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Every year, millions of Indian students compete for marks, college admissions, internships, and jobs. They spend years preparing for examinations that will determine their academic and professional futures. Yet amid this relentless race, one question is rarely asked: How many of them have spent even a few hours serving the society they hope to lead…

The decision of the newly formed Tamil Nadu government under Vijay’s leadership to cancel licences of liquor shops located near temples and schools has generated considerable public support, particularly among women voters across several constituencies. For many communities, these outlets symbolised not merely the sale of alcohol but the everyday visibility of addiction, harassment, indebtedness,…

We are witnessing a summer of soaring distrust, despair and discontent. Yet through this dark cloud, we see hope in how some students have held an ethical mirror to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Earlier this month, 23 lakh students who had appeared for the medical entrance test (NEET) were devastated to learn…

“Look what I found!” a few days before Easter, a friend sent me an online advertisement for a workshop on making Indian-Hutsul pysanky. It sounded unusual, though not entirely unexpected. As someone who studies India, I know that Ukraine and India share many ancient cultural links, even if most of them are forgotten or little…

The debate on the lack of ‘freedom of the press’ in India has flared up once again after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to five European nations. In Oslo, Mr Modi attended a joint media appearance with the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. As the two leaders concluded their statements and began walking away…

For years, India’s traditional regional drinks were dismissed as old-fashioned household staples, overshadowed by packaged juices, protein shakes, and trendy wellness beverages. But today, drinks like sattu sharbat from Bihar, chaach from North India, and ragi ambil from Maharashtra and Karnataka are making a remarkable comeback. From urban cafés to social media wellness pages, these…

I knew Bir Singh from around the last 10 years since he was forced to leave his village and was living in a temporary shelter in Narayanpur town in Chhattisgarh. He had told me that Maoists had called a Jan Adalat and had killed two of his friends Ramlal and Mantar Salam. They had spared…

There is a kind of exhaustion that has no name in most Indian households. It does not announce itself at a family dinner or earn sympathy at a workplace. Caregiver burnout lives quietly in the body of the person who remembered every appointment, absorbed every crisis, and still smiled through it all. This article is…

“Try something different. Surrender,” said Mevlana Rumi. In these four words, the beloved Sufi mystic of the 13th century taught us that the life of a seeker can be blessed and beautiful. Surrender to the Divine Almighty. Let His love suffuse your being. “Saason ki mala pe simroon mein pi ka naam,” sang Ustad Nusrat Fateh…

A premier cradle for Indian sports While critics frequently focus on the club’s social spaces, the Delhi Gymkhana’s core constitutional mandate has always been the promotion of athletic sports. In a capital city where world-class, open-space sporting infrastructure is exceptionally scarce, the club remains an irreplaceable asset. The club’s 26 natural grass tennis courts constitute…