In Beed, Mayank Gandhi floated the idea of Krishikul under the Global Vikas Trust to augment farmers’ incomes. They convinced farmers to shift from traditional crops to fruit crops. The results have been astounding.

Separate distortions and transgressions rest on a bed of entangled themes — the vigilante is empowered, governance resists accountability, law is used to bend the rule of law, democracy is undermined using the tool-kit of democracy

Late-night parliamentary sittings have a long history, with the most famous being the midnight session of August 14-15, 1947, when India marked its Independence.

We need an Opposition party that would speak up on these issues, and on the consistent and brutal attack on India’s pluralist legacy by thugs who owe allegiance to the Sangh Parivar.

The main culprits are the State, the leaders in pivotal positions, and some organisations that have been emboldened due to the patronage of the State.

A woman doesn’t truly discover herself when life finally gives her permission. She discovers herself the moment she stops waiting for it.

Such gestures matter, especially now, because they affirm a profound truth: Compassion is not weakness, solidarity does not demand agreement, and dignity cannot depend on verdicts

They should force us to confront the wider era we inhabit, where multiple powers, convinced of their civilisational missions, reach beyond their limits and discover that the world is not clay

Munda’s legacy refuses closure. It survives not only in statues or stadium names, but in everyday idioms of resistance and pride. It lives on the hockey fields of Jharkhand, where Adivasi youth continue to transform marginal grounds into national pipelines of talent. It surfaces in contemporary assertions around Sarna religion, land rights, and cultural recognition

At the close of 2025, the ‘karyakartas’ of the Hindu Raksha Dal — an outfit that is not banned, but whose members face several criminal charges — were the stars of a viral video. In Ghaziabad, they were distributing swords, calling for violence against minorities and creating a climate of fear

Today, universities have drifted from their core mandate, and the faculty are called upon by the state and regulators to play roles for which they were never trained

If India wants to be relevant in the emerging geopolitics, it has to be a player in the emerging geo-economics

The tragedy of India’s “dog problem” isn’t a lack of law. It’s a failure to apply it. The Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules already lay down a clear, evidence-based national protocol: Capture-sterilise-vaccinate-release

The Election Commission of India, which too is at the receiving end of the propaganda, has the responsibility to deliver on this front in 2026

Two wholesale reforms are important. The first is transitioning to a nationwide market-based economic dispatch system. The second is integrating captive power plants into wholesale markets

States that invent frameworks shape what others can imagine as options. Consider George Kennan’s “containment”, Joseph Nye’s “soft power”, or Albert Hirschman’s ideas on development

A Nido Tania from Arunachal Pradesh, killed in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar or an Anjel Chakma from Tripura, brutally murdered in Dehradun, act as occasional reminders of the severity of the racism

The orders reflect an acknowledgement that judges, like all mortals, can err, and that such errors are addressed through course correction within the judicial process. Yet, they also raise a legitimate concern: Should the SC’s move to act suo motu in response to public outcry become a recognised basis for urgency?

Addressing these challenges requires institutional reforms, not temporary measures, such as regular and publicly disclosed water quality testing, time-bound grievance redressal, independent safety audits, and clearly defined responsibility at every operational level

The question is not whether we should use these apps, but how. In a season of celebration, ordering food online should move from being an act of surrender to impulse, to a conscious choice shaped by both taste and health

Jammu compelled me to read, listen, and think across positions that refused moral simplicity. It taught me the discipline of discomfort

Iran is going through a period of profound ‘distortions’. As a result, the current regime’s ambitions for regional hegemony are inhibited by socio-economic, political, and generational crises

When we put grocery items on par with an emergency service that we would expect to reach our doorstep quickly, we end up treating our convenience as an inalienable need

No, this is not the Christmas we know. Harassing those earning a living selling Santa Claus caps on the roadside. Beating up those wearing them. Tearing down Christmas trees in malls. Ransacking decorations put up for the New Year. Threatening a congregation as they worship

Governments will continue to invoke the language of norms but employ it selectively and inconsistently. India is no exception