There seems to be a sudden shortage of hobbies among the elderly gentlemen running the country. Having failed to handle inflation, infrastructure and international relations, they have now taken up a far more d
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The Anti- Conversion Law has arrived in Maharashtra, and like all significant state and national developments, I felt it my duty as a responsible citizen to first implement it where I thought I had absolute con
Hello!The voice came from somewhere near the floor.Now at my age, hearing voices is not something one admits easily. If I told my family I had heard a voice from the ground they would immediately stop discussin
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding about diplomacy. Many people believe diplomacy means compromise. They imagine two leaders entering a room with strong opinions and walking out with weaker ones, eac
Aküm Longchari*First WordsGood morning! Respected Moderator Dr. Kavikato Zhimo, I begin by acknowledging and offering my deep respect to Trinity Theological College, its elders and leaders – past, present an
Yesterday morning I received a rather urgent phone call.Bob, said a voice on the line, the engineers have come to check the beams and pillars of my flat.The caller was a visually impaired gentleman who lives in
War has finally arrived at our dining table. Not with tanks, not with soldiers marching past our windows, but with something far more terrifying. The possibility that tomorrow morning our kitchen gas cylinder m
Around where I live the temperature has climbed to forty-two degrees centigrade. Forty two. The kind of temperature where the sun does not merely shine. It interrogates you.You step outside for three minutes an
India won.Not in kabaddi, not in gilli-danda, but in cricket.We thrashed New Zealand, and a few days earlier we had done the same to England. And that is where the comedy of history begins. Because cricket, in
Something quite extraordinary has happened in our country this week.Silence.Not the peaceful silence of meditation. Not the calm silence of a choir rehearsal. Not even the slightly suspicious silence of a child
Tashvi AnejaFirst Year BTech Student, Plaksha UniversityScrolling aimlessly, swiping subconsciously, and clicking with every blink - a revolutionized digital world now surrounds us so densely that our ambitions
India has quietly become the global headquarters of war expertise. Not in the Pentagon. Not in NATO headquarters. Not even in the United Nations. No, the real military command centres are located in Indian livi
Somewhere in the mysterious headquarters where society writes its unwritten rules, a committee must have once met and decided something very important. Men must be tall. Women must be short.In fairy tales the p
This morning I began my sixth book. Sixth. Which either means I am hardworking or that publishers have not yet figured out how to block my emails.The book is titled One Note at a Time. It is about choral music
Ninety-seven runs in fifty balls!That is not a cricket score. That is a public announcement that the bowlers may kindly reconsider their career choices.The West Indies had piled up a total so enormous that even
The other day we were clutching our collective hearts over a robotic dog that turned out to be less Make in India and more Made Somewhere Else. For a brief shining moment, we were united in embarrassment. How c
Moalong ImchenModern College, PiphemaChild Labour in India is prohibited under Article 24 of the Indian constitution which is well supplemented by Article 21A (Right to Education) and Article 39(e) – (f) (pol
When I first read about the Galgotias University robotic dog that turned out to be a Chinese import wearing an Indian nametag, I felt an unexpected wave of nostalgia.This is exactly the sort of thing a classmat
The other day I heard that old tune, How Much Is That Doggie in the Window, and suddenly I was transported back to a much thinner version of myself, clutching a mouth organ as if it were life support.My school
I read that the Taliban has very kindly clarified that husbands in Afghanistan may beat their wives, provided they do not break any bones.How thoughtful.One can almost imagine a government circular being issued
