When Time itself, for each of us, comes with its limits clear
The Cockroach's Evolution: Acquiring a Life Beyond the Insult
The CJP’s journey, however, is no longer confined to the politics of examination failures and youth precarity. Its School Thik Karo campaign has extended the movement’s work towards accountability for basic public-school infrastructure, while its latest mobilisation has turned to electoral accountability.
‘Himalayasia’: Can a Mountain Range Give South Asia the Identity It Never Had?
Whether or not “Himalayasia” ever catches on as a name, the underlying question it poses is a serious one for a region that houses a quarter of the world’s population, spends tens of billions of dollars a year arming itself against its own neighbors, and still trades more easily with the far side of the globe than across its own borders
South Asia Needs Cross-Border Internships, Not Only Degrees Abroad
South Asia often discusses youth mobility after a student has already decided to leave the region. A stronger regional system would give students another option before that point: international experience that is close enough to be practical, but different enough to change what they learn.
School Absenteeism and Growing Coaching Culture: Are we Compromising the Future of an Entire Generation?
If dummy admissions, prolonged school absenteeism, and an unregulated coaching culture continue unchecked, we may end up producing students who have spent enormous amounts of time and money on education without actually receiving the education they need.
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Let’s Dissect this Thing called Laughter
Let’s dissect Laughter and see
A doc’s unconventional prescription for meeting a possible third Covid wave in India
The next Covid wave will be no less than a ‘war’ and India will have to make preparations similar to what armed forces all over the world do in war situations
Desiderata III
Yes, pre-eminence, surely, must belong to the one who leads
Violent attacks in Afghanistan and the Maldives threaten human rights and democracy
Only the harshest and most forceful terms would be fitting to describe terrorist attacks that specifically target children, no matter in which part of the world
Ending the 'forever war' in Afghanistan: Implications and options for India
Washington has formally started the process of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, beginning the end of what President Joe Biden has famously called "the forever war"
My Banyan Tree and I, It’s not a Tea Party
There’s a Tree that I see in front of my home
Is Peace, Even Remotely, the Desired Objective
I think there is an enormous gap
Nonprofits in Kolkata and Bangalore named finalists in Global Environmental Contest
Solution Search, an effort by international environmental organization Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment recently announced the ten finalists in its ‘Water Pollution & Behavior Change’ contest that highlights local solutions to the world’s most challenging environmental problems
India must have international research team probe truth behind second Covid wave
The truth behind Covid 19 and its second wave in India should be thoroughly investigated, so that the world knows whether it is God-made or man-made
The Weight of the World on Your Shoulders, O Lord
The Weight of the Pandemic and the World
The Candle of Hope and Faith
The Candle that carries Hope throughout the nights, dark
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Inclement is a funny word
'Save 100 lives, you are a nurse'
May 12 is celebrated globally as International Nurses Day and recalls the pioneering contribution of Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910), who is considered to be the founder of modern nursing
