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Matthieu Ricard: "Reducing all of Buddhism to mindfulness is far too simplistic"

India, March 3 -- How do you look at your journey with Buddhism? I have spent 55 years in the Himalayas, between Darjeeling, Bhutan and Nepal. I feel unbelievably fortunate to have met accomplished B... Read More


Report: Kerala Literature Festival 2025

India, Feb. 22 -- People who fear that reading is on the decline, especially among the youth, would have been pleasantly shocked at the eighth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) from Janu... Read More


Celebrating words and ideas on the beach

India, Feb. 22 -- Those who fear that reading is in decline would have been pleasantly shocked at the eighth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) held from January 23 to 26. Hordes filled e... Read More


Report: Mahindra Kabira Festival

India, Feb. 17 -- The eighth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival, which was held in Varanasi from December 13 to 15, opened with a beautiful Ganga aarti on Guleria Ghat. The delegates watched the ... Read More


There is a place in the world for socialism: Jenny Erpenbeck

India, Feb. 15 -- This is your first trip to India. How did you imagine it would be, and how has it turned out? Before travelling to India, I had imagined that it would be very interesting, different... Read More


Jenny Erpenbeck: "There is a place in the world for socialism"

India, Feb. 14 -- This is your first trip to India. How did you imagine it would be, and how has it turned out? Before travelling to India, I had imagined that it would be very interesting, different... Read More


Kal Penn: "Nobody should have to live in fear"

India, Feb. 5 -- What do you love about comedy as a form of entertainment? I just love comedy for what it does. I don't mean to be hokey but, in a world as polarized as ours, we still have some sacre... Read More


Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer: "Literature an essential part of our freedom movement"

India, Feb. 3 -- This year, the Jaipur Literature Festival has organized many sessions in solidarity with Palestine. How do you feel about that? First of all, I am honoured to be here at this literat... Read More


Jasmine Shah - "AAP is the only party that has initiatives to tackle pollution"

India, Jan. 31 -- Why did you choose to become a politician? I had a good middle-class upbringing. Aspiring to get a good degree, I went to IIT Madras. Then I got a good private sector job. But when ... Read More