Gold: God’s Money
byGold and silver have endured as money for millennia, hedging inflation, anchoring empires, and shaping India’s financial imagination.
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The Price Of Dissent: Detentions, Censorship, And The Decline Of Free Speech In India
byRecent incidents highlight growing state repression that curb dissent and threaten India’s fundamental freedoms of expression.
Do As We Say: Nuclear Power And The U.S.–Iran Standoff
byAs tensions rise, America’s nuclear dominance collides with Iran’s defiance, exposing contradictions at the heart of global nonproliferation.
Daughters Of The Bow
byThis poem is an invocation of destiny, lineage, and feminine power, where myth sharpens resolve and the self is finally released into motion.
Moltbook And The Rise Of Machine Societies
byAs AI agents evolve unchecked, they pose new unconventional challenges for human society.
Guilty Pigs: The Absurd History Of Animal Trials
byThe bizarre nature of animal trials in the past provides a curious window into the history of our understanding of the law and its boundaries.
Winter
byGritty winters make us more determined to do things. But do we actually do them?
How Pembarthi’s Women Are Quietly Reclaiming An Ancient Craft
byFor centuries, Pembarthi metalwork here has carried the imprint of empires, faith, and survival. Today, it is women who are holding this fragile legacy together.
What The Cassowary Reveals About Risk, History & Biodiversity
byThe cassowary is not a relic of savagery. It is evidence that complexity—biological, cultural and moral—has always been with us.
No Full Stops: Remembering Mark Tully
byMark Tully remains less a chronicler of history and more its living echo, a reminder that journalism’s true power lies not only in witness but in the gift of listening.
Mukhtasar
byWhat do we want from life? Excitement or alignment?
Did Human Innovation Begin In India, Not Africa?
byStone tools from India are challenging long-held beliefs about human origins, migration, and where innovation truly began.
Why The World Must Be Grateful To Donald Trump
byTrump, with his characteristic pertness, shows that the world is not governed by shared rules so much as by tolerated asymmetries.
Is Globalisation Dying?
byThe lesson of history is not that globalisation must continually advance, but that it requires stewardship.
The Persistence Of Caste In India’s Army
byFor the Indian Army to truly fulfil its promise of representing all of India, it will need to confront the enduring legacy of caste.