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In door-to-door sales, a representative visits homes or businesses in person to promote the product or service and make a sale. This is as traditional as the sales process can go. Can AI, which is a new-age technology, help with this process? Can traditionalism and modernity work together? We will explore the answer to this…

Manifolds are the manifestations of caste: There are untouchables and unapproachable, those whose sight itself is a damnation, and those who do not mix in marriage or even in eating food…” These lines from Duravastha (The Tragic Plight), the 1922 poem by Kumaran Asan, exposed the rigid caste discrimination of his era. A century later,…

How meaning slips from lyric imagination to power and code in the post-Enlightenment age Christopher Caudwell foresaw the eclipse of poetry by reason. In the post-Enlightenment age of politics and artificial intelligence, his wager looks less like cultural pessimism than historical diagnosis. When “Illusion and Reality” appeared in 1937, it read like an obituary written…

Guru is the greatest blessing of the Divine. One astrologer once told me, “Now a guru will enter your life.” I was sceptical, as I had not been exposed to spiritual gurus earlier, since my parents were atheists.  Yet, during one of the lowest phases of my life, grace unfolded in an unexpected way. I happened to hear…

In the timeless corridors of statecraft, moral values, ethics, and personal conduct have always stood as the bedrock of credible governance. The ancient wisdom encapsulated in the saying “Caesar’s wife should be above suspicion” resonates even today. It was not merely a Roman ideal just before the Christian era; even in our own cultural heritage,…

There are moments in leadership when delegation becomes theatre. A system fails. A scandal breaks. A team freezes. A market shifts. A public mistake turns private anxiety into collective panic. In such moments, the leader cannot hide behind process notes, motivational slogans, or a carefully worded email sent from a safe emotional distance. There are…

India’s culinary identity is inseparable from its vibrant spice blends—each one a story of region, climate, and tradition. From the nutty, fiery Podi Masala of the South to the tangy punch of Chaat Masala in street food, these mixes do far more than season—they define entire cuisines. In Bengal, the subtle yet aromatic Radhuni brings…

Norman Bates in Psycho, Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. We owe our understanding and dread of ‘psychopaths’ to these bad men. But Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen, assistant professor at University of Toronto Mississauga, says our fears are unfounded. In his book, Psychopathy Unmasked: The Rise and Fall…

By Jaya Row Gita is the most powerful and comprehensive guide on how an ordinary mortal can rise above petty, personal distractions to become the extraordinary immortal Spirit. Gita translates deep philosophy into a powerful technique for everyday living. It has inspired seekers worldwide for centuries and has been translated into almost every major language….

Here’s something surprising: the world is drinking less alcohol. Sure, it’s still strictly regulated. There are age limits, massive taxes, tough licensing, restrictions on sales & advertising, and some places even have total prohibition. All this suggests that alcohol is one of those vices that if left unchecked, humans would go crazy over. And yet,…