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Our Doctorates, Awards and Rewards..!
So, Shah Rukh Khan is finally getting his first National Film Award. Yes, after thirty years of redefining cinema, of
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August 1, 2025
A ‘Dead Economy’?
It was the funeral of the century. India’s economy lay on a bamboo bier in Delhi’s central square, covered not
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July 31, 2025
The Hugger-In-Chief..!
Ever been hugged when you didn’t want to be? You know the kind—when a distant uncle at a wedding suddenly
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July 30, 2025
A Mathematically Shrewd Government..!
It was while sipping my morning coffee and watching the news a few weeks ago, that I noticed something quite
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July 29, 2025
A Randall’s Island in Your Head..!
It’s only 6 in the morning and already Manhattan is in a frenzy. Cars honking, buses groaning, and joggers zooming
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July 28, 2025
They are Not Weak..!
There’s something about silence from a smaller person that emboldens the bully. Gives him a sense of victory. Makes him
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July 27, 2025
Handling Disappointment..!
So, there I was, staring at my phone, waiting for the “ding” that never came. The email? Never arrived. The
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July 26, 2025
Tall Men Don’t Bend..!
There’s something majestic about a tall man or woman walking straight and proud. And no, I don’t just mean the
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July 25, 2025
You Who Survive..!
Oh how I relish my morning coffee, and it was while I was into my third cup this morning—that I
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July 24, 2025
Pushing Past the Too’s..!
It was a few days ago that I visited my cousin in New Haven, Connecticut, and met his fifteen-year-old granddaughter.
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July 23, 2025
The Arrogance of Our Nation..!
Arrogance, my dear reader, is not a trait you’ll find in confident people. It’s what you find in people who
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July 22, 2025
A Vice-President Resigns..!
Seventy-four. In most families today, that’s the age you’re expected to finally go on that Europe trip, take up pottery,
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July 22, 2025