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VP Flags Off ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Rally on Vande Mataram 150 Years
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan flagged off the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi with MPs and public representatives.
Rally commemorated 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, celebrating national unity,…
The Double Standard of Modesty: Lady Godiva and the Indian Torso
By Alok Lahad
In the English-speaking world, Lady Godiva is remembered as a heroine. The 11th-century legend (set in England around 1040–1080) tells how the noblewoman of Coventry, distressed by the heavy taxes imposed by her husband…
Europe : Can Europe’s historic cities handle a warming climate?
Poonam Sharma
History Meets Heat:
Europe’s Growing Dilemma , As temperatures soared during London Climate Action Week, no one missed the irony: an event meant to tackle extreme heat was cancelled because of it. An unrelenting heatwave…
Matchmaking for Soldiers: China’s Old Strategy Return
Poonam Sharma
In recent weeks, a new policy proposal in China has drawn attention for its unusual focus. Several major state-linked organizations—including the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Communist Youth League, and the…
Queen Rania in India: A Fashion Moment or a Cultural Statement?
Poonam Sharma
She might look like a model, but that is not the case. This woman is the Queen of Jordan, Rania Al-Yassin. She has arrived in India upon the invitation of the industrialist Ambani family. Forget the burqa; there is no sign…
Domestic Work and the Double Standard at Home
Pratigya rai
Recently, a friend said something casually that stayed with me. She mentioned that she does not cook or wash utensils and added, almost jokingly, that she has been seen as “problematic” since childhood because of it. What…
When Fear Stops Working : Iranian Women, Language of Protest
Poonam Sharma
An Iranian woman lighting a cigarette in public, exhaling smoke as an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei burns behind her, is not merely a viral spectacle. It is a moment of political rupture. In Iran, where dissent is…
Social Media Influencers: the Battle for India’s Digital Conscience
Poonam Sharma
Social media today is no longer a casual pastime or a digital escape. It has transformed into one of the most powerful mass movements of the modern age. A simple smartphone, once meant only for calls and messages, has become…
Why Do Our Malls Echo Only English Songs?
Poonam Sharma
Walk into almost any mall, luxury hotel, café, airport lounge, or shopping complex in India, and one thing feels instantly familiar—not because it is Indian, but because it is not. Soft English pop, Western jazz, global…
Duty-Centered Living with Discipline and Dharma: A Needonomics Interpretation of Gita 3.10
Prof. Madan Mohan Goel, Propounder, Needonomics & Former Vice-Chancellor (Thrice)
On 5,162nd anniversary of the Gita, we must acknowledge that the heart of Krishan-the Gita remains an eternal guide to righteous action,…