Anatomy Of A Nightmare
byA poet who experienced a haunting episode of sleep paralysis narrates the episode in a poignant verse.
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Mysore Pak: The Sweet That Outlived A Kingdom
byMysore Pak remains what it has always been: a simple sweet with a short ingredient list and a long cultural life.
Nilgiri Marten: The Forest Gardener
byThe loss of the Nilgiri Marten would be a blow not just to India’s natural heritage, but to the world.
Nehru’s Scientific Temper & A Vision For A Rational India
byThe challenges Nehru identified in his time—hunger, poverty, illiteracy, and superstition—continue to plague India, and the need for a rational, scientific approach to addressing them has never been greater.
The Silent Siege On Kerala’s Pluralism: How Political Manipulation Is Fracturing Faiths
byKerala’s identity is that of coexistence—a characteristic markedly different from the engineered hostility that is propagated in social media.
Why Is Trump Courting Islamist Radicals Like Al-Sharaa?
byFor the United States, courting al-Sharaa could turn out to be a costly gamble.
Two Buds Of The First Flush
byHere’s a poem that narrates how two souls experience the purity of love.
How The Ramayana Crossed The Ocean To Java
byThe ancient connection between India and Java is about mutual recognition. Kings and monks, poets and sailors, all participated in a dialogue that crossed waters.
When Conservation Becomes a Business
byConservation, at its core, is not a service to be delivered but a relationship to be maintained.
The Red Fort Car Bomb & The Anatomy Of A White-Collar Terror Network
byThe terrain of terror has shifted from valleys to campuses, from remote outposts to universities and metro stations.
How American Corporations Are Shaping India’s Democracy And Turning It Into A Digital Colony
byIndia has become the testing ground for a new form of digital colonisation.
The Mirage Of Freedom: How Free Market Economics Failed Argentina & The World
byThe failure of free-market economics post-2008 echoes Javier Milei’s rise in Argentina as austerity & deregulation deepen inequality.
The Gem
byDo we sometimes, unwittingly, discard our literary masterpieces—our gems—in the bin?
The Pirates Of Tangasseri
byThe pirates of Tangasseri were a force that would not be easily forgotten—by the Mughals, the Mappilas of Kerala, or the history of the Indian Ocean itself.
How India’s Wildlife Import System Became A Gateway For Gaps
byIn a world where illegal wildlife trade thrives on opacity & clever paperwork, treaty compliance is not just a bureaucratic exercise, it is a matter of species survival.