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By Meena Om Renunciation is required to be centred in the inner, true being, detached from all expectations, desires and aspirations, which can culminate in a feeling of separation. To experience oneness, consciousness needs to be expanded to the state in which it merges with the Supreme. Oneness propels an individual towards a feeling of…

Nari Shakti monnwalking in Mumbai The males of the species were seated on sofas, discussing the Hormuz Strait and IPL scores. The ladies were in a cluster, in another corner of the living room, chatting about LPG cylinders and Akshaya Tritiya. It was a typical Indian party, with a visible gender divide, passed down faithfully…

On February 28 this year, when Iran was attacked by the United States and Israel, it became clear that the world was going to witness a war that would affect a large part of the global population, from Indonesia to Brazil, where hundreds of trucks loaded with daily goods and groceries could not reach their…

Govts are recognising newspapers can nourish young minds. But parents have to do their bit Karnataka’s recent directive asking schools to begin the day with newspaper reading echoes a sensible idea whose time has returned. As we noted earlier ( https://bitly.cx/pweSP ), reading does more than fill time; it chisels the mind. It sharpens comprehension,…

A misconception is currently thriving in the industry that one can become a Generative AI expert without learning “traditional” machine learning. Large Language Models (LLMs) predict the next word in a sequence of words. They calculate the probability of occurrence of each word in a vocabulary that can follow a sequence of words. In the…

Teenage years are the most confusing years. They are no more a child who can be pacified with toys and sweets, yet they have not matured enough emotionally. There is loneliness, too. A child does not feel lonely, but a teenager does. Along with this, there are many hormonal changes happening in the body. A…

It is said that human resources are unofficial psychologists, lawyers, event planners, teachers, peacemakers, detectives and now also religious preachers. The recent alleged scandal at TCS Pune cannot be seen as an exception or in isolation. It raises a fundamental policy question: Should corporate houses have the power to shape the ideological boundaries of their…

The first phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly elections has recorded a staggering turnout of over 93 percent. Such participation is never incidental. It signals churn. It reflects anxiety, aspiration, and a deep urge to be heard. Some interpret this as a vote against the incumbent government led by Mamata Banerjee. Others see…

Tamil Nadu rarely produces fractured mandates. Its electoral history is defined by decisive verdicts and single-party governments. Now, as the dust settles on the 2026 assembly election, a rare scenario emerges: Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) getting a majority yet DMK falling short of the majority mark of 118 in the 234-seat assembly. If that scenario…

We should not view the state through a ‘Khalistan’ prism. This is a diaspora obsession, which does complicate India’s international relations, but has little to do with improving livelihoods locally The recent resurgence of debate around Sikh separatism, both at home and among the diaspora, has cast a fresh shadow on India’s social and political…