Manshika Jain The first time I saw a customer leave my father’s store empty-handed, it hit me hard. Even though I was just a kid back then, I was mature enough to understand that it wasn’t just a lost
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Samhita Barooah North East India thrives through its new found cities of ecological disasters. Growth has surpassed sustainability and ecosystem cultures. Any act of destruction in the name of development-
Peter Kimani, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC)One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old
So Bangladesh has begun a trial against Hasina for mass murder. My first reaction? “Wait, wasn’t she in power just a few months ago?” And then it hit me—this is the new game in town. Not politics, not d
There’s a sloshing sound in my shoes, and it isn’t spiritual joy. It’s water. Rainwater. Precious, holy, long-prayed-for, utterly annoying rainwater. And as I squish my way across the housing society wher-
It’s a strange word—surrender.One we don’t like to touch, let alone use. It feels like failure, doesn’t it? Like waving a white flag while the enemy smirks and moves in for the selfie. We’d much rathe
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Some years ago, I had the privilege—or perhaps the irony—of being accommodated in a guest house inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan compound. Yes, the President’s house. It was just one of those rare opportunit
So, I read the news today, and lo and behold—our honourable Supreme Court had taken suo motu action. Yes, that Latin phrase we all pretend to understand and nod at solemnly as if we were wearing black coats a-
Fr MP ThomasBosco B.Ed College DimapurEnough has been appearing in our local papers about the gloomy situation of corruption and violence as well as the pathetic socio economic condition: increasing rate of AID
Dr Brainerd PrinceDirector, CTLC and Associate Professor, Plaksha UniversityBoth civilizational and family cultures play a critical part in determining fundamental behaviour patterns from childhood. Civilisatio-
Two speeches. One I was invited to give. The other, I invited myself to speak at.Both occasions ended with a smattering of applause—polite, appreciative, and perhaps even a little relieved that I had finished
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This Saturday, I’ve been asked to speak to a gathering about my book DARE.Now, you’d think I’d strut in with a PowerPoint presentation, a rehearsed TED Talk tone, and the swagger of someone whose book has
Meyu ChangkiriMay 15, 2025, marks my father’s 95th birthday. Both he and his elder brother, Chachuba Changkiri, underwent training at the Assam Regiment Training Centre in Shillong at different times shortly-
Every now and then someone tells me with eyes wide and voice reverent, “You know, that national leader is old and still works twelve hours a day!”I nod solemnly, as if they’ve just informed me that said l
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Rooted in Land, Knowledge, and EquityAmba JamirIndependent Policy and Development StrategistThe proliferation of capacity-building and skill-development initiatives across India signals a promising commitment t
The ceasefire was announced a few days ago, but looks like we're still playing in the sandpit of war.Yes, the sandpit, that noisy little patch where toddlers toss sand, build wobbly castles, and fight imaginary-
Raj AroraIANSNew Delhi: On May 10, US President Donald Trump once again inserted himself into the India-Pakistan equation, this time in the wake of the latest ceasefire declared between the two nuclear neighbou
We have finally come to the end of this long series on research design and how to write a research script. In the last column, we looked at how we could articulate our voice through the argument that we put for-
So there I was, on a noble mission—to buy a loaf of bread. Simple, humble, unassuming bread.I marched confidently into the grocery store like a soldier on assignment. And then it began.The assault.Not by the
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Was speaking last evening to a man whose wife is an army officer, posted somewhere near the treacherous snow-dusted stretches of Kashmir. He looked like a calm man, not the kind you'd expect to betray his emoti
