24-Degree View

ACs are becoming firebombs. Upgrade their design Air conditioners (ACs) are catching fire or even exploding often enough that it should worry us. But nobody really knows how big the problem is because the government doesn’t keep official records of injuries or deaths caused by AC fires. There are a few obvious reasons. More and…

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Why foundations upon which modern India was built, are now under strain 

There was a time when India was celebrated not merely as an ancient civilisation, but as a civilisation of ideas. Long before modern democracies spoke of pluralism and coexistence, India had nurtured traditions of philosophical debate, spiritual inquiry, and intellectual dissent. This was a land where sages questioned existence, poets challenged social divisions, and saints rose above narrow identities in…

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When my long-cherished dream of visiting Takshang -Tiger’s Nest – in Bhutan came true 

When a woman gets married, she always yearns to visit her parental home. Similarly, ever since I got married to spirituality (Vajrayana), I have yearned to go to Takshang (Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan. Though I yearned for a decade to visit Bhutan, it materialised recently when I reached Paro and began preparing for the trek to my ‘parental home’, Takshang, to…

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Redefining everyday style

Fashion has often been divided into categories. There are clothes for work, clothes for weddings, clothes for festivals, and clothes for casual outings. Style has usually been associated with special occasions, while everyday dressing is seen as something practical rather than expressive. Today, that perception is changing. In India, across cities and towns, women are…

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Why India must stub out tobacco for good

Don’t trade life for a puff. Smoke fades. Damage stays. May 31 is World No-Tobacco Day — a global reminder of thedevastating health, social, and economic consequences oftobacco consumption. Spearheaded by the World HealthOrganization, the day is more than just a symbolic campaign. Itis a call to action for governments, healthcare systems,educators, families, and individuals…

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Educational reform needs strong systems, not just strong policies

As education increasingly integrates technology to expand its scale and efficiency, are educational institutions investing enough in system readiness and contingency planning? The purpose of this write -up is to objectively analyse the recent CBSE portal disruption and draw important lessons in digital readiness for educationalinstitutions rapidly moving towards large scale digital governance and online…

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