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One of my students recently wrote me a poem about her learning experience in my third-year design studio. It was thoughtful, honest, and unexpectedly moving—but it was the opening lines that truly gave me pause. She wrote about being late to class. About standing outside the door, afraid to walk in late, afraid of being…

The global political and economic order is changing fast. Power is no longer concentrated in one country or defined solely by military strength or economic size. Today, it depends on trust, respect for sovereignty, and the ability of democracies to work together without coercion. One fact is clear: India matters more than ever, and both…

Last week, I developed the agentic AI brainstorming platform, an application that lets you watch two AI personalities (Synthia and Arul) have intelligent conversations about any marketing topic you choose. Think of it as a digital debate club where two very different AI characters discuss topics and reach conclusions together. Synthia is the creative thinker….

The new UGC guidelines are not regulatory reforms they are instruments of coercion. By granting unchecked powers to university authorities through vague and subjective clauses, the UGC has effectively normalised institutional bullying, with General Category students and faculty emerging as the most vulnerable. Terms such as “indiscipline,” “anti-institutional activity,” and “damage to institutional image” lack…

A court in Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, made an important decision. It told the Railways to pay ₹9.1 lakh to a 17-year-old girl. Why? Because her train was late, and she missed an important entrance exam. This decision matters a lot. The girl and her family waited seven years for justice. That is a very…

Yesterday’s age-old questions have become today’s age-young answers  When I was a small boy the most frequent question I would be asked was, how old are you? Age was a measure of stature and status. I was eight, and couldn’t wait to be double-promoted to 10. At that milestone, school regulations would allow me to…

Every year, National Cleanliness Day serves as a timely reminder that cleanliness is not merely a civic checkbox but a living, everyday practice that shapes public health, dignity, and collective progress. In a country as vast and diverse as India, cleanliness extends beyond spotless streets or polished public spaces; it embodies a mindset, a sense…

By Anup Taneja When Gandhi established Satyagraha Ashram at Kocharab in 1915, he vowed that untouchables would be accepted as equals in the ashram. This vow of equality soon threatened the ashram’s survival. Within a few months, a Harijan family arrived at the ashram. Their names were Duda, Dani, and Lakshmi. Gandhi accepted them into…

India-EU FTA is indeed the mother of all deals, Tata Sons chairman writes. It has the potential to create one of the world’s greatest economic corridors, while establishing a cohesive security partnership Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Commission, declared this week that Indian and EU negotiators had struck “the mother of all deals”.She…

GOI’s chief economic adviser, the key figure behind Eco Survey, and two senior members of his team argue that reforms in recent years mean India can grow at around 7% in medium term, if the reformist spirit is sustained Each year, Economic Survey triggers intense discussion about India’s growth in the coming 12 months. Yet…