Indian Politics

Rahul looked out of his window and saw children of his age walking to school while he was cleaning up the mess his father had made last night after coming home drunk. His mother had just left home for work and his father was still passed out on the floor…

The humble monk’s robe that historically the Buddha and his disciples wore, and now all the Buddhist monks are sporting in various shades of reddish-yellow, or as known as saffron. These ochre colors are called Kesa in Japanese, Casa in Cantonese, Cà-sa in Vietnamese, and has the root word kasaya…

By Mandovi Menon Dear *****, The ferris wheel of our muddied love is tilting downwards again. Rocking furiously back and forth, as though a madman is at its helm. The prognosis is not good. My doctor says I have been reduced to frequent eruptions of dangling legs and bloodshot eyes. A stomach…

Over the past two weeks there has been a lot of brandishing of swords but also a war of words. The swords were on display during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions that led to communal clashes at many places in the country. The verbal exchanges followed with political parties…

The Karnataka High Court upheld the ban on hijab by the educational institutes on 15 March 2022. …

The problems faced by life on earth need a collaborative (truly not seemingly-truly) effort at the level of दर्शन, विज्ञान and व्यवाहार. दर्शन is the set of principles that carries the unbroken chain of collective human knowledge that is true irrespective of देश (location), काल (time), and परिस्थिति (context). विज्ञान…

Lately, I have been questioning the “far-left” ideologies more so than the “far-right”. I have come across people on my social media labeling me as a rightist or right-leaning, or as someone who is siding with the government that “harasses” people. In the most straightforward manner possible, I am not…

The Purpose of a Uniform and the Freedom of Choice — ‘Those unwilling to follow the uniform dress code can explore other options.’ Karnataka Education Minister, India. ‘You have to explain and punish if necessary.’ Jean-Michel Blanquer, France Education Minister. Education is one of the most crucial social practices among Homo sapiens. Whether it is the first humans sculpting their ideas…

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