Seeing God in everything that exists 

A man once asked Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, “Give me proof of God. Where does he exist? Show Him to me.” Hazrat Nizamuddin (1238-1325), the saint revered as ‘Mahbub-e-Ilahi’ (Beloved of God), smiled. He asked the man, “Do you have a soul?” “Yes,” the man answered. “Show me the proof. Which part of your body carries…

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Pilot Project

Imagine being offered Rs 50 lakh just for signing a job contract. Sounds amazing, right? But for senior pilots (called captains) at big airlines like IndiGo or Air India, this is actually happening. Airlines are desperate to hire experienced captains because they don’t have enough of them. Why is this happening? Last year, new rules…

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Why budget holds key to growth in 2026

The year 2025 will be remembered as one when India turned global challenges into a catalyst. While trade wars flared and capital flows swung wildly across markets, India quietly rewrote its playbook, leaning on domestic demand, bold reforms and strategic trade moves to keep growth on track. Meanwhile, economic fundamentals improved. Growth firmed, inflation hit…

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The structural paradox of Jekyll and Hyde

My Nieman Labs piece (“Google Will Look Beyond Volume Journalism”) sparked a vital debate. Much of the feedback focused on the perceived tension between editorial “soul” and engineering “efficiency.” In this post, I want to argue that the engineering vs. editorial rhetorical horse has been beaten to death; it is time we look at the…

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How not to toast your health this year

BMI : Never Mind | Body mass index was introduced 200 years ago by Belgian mathematician Lambert Quetelet. It makes no allowance for muscle mass and distribution of fat. Waist-hip ratio is a far better index. BMI is just a waste of time and doesn’t carry any weight in scientific circles. Detox: It’s A Crock | Juice…

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Happy new yair

Running on just 20W power, the human brain can invent machines, write poems, solve mysteries of soul and space, and, unlike Alphabet’s Waymo cars, navigate streets when the traffic lights are out. It is Socrates, Kalidas, Leonardo da Vinci, Newton, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Einstein, and all the other names you wish we’d listed here. Hundreds of…

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Befriend inner elephant: Make 2026 resolutions stick

By Anil Bhatnagar Every New Year, millions of people resolve to change their lives – walk more, scroll less, eat better, quit harmful habits. Most of these resolutions, however, gradually lose steam – not because people lack sincerity, but because they lack understanding of how change works.Changing habits requires aligning the rider, conscious intention, the…

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The year that was in international affairs

Welcome to the final edition of My Take 5 in the year 2025. As the year closes – and everyone heads off to their New Year’s eve plans – here’s a quick synopsis of the three key trends going into 2026: Russia-Ukraine war: Despite some optimism from the latest meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy in…

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