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A Tale of Two Cities

India, May 18 -- Kolkata and Chennai, two metropolitan cities separated by over 1,800 kilometres, one in the north-east and the other in the south, both holding the new innings of freshers as Chief Mi... Read More


Not so NEET Inequity at Play

India, May 18 -- Every year, millions place their hopes, savings, and emotions on one examination, hoping that one day, they will land in a medical college of their choice. For many students, clearin... Read More


Stop Spreading Hatred to Build an Inclusive India

India, May 18 -- "Man is indeed God, but he is also a monkey," goes a well-known saying. It suggests that human beings possess many divine qualities while still retaining certain animal instincts. Amo... Read More


VD Satheesan A Man for Our Times

India, May 18 -- My first acquaintance with VD Satheesan came in 2018, when Kerala witnessed one of the worst floods in its recorded history - a calamity so devastating that many compared it to the Gr... Read More


Bully the Vulnerable And Bend Low Before the Mighty Indian Elite's Formula for Safeguarding Their Dominant Role

India, May 11 -- Boldness Is a Mask for Fear, Uncertainty Francis Fukuyama, quoting Hobbes, says, people usually fight over necessities, but often enough they contend over trifles. That is to say, ma... Read More


Total Dehumanisation (Part 2)

India, May 11 -- Apastamba Dharma Shastra 1.1.1.4-5 "[There are] four castes Brahmana, Kshatriyas, Vaishya, and Shudra." O Hindu, To split human beings into Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra, Unto... Read More


From Ashes to Dignity: Salesians Transform Kolkata's Canal Settlements

India, May 11 -- When flames tore through the fragile shanties along the Narkeldanga canal one humid evening in February 2025, families lost everything in minutes. Bamboo poles, tin sheets, plastic an... Read More


Christians and 2026 Elections Tamil Nadu Gets Its First Christian Chief Minister, But Community Does Not Break New Ground Elsewhere

India, May 11 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who the Catholic and Protestant Bishops blessed for his work for Dalit Christians and others in the community, lost his seat, but an unheralded bu... Read More


Fight Unitedly or Face the Death of Democracy Lessons from Assembly Elections for the Opposition

India, May 11 -- The most important lesson for opposition parties from the recently concluded Assembly elections is clear: if they fail to stand united, not only will they lose politically, but democr... Read More


End of School Autonomy A Letter to the Union Education Minister

India, May 11 -- Dear Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Ji, I first heard your name when my friend, an IAS officer, now retired, served under you in the Petroleum Ministry. Recently, I had occasion to write an... Read More