India Badly Needs a Zohran Mamdani to Take On the Right Wing | Saira Shah Halim
India’s left parties are no longer as influential as they used to be. In her new book, Comrades and Comebacks: The Battle of the Left to Win the Indian Mind, Saira Shah Halim, CPI(M) candidate in the ...
7 Nov 202547min
Religion is a No-Go Area in Stand Up Comedy, Now Even the Law Says So | Punit Pania
Comedians and satirists have borne the brunt of the state and of people who are offended by something or the other, but even so, the stand up comedy scene is quite active with many faces. One such is ...
31 Okt 202544min
Senior Citizens Are the Most Vulnerable to Online Scams Such as Digital Arrests and Sextortion | Ruby Dhingra
Why have digital scams become so commonplace? And why are senior citizens falling prey to scamsters? “We can say that a vast number of people who fall for cyber scams are senior citizens,” says Ruby...
17 Okt 202549min
More Young Indians Are Opting for Therapy as Mental Health Stigma Is Fading | Maherra Desai
It is no longer unusual to hear of someone, especially from a younger generation, who is undergoing therapy from a mental health professional, which is a big change from some years ago. The Covid l...
10 Okt 202552min
Donald Trump is a Bully and He Sees India as a Weaker Party Than China | Manoj Joshi
In President Trump’s second term, he has imposed several sanctions against India, starting from 50% tariffs on Indian exports for importing oil from Russia and the latest one of a massive $100,000 fee...
26 Sep 202541min
Indians in Australia are Becoming More Visible and Not Always in a Positive Manner | Surjeet Dhanji
There has been growing anti-immigration and anti-Indian sentiment in many countries, including in Australia. A Member of Parliament recently claimed that the government was bringing in too many Indian...
19 Sep 202543min
The Violence in Nepal Was Very Well Planned, by Forces Other Than GenZ Protesters | Mahendra P. Lama
The agitation in Nepal last week had three dimensions—the total collapse of the state machinery, multiple forces joining the GenZ agitators and unprecedented destruction of public and private property...
14 Sep 202548min
Flooding Will Continue in Immediate and Maybe Long-Term Future, But I'm Still Hopeful | Mihir Bhatt
What is the cause of the severe flooding seen in northern states and cities? “Climate change and its impact is intensifying rainfall pattern. The bigger failure is how our cities are designed, plan...
12 Sep 202539min
