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Self-doubt, confusion, not feeling confident, not showing up for yourself, not taking the first step or any step all – all these emotions are valid and form a phase of life, (no matter what your age), that is real and palpable. This is a time in your life, where it seems like nothing more can…

It was a hot humid afternoon in the mid-1990s. Clutching a file which contained my CV and clippings of a bunch of letters to the editors published in national newspapers, mostly in The Times of India, Patna edition, I reached a small office located in a modest building in the Jamia Nagar area of New…

The Chartered Accountancy (CA) profession has long been regarded as one of the most respected and technically rigorous professions in India. Chartered Accountants play a vital role in ensuring transparency, financial discipline, and corporate governance in the country. However, in recent years, a growing section of the profession believes that a series of policy decisions…

AI systems now influence who gets opportunity, who is visible, who is trusted—and increasingly, who is believed. They shape incentives, behavior, and social outcomes at a scale no previous technology has reached. Yet the way we talk about AI remains oddly shallow. Every week, the headlines get louder. Bigger models. Faster reasoning. Autonomous agents. Entire…

Continuing…… Building Agricultural Infrastructure and Market Power Post-harvest losses and weak market linkages have long constrained farm incomes. To this effect: The government has launched the Rs.1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) which seeks to address medium- and long-term debt financing for warehouses, cold storage, grading units, and community farming assets. The Scheme offers: Interest Subvention…

One morning, during my usual morning walk in the garden, I noticed a group of butterflies flying together. Each one was strikingly beautiful, yet distinctly unique in colour, pattern, and movement. As I watched them flutter effortlessly, a quiet realisation struck me deeply. We are all one in a million. And that uniqueness is not…

Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Vine. In this week’s edition, we look at the new French-Canadian alliance against imperialist America, explain why Trump is the most Left-leaning American president, explain the problem with the “2026 is the 2016” trend, and finally reveal why the pointy-haired boss will live on. A Frenchman…

Dreams are strange creatures. They don’t respect geography. Or time. Or logic. They simply appear, like old relatives who forget to call before visiting. In one dream, a colleague appears inside my childhood home in Lake Terrace, standing near the wardrobe as if he belongs there. In another, Maa travels in a train, sipping tea…

Every household today shares one common scene- A child glued to a mobile phone. A parent asking, “Bas ab band karo…” And an inner guilt whispering, “Am I failing as a parent?” No doubt, screens have become the third parent in our homes. From online classes to cartoons, from gaming to reels. It has become…

India has sadly seen many accidents that happen because authorities do not do their jobs properly. Still, one recent tragedy in Noida shocked many people, because it was so easy to prevent. A 27-year-old man died after his car fell into deep water. After such accidents, there is usually an investigation, officials say sorry, and…