Creation, as understood in the depths of Hindu philosophy, is not born of necessity nor of any lack within the Divine. It is, rather, a spontaneous expression of infinite fullness. The ancient seers of the Upanishads captured this mystery in the profound declaration: “एकोऽहम् बहुस्याम्”—“I am One; may I become many.” This is not a…

What joy do you have left in your life? That is the question I often hear after telling people that I, once a columnist on wine, have now quit drinking altogether. Somewhere along the way, momentary dopamine hits and the deeper joy of life began to be treated as the same thing. They are not….