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How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl’s Death

How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl’s Death

It is important to understand the abysmal levels to which India’s journalism has fallen to these days. This helps us take everything peddled by these Tabloids-masquerading-as-Newspapers with a lot more than a “pinch of salt”! How TOI and The Hindu made a Mockery of a Young Girl's

#TryBeatingMeLightly: Pakistani Women Stand up to Abusive Women Protection Bill!

#TryBeatingMeLightly: Pakistani Women Stand up to Abusive Women Protection Bill!

In Quran’s Surah An-Nisa (The Women), there is a verse which says that if a woman is not obedient enough, then men can “strike them”. The modern commentators interpret this verse to put in the qualifier “strike lightly”. Who decides what is “lightly” however, is left unsaid. 4:34

Robert Vadra, Gandhis and Congress: The league of Plunderers and Scamsters

Robert Vadra, Gandhis and Congress: The league of Plunderers and Scamsters

Sanjay Bhandari is an arms dealer. India’s Income Tax authorities have found email exchanges between Bhandari and Robert vadra (son-in-law) of Sonia Gandhi, which allude to a very expensive house in London. The emails have been sent by Vadra and Manoj Arora to Sumit Chadda, Bhandari’s relative. The

#SwamyVsRajan: Political Battles of Raghuram Rajan and Subramanian Swamy

#SwamyVsRajan: Political Battles of Raghuram Rajan and Subramanian Swamy

A war of words has been going on between India’s RBI Chief, Raghuram Rajan and Dr. Subramanian Swamy, a top economic, legal and political mind. Just for context, let us understand their backgrounds. Raghuram Rajan: is an IIT-D undergrad in Electrical Engg, MBA from IIM-A, PhD from MIT Sloan

5 Important Factors for Dining Room Design for Mindful Eating

5 Important Factors for Dining Room Design for Mindful Eating

In spirituality, the physical has been termed as not the most important part of one’s being. In fact, spiritual work starts beyond the physical. So, should we disregard the physical? Not at all. In fact, you can only taste the non-physical or the primordial while being in the physical

Lessons from Outbursts of Yasin Malik and Mufti Nasir on Newshour Debate

Lessons from Outbursts of Yasin Malik and Mufti Nasir on Newshour Debate

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits were driven out of the valley in January of 1990 by Kashmiri Muslims backed by Pakistan’s Jehadi-ISI combine. This was made possible through arms, money and political backing of Pakistani establishment after the call by Benazir Bhutto. Terrorists like Bitta Karate and Yasin Malik were

Why do Hindus Have So Many Gods?

Why do Hindus Have So Many Gods?

Moksha or Liberation from the limitations of human existence – basically the Karmic Cycle in existential terms – has been the main goal of all Spiritual pursuits, specifically in India. Towards that end, Yoga was the means. If Moksha was the goal, Yoga was the vehicle. And here, Yoga is absolutely not