Oopalee Operajita

Oopalee Operajita has been a Distinguished Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University since 1990. She is a global advisor on public policy, communication, and international relations. Views are personal

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On Operation Sindoor, a case of oppositioniitisSubscriber Only

May 28,2025 07:13:36 AM

Arguments about India losing information narrative after Operation Sindoor are facetious. The win against terrorism is what counts

Wed, May 28, 2025

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Remembering C V Chandrasekhar: A dancer’s dancerSubscriber Only

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I contrast Chandrasekhar's sublime art to the ubiquitous razzle dazzle of today; and, to some of Bharatanatyam's prima donnas, who are profoundly restless and overdone. His grace will be missed

Thu, Jun 27, 2024

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Rashid Khan’s music was a healing and illuminating forceSubscriber Only

May 11,2024 07:15:58 AM

When you listen to him sing Bageshri, you have scant need for much else: His melodies rise to address all of creation

Mon, May 13, 2024

Mark Lee — J Krishnamurti’s disciple, our teacherSubscriber Only

April 18,2024 07:41:38 AM

He possessed integrity, kindness, goodness, and an unstinted affection for us and for almost everyone he met.

Wed, Apr 17, 2024

Why the rich legacy of Carnatic music cannot be reduced to Brahmanical patriarchySubscriber Only

April 02,2024 07:55:54 AM

T M Krishna’s flawed methodology of retrospective social engineering causes him to repeatedly lapse into imposing today’s constructs and values on bygone eras. Artistes and writers flourish — and are evaluated — in the context of the social and religious milieus of their eras

Thu, Apr 04, 2024

Swallowing the Sun Lakshmi, Murdeshwar Puri

Lakshmi Puri’s debut novel is about the power of love – and India’s wisdom and eloquenceSubscriber Only

March 02,2024 12:00:50 PM

'Swallowing the Sun' tells the story of Malati, a young girl growing up in a Maharashtra caught up in the freedom movement's fervour, and how she navigates sisterhood, friendships and revolution

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Henry Kissinger was a Jewish refugee from Germany and his upbringing was marked by what Jeremi Suri called “the mix of Jewish privilege and exclusion”. (AP)

From Bangladesh to Cambodia, the deep wounds of Henry Kissinger’s policiesSubscriber Only

December 13,2023 07:07:15 AM

There are certain crimes against humanity which can never be condoned, and from which there is no return, or possibility of absolution

Wed, Dec 13, 2023

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Rahul Gandhi is wrong. Nobody owns Sanatan DharmaSubscriber Only

October 03,2023 07:00:25 AM

It is ironic that Rahul Gandhi comes up with this piece when he has been conspicuously silent these many weeks, as his party's coalition partners have mutilated the Sanatan Dharma, without remotely understanding it

Wed, Oct 04, 2023