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India dares, glares at L&T C-MD
90-hrs work-week Mumbai: An innocuous ‘progressive’ remark by Larsen & Toubro group Chairman-Managing Director S. N. Subrahmanyan (SNS)...
Quaid Najmi
Jan 14, 20252 min read


Hirohito Unmasked: Revisiting Japan’s Imperial Conspiracy
One summer’s day in 2011, as I browsed through the cluttered shelves of Blossoms’ Bookstore in Bangalore, I stumbled upon a doorstopper...

Shoumojit Banerjee
Jan 9, 20253 min read


The 70-Hour Workweek: Bold Proposal or Recipe for Exhaustion?
India’s growth demands innovative and comprehensive solutions, not radical ones that are likely to prove counterproductive. When Narayana...

Prasad Dixit
Jan 7, 20254 min read


Self-imposed Celibacy
These are not the celebrities ostentatiously delaying marriage, nor are they couples in live-in relationships, priests or ascetics....

Sudhir Brahme
Dec 22, 20243 min read


Study Paints Holistic Picture of Volunteering Eco-system in India
In the first half of the nineteenth century (1800-1850), the emergence of institutional movements led to the establishment of Brahmo...

Kreeanne Rabadi
Dec 20, 20243 min read


Pleasant engagement with the maestro
There's a lot to learn from Ustad Zakir Hussain and artists like Pt. Jasraj who shared one stage and congratulated each other with clean...
Amrut Abhyankar
Dec 17, 20243 min read


King of Spontaneous Creativity
Ustad Zakir Hussain was engaging, his spontaneous creativity along with a smooth connect with the audience made him different from others...
Swapnil Bhise
Dec 17, 20244 min read


How did Zakir Hussain get the title of “Ustad”?
Late Ustad Zakir Hussain’s first successful performance was when he was merely 7-year-old which was a landmark in his journey of hard...

Ruddhi Phadke
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Lung health awareness should be prioritised
Zakir Hussain Succumbs to Rare Lung Disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): A Wake-Up Call for Lung Health Awareness Renowned...
Dr. Abhijit Ahuja
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Indian Shipbuilding A Must Win Marathon
With a coastline of 7500 KM, it is hard to imagine, that for the first 20 years (1947-1967) India had no ‘shipping ministry’. In 1967 a...

Capt. Naveen S Singhal
Dec 5, 20244 min read


A Passionate Quest to Empower Orphaned Children
It feels like the plot of an inspiring film, but it is my reality. My wife Sangeeta and I have become the parents of 55 children at Majha...
Sharad Zare
Dec 1, 20243 min read


Goa rocks to IFFI and SFX
The stretch along the Mandovi from Goa’s capital, Panaji, to Old Goa is a beehive of activity thanks to two mega events. Both...

Brian D’Souza
Nov 26, 20243 min read


The Dali Case
On 26th March 2024, a 9900 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container ship DALI, sailing with 21 Indian crew, allided with the Baltimore...

Capt. Naveen S Singhal
Nov 14, 20243 min read


Trump's Win Could Be India’s Gain
The U.S., known for innovation, has a high demand for skilled IT professionals. Indian IT experts, valued for their skills and work...

Madhukar Mazire
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Why Some Nations Prosper While Others Struggle?
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson, winners of the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences in 2024 are popularly known as the...

Amey Chitale
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Why Some Nations Prosper While Others Struggle?
In the first of our two-part series, we delve into the groundbreaking work of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts...

Amey Chitale
Nov 7, 20243 min read


An Urgent Need for Vigilance Against Authoritarianism
How Democracies Die, written by Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, winner of the Goldsmith Book Prize, received...

Smitha Balachandran
Nov 6, 20243 min read


A tiger safari in Goa?
It’s difficult to imagine going to Goa for, of all things, a tiger safari. A tiger safari is associated with places like Tadoba National...

Brian D’Souza
Oct 31, 20242 min read


From Wheel to Window Seat: The Surprising Perks of Public Transit
Seven years ago, I migrated to the city of dreams and settled down in Thane. After traveling regularly to south Mumbai for an initial...

Amey Chitale
Oct 28, 20243 min read


Solo, alone or lonely?
Just before the din of elections began, Ratan Tata ruled the news—print, electronic or digital. Everyone had a tribute to pay—for his...

Aditi Pai
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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