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Time to reaffirm ‘patriotic idea of India’ : Shashi Tharoor
India is a rare example of the successful management of diversity in the developing world but the events of the past few years make it necessary to "reaffirm the patriotic idea of India enshrined in our Constitution" to build a "New India…
Bookshelf : Books that spotlight children’s mental health
In these unprecedented times, when isolation fatigue, gloom and the fear of losing a beloved has also come to grip children, taking care of their mental health is of paramount importance.Here's a list of books that address the various…
Of sinners, saints and cricketing tales
Was the 2018 ball tampering case involving David Warner, Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith more diabolical than the use of Vaseline, hair oil saliva mixed with sweet sandpaper, trouser zips metal or Pakistanis using other methods to induce…
‘Post-mortem would have ended speculation on Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death
Lal Bahadur Shastri was "killed twice. First, in Tashkent and then, by us when we deleted him from our minds" by ignoring the circumstances of his death, says a new book on the death of Indias second Prime Minister.Shastri was killed on…
‘China’s BRI ultimate instrument of economic blackmail’
For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), determined to shape the world in its own image without a shot being fired, the Cold War never ended 30 years ago as it aims to make China the number one global power, says a scholarly new work that…
Drawing on mythology to find one’s inner being
It might seem a mythological tale but in reality is about the search for knowledge, liberation, enlightenment, consciousness and the questions on absolute realities of life."Janaka and Ashtavakra" is the story of the ancient King Janaka…
‘Swami Vivekananda galvanised a somnambulant continent into a new awakening’
Swami Vivekananda held that religious truths are verifiable by the experimental method as are scientific truths as they were also predicated by experience except that they could not be measured in a laboratory and thanks to him, have now…
DC Ferozepur releases book `Frankly Speaking’ written by social worker Harish Monga
Deputy Commissioner Ferozepur Gurpal Singh Chahal on Friday released the book `Frankly Speaking' written by Ferezepur based social worker and assistant secretary of homes for blinds Harish Monga. While releasing the book, Deputy…