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Celebrating new year the Balinese way
March 20, 2026, 9:46 AM IST
By Sandeep Chakravorty Today, it is almost unthinkable that a busy international airport shuts down completely for an entire day. It is not a one-time exception; it happens year after year. Not only is the…
March 20, 2026, 9:46 AM IST
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Can you control your thoughts?
March 19, 2026, 9:11 AM IST
By Rajiv Vij Pause for a moment. Close your eyes and gently observe your thoughts. Do you notice them arising one after another – some linked to the previous one, some disjointed? Are you choosing…
March 19, 2026, 9:11 AM IST
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Arirang: When Nationalism Goes Cultural
March 18, 2026, 7:27 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh Post their military service hiatus, the K-pop boy band, BTS, after ‘disappearing’ from public gaze for three years, are making a comeback with their new album, titled Arirang , to be released…
March 18, 2026, 7:27 AM IST
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In search of our other self
March 17, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
By Jug Suraiya In Plato’s Symposium, a conversation between real and imagined participants, one of the speakers, Aristophanes, recounts how the concept of love came into being. Humans originally were created with two heads, and…
March 17, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
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Lasting peace begins with calm minds
March 16, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
By The XIV Dalai Lama Compassion lies at the heart of the spiritual path. It is not a luxury, or something reserved for saints – it is the very essence of our humanity. Without compassion,…
March 16, 2026, 9:01 AM IST
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The glass ceiling is not outside – it is within
March 14, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
By Jaya Row Can you imagine the world without Google? Then how can you live life without a guide? Gita gives the roadmap that takes you from mediocrity to excellence. A talented sportsperson first visualises…
March 14, 2026, 7:34 AM IST
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The source code of artificial intelligence
March 13, 2026, 7:54 AM IST
By Deepak Ranade In his very inimitable style that blends clarity, with a dash of provocation, Nobel laureate and physicist Richard Feynman remarked: “If our small minds, through some convenience, divide this world, into pieces…
March 13, 2026, 7:54 AM IST
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Aspire for and curate the great escape
March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM IST
Narayani Ganesh How can you sleep so soundly when my business has crashed and i am worried sick, yelled a husband at his spouse, who was trying to ‘escape’ into oblivion. Apart from the fact…
March 12, 2026, 8:30 AM IST
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Apocalyptic imagery and promise of peace
March 11, 2026, 8:24 AM IST
AK Merchant Recent reports suggesting that Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is setting the hypothetical ‘Doomsday Clock’ to 85 seconds to midnight, meaning closer to a global catastrophe, have triggered a variety of responses from…
March 11, 2026, 8:24 AM IST
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Dying to the world without dying
March 10, 2026, 8:00 AM IST
By Anup Taneja Seekers often complain that while making efforts to enter deep into meditation, they find it extremely difficult to subdue the turbulent mind full of distracting thoughts. This, says Paramhansa Yogananda, happens because…
March 10, 2026, 8:00 AM IST
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Shakti is not merely a force; she is integration
March 9, 2026, 9:44 AM IST
By Dada JP Vaswani Many of us mistakenly equate shakti with power or force. And power is always associated with masculine energy. But the Hindu way of thinking is different. In Sanatan Dharm, shakti is…
March 9, 2026, 9:44 AM IST
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Cricket, like life, rewards courage and patience
March 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
Reuben Ray Sometimes the deepest lessons of life are revealed not only in scriptures or spiritual discourses but in the simple drama unfolding on a playing field. A moment on a cricket ground can mirror…
March 7, 2026, 7:25 AM IST
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Why Jensen Huang Isn’t That Smart About ‘Smartness’
March 6, 2026, 9:39 AM IST
By Sonal Srivastava Jensen Huang is a smart man, one of the smartest out there. As CEO of the world’s largest company by market capitalisation, he has to be. In a podcast last month, replying…
March 6, 2026, 9:39 AM IST
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Fire, Colours, And Moon: Lessons From Holi
March 5, 2026, 9:16 AM IST
By Radhanath Swami Every festival carries a quiet power to shape our inner world. Beyond rituals and celebrations, festivals invite us to pause, reflect, and realign our lives with deeper values. Holi, celebrated with fire,…
March 5, 2026, 9:16 AM IST
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Protecting boundaries through peace, not war
March 3, 2026, 6:56 AM IST
Anmol Saxena The world is at war once more. Social media and TV show the same story repeatedly: destruction, displacement, anger, and revenge. We are told that this war is about safety, independence, history, and…
March 3, 2026, 6:56 AM IST
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Unheeded wisdom and a materialistic superpower
March 2, 2026, 9:54 AM IST
Jwalant Swaroop When Swami Vivekananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, Osho, and AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad arrived in US, they carried with them not merely Eastern teachings, but a corrective wisdom meant for a civilisation rising rapidly in…
March 2, 2026, 9:54 AM IST
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Daniken’s chariots: Driven by Gods or bards?
February 28, 2026, 8:17 AM IST
By Vithal C Nadkarni The celebrated American naturalist-cum-essayist Henry David Thoreau once confessed in his journals that he did ‘not know where to find in any literature, whether ancient or modern, any adequate account of…
February 28, 2026, 8:17 AM IST
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Democracy of silence: When not choosing is a choice
February 27, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
By Sonal Srivastava In Indic epistemological parlance, abhava , absence, is not a mere void. It is a distinct way of examining reality through the lens of nonexistence. Take, for instance, the air inside a…
February 27, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
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Begin by showing kindness to yourself
February 26, 2026, 8:53 AM IST
Narayani Ganesh So often in our roles as parents, children, siblings, cousins, employees, colleagues or friends, we tend to beat ourselves up when things go awry. We ask, where did we go wrong? Blaming self…
February 26, 2026, 8:53 AM IST
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Life of spirit finds expression in inclusiveness
February 25, 2026, 8:54 AM IST
By Avatar Meher Baba The ways of impressionable many are as a rule emblematic of the attitude and behaviour of the influential few. In our age, these key figures in public life are, with rare…
February 25, 2026, 8:54 AM IST
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