Have our methods of dealing with exacerbating disasters altered in any way since the time we were colonial subjects?
Have our methods of dealing with exacerbating disasters altered in any way since the time we were colonial subjects?
A just war is essentially a defensive war. It is not a preemptive war
As the Dalai Lama says, in these trying times, compassion is a necessity and not a virtue. But there is the harder teaching too, that our actions have consequences beyond our intentions
Urdu writer Joginder Paul’s birth centenary: He passed away in 2016, leaving behind a throbbing world of characters and incidents in the parallel world of his fiction
Our pride in our own mother tongues is a romantic yearning
Ageing is never a singular story. It can be indignity or dignity, loneliness or companionship
The cure to ego is humility, a powerful force that comes from truly following the Guru’s teachings, meditating, and performing sewa
No two people can be as different as these Indian cricket team coaches, yet there are underlying similarities
The flavour of the season is citizenship, something we thought had been decided 75 years ago by a liberal Constitution
In my wanderings over the hills and after visually dissecting the garbage that one sees blocking streams and rivulets, there are a surprising number of shoes
Buddha revealed: where there is life, there is desire, and where there is desire, there is suffering
Cynical opinions on how degraded our leaders are or how the dignity of institutions has been stripped can’t dim our pride in Independence Day
In Buddhist teaching, disturbing emotions are seen as real enemies
It was prone to human failings — design dogma, manufacturing and maintenance sloth and yes, very good and bad pilots. But it became the sweet ‘first’ love of every fighter pilot
Planted in the late 1800s, Sycamore Gap tree stood at a dramatic dip in the landscape along the Roman-era Hadrian’s Wall, and was one of England’s most photographed trees
When we can play together, grieve together and celebrate together, we can live together as well
Though dharma is used extensively in Hinduism and Buddhism, dharma is the most elusive word to translate into any non-Indic language, especially English
As parents, we spend too much time, and deny ourselves, in collecting things to leave behind for our children. It’s a waste of parental love
Gandhiji’s visits were significant meetings that were to shape India
Laurence Binyon, best known for his Remembrance Day verses, chose to portray the emperor as a philosopher-king
An encounter with a person who has shown you the joys of simplicity and the power of love is all it takes to win over people
Krishna says that any sacrifice, charity, and penance meant for one’s own uplift or that of others should never be given up
Behind every medal lies a story — some are of war, others of survival. This one is of both
If time and age had defeated Djokovic, Siraj was undone by the elements, symbolised by the tricks of a leather ball that spun India out of the match.
Why do chaps persist with writing, given the hardships involved?
Passing the buck and blame is also very human
Understanding the time value of right action, and acting on it, can enrich our life
Names fascinate me, for there’s a story connected to each one — surely, probably
Is a border one to be crossed, or feared? Or one that’s imaginary and permeable?
The colonial yoke was never just about conquest. It was about rewriting the imagination — training us to doubt ourselves and worship elsewhere.