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Jug Suraiya The state of enlightenment that sages attain is that of ultimate tranquillity. But as many accounts attest, the ascent to the transcendence called Moksh, or Satori, or best of all that which remains without name or definition, can be an earth-shattering experience, as electrifying as a thunderbolt striking not from the blue but…

Taliban’s new penal code re-imposes total gender apartheid on Afghan women To the international community’s utter indifference, Taliban have created a horror chamber for Afghan women. In the latest – after barring women from school & work, restricting their movement and access to health, erasing women from public life – Kabul issued a new penal…

Pax Silica opens gates to big investment in India, even as the tech Cold War heats up Now that India has joined Pax Silica, anxiety over being left out in Dec should be buried, and attention should turn to making the most of this US-led alliance. What is Pax Silica? Literally, it means ‘silicon peace’,…

Case of the vanishing little grey cells Hercule Poirot, one imagines, would have been appalled. Not by any murder – that was his metier – but by what is happening to the “little grey cells” of humanity in this age of the endless scroll. Consider his method: meticulous observation, sustained concentration, patient assembly of facts…

I visited Bhubaneswar for the first time, though I had visited Puri and Konark 30 years back. When I arrived at Bhubaneswar railway station, I attempted to book an auto. None of the drivers were willing to pick me up from the station premises. Several informed me over the phone that app-based autos are not…

There was a time when astrology revealed light, education cultivated wisdom, and time invited contemplation. Today, astrology predicts stock movements, education guarantees packages, and time measures productivity per hour. Progress, apparently. Astrology can return to light. Education can return to depth. Time can return to dimension. What once oriented human beings toward liberation now submits…

I have coached leaders with razor-sharp minds and glittering CVs who still could not keep good people in the room. They could solve complex problems in minutes, yet struggle to have a simple conversation without leaving emotional debris behind. That gap is not about intelligence. It is about EQ in leadership, the human skill that…

Lung cancer has always been thought of as a smoker’s disease. That is still largely true, but the story is changing in an important way. A growing share of lung cancer is now being diagnosed in people who have never smoked. Globally, about 15-20% of lung cancer cases occur in never-smokers. That means if lung cancer…

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the defining technology of the 21st century has reshaped global power equations. Control over data, computing, and algorithms is rapidly becoming as consequential as control over energy or finance. Against this backdrop, the India led AI Impact Summit scheduled at New Delhi from 16-20 February 2026 is about…

The recent episode involving a private university at the AI Impact Summit has been painful to watch. First, a word for the students and faculty. There are good students and committed teachers in every institution. When something goes viral for the wrong reasons, it is not only the management that feels the heat. It is…