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You did not collapse overnight. Long before the morning you could not get out of bed, your body was sending smaller notes, and you taught yourself to ignore each one. Burnout recovery begins not with a holiday or a new planner, but with a harder admission: that exhaustion is information, not weakness. This is the…

Classical poets, artists and musicians have celebrated the monsoon as a season of romance and eroticism. After the burning heat and listless, arid months of summer, gathering storm clouds become metaphors of longing and desire. Miniature paintings from centuries ago depict cumulonimbus formations of dark indigo hues, creased with serpentine flashes of lightning, while a…

The killing of Prabhas Mondal, an accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, has followed a script India knows too well. The police take an accused to the scene for reconstruction. The hour is late. He is said to have tried to flee, snatched a firearm, and fired at the police. The police fire…

Barely two years after Wayanad witnessed one of India’s worst landslide disasters, another mountainside has collapsed. This time it is at the site of one of Kerala’s most ambitious infrastructure projects — the Wayanad Twin Tunnel — in the same Vellarimala ranges that witnessed the Mundakkai-Chooralmala tragedy. At the time of writing this article, six…

For many, the morning walkers of Lodhi Garden embody the very idea of India—a living mosaic of cultures, generations, languages, and lifestyles sharing the same green space. Yet even after years of living in Delhi, a city celebrated for its history, culture, and political significance, many residents never explore the iconic avenues of Lutyens’ Delhi….

“Of all the senses, touch is the most fundamental.” — Aristotle Just as the eyes cannot lie, so can’t a genuine touch that leaves you with a velvety feeling of being cared for, comforted and connected, even BEYOND SPECIES! When a thousand words fail, a humble touch soothes the soul. Technically this touch is called…

World Population Day, July 11, draws attention to one of humanity’s most pressing issues: population growth and its impact on development, sustainability, health, and quality of life. Established by the United Nations Development Program in… Source link

The greatest obstacle to spiritual practice is often mistaken for something external—a restless mind, intrusive thoughts, or the pervasive distractions of the world. Yet the deeper obstacle is resistance itself. The more one resists present experience in pursuit of a future reality, the further they recede from the promised land. Many, particularly Western, scholars have…

Civilisations build cities. Rain examines them. Every city eventuallyfaces an examination that no government schedules. It arrives withoutinvitation, disregards administrative calendars and ignores projectreports, budget announcements and completion certificates. Natureasks only one question: did the city actually work when citizensneeded it most? That is why the monsoon deserves to be understood differently. It isnot merely…

The Kiratpur–Manali four-lane highway was promoted as an engineering marvel that would reduce travel time, boost tourism, and accelerate economic development in Himachal Pradesh. Instead, it is increasingly becoming an example of how poorly conceived infrastructure in the fragile Himalayan terrain can destroy both public finances and the environment.  The 113-km Kiratpur–Nerchowk section alone cost nearly Rs 4,500 crore, translating to almost…