The natural intelligence of Man
Ensures that we, as Humans
Price Tag of Deception: How Fast Fashion Exploits South Asia’s Supply Chain
It is high time South Asian countries not only pass stricter environmental regulations but also strictly enforce them, making sure that there is no factory releasing waste water without adequate treatment. Besides, upholding legally binding labour standards must also be a priority together with ensuring safety of the workplace environment.
How Korean Noodle Brands Captured the Indian Market
The Korean noodle story is not really about noodles. It is about what happens when cultural influence travels faster than commercial infrastructure and faster than regulatory awareness. India's Gen Z - and possibly that of other South Asian countries - did not wait for brands to tell them what to eat. They watched K-dramas, did spice challenges, and built market demand that brands, regulators, and consumer education campaigns have simply not kept up with.
Security for Whom? Needed a Human-Centred Approach to ‘National Security’
If “security” is to have real meaning, it must be grounded in the lived experiences of those it is intended to protect. This requires a shift from state‑centred metrics to civilian‑centred measures of stability; where continuity of daily life, equitable protection, and psychological well‑being are integral to how we define security.
Cinema Is Not Policy, But Films Like Dhurandhar Culturally Reflect India’s Place in the World
The progression from Purab Aur Pachhim to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to Dangal is not a neat policy timeline. It is something subtler: a cultural echo of India’s journey from caution to engagement to assertion. The shift is not just in policy documents or diplomatic speeches; it is embedded in how stories are told, how characters behave, and how audiences respond.
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The natural intelligence of Man
Ordinary People Are Extraordinary People
Sailor, tinker, tailor, et al,
Ordinary people at one's beck and call,
The Beauty Of Silence
How blank the mind
Neither thought nor word penetrating enough
Artificiality or Reality - Choose
Let the Sun fill you and your days with its rays
Let Darkness too feel its warmth and its light,
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Salutes to the Women of India and the World
Rise, O ladies and show us the way
We, the faltering, blundering, ‘male’, play
New GOPIO International team takes office; community Leader Prakash Shah is new president
Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) conducted its election last month and the new team was sworn in on January 31 at a virtual Zoom ceremony with veteran community leader from New Jersey Mr. Prakash Shah as its president.
The Ship of Life
On the sands where I now stand
The grains can bear my weight no more,
Let’s Treat The Past
Let’s treat the past with warmth and care,
For with every single passing day,
Blessings
May your skies be clear and blue,
Your nights and days forever true,
When Eyes are Moist and the Heart Bleeds
When eyes are moist and the heart bleeds
And, sorrow reigns supreme,
Very, Very, Random Thoughts
Old Age is a bloody curse
There, surely, can’t be very much worse,
Happy New Year
Look at the Blue Skies
Enjoy Paradise,
Sunrise Lost in the Haze
Don’t let anyone near the Soul
They may only wish to tarnish it,
How Green Was My Valley
Cry not, faint heart,
Light up the present alley,
