Sabrimala Temple: Are Menstruating Women Any Threat to Celibate Gods?
It is well documented in the scientific literature that taboos and myths about menstruation impact on girls’ and women’s mental health. The current Sabrimala...
Untimely demise of Nandamuri Taraka Ratna: What gym enthusiasts should note
Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, the celebrity actor of Telugu cinema and grandson of legendary NT Rama Rao, suffered cardiac arrest while on padyatra and passed...
Navjot Singh Sidhu: An Optimist or a Parochial Sub- Nationalist?
Given shared ancestry and blood lines, common language and habits and cultural affinities, the Pakistanis are unable to separate themselves from India and create...
Will Rahul Gandhi Emerge as Oppositions’ Consensus PM Candidate
Not so long ago, around the middle of last year, there used to be mention of Mamta Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, K Chandra Sekhar Rao,...
Season of Yatras in Indian Politics
The Sanskrit word Yatra (यात्रा) simply means journey or travel. Traditionally, Yatra meant religious pilgrimage journeys to Char Dham (four abodes) to four pilgrimage sites...
India’s ‘Me Too’ Moment: Implications for Bridging the Power Differential and...
The Me Too Movement in India is certainly helping ‘name and shame’ sexual predators in work places. It has contributed in de-stigmatising survivors and...
Political Elites of India: The Shifting Dynamics
The composition of power elites in India has significantly changed. Now, former businessmen like Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari are the key government functionaries...
Why Uddhav Thackeray’s Statements are not Prudent
Uddhav Thackeray seems to be missing a crucial point in exchange of words with BJP in the wake of ECI decision granting original party...
Cost of Living Crisis Caused by Biden, Not Putin
The public narrative of the Russia-Ukraine war as being the cause of the massive cost of living increase in 2022 is a marketing move...
The Sordid Saga of Indian Baba
Call them the spiritual gurus or thugs, the fact remains that the babagiri in India is today mired in obnoxious controversy. There is a long list...
