Is There a Free Lunch After All? What Accelerating India’s Development Gets Right
We, Indians, often complain—rightly so—about the poor quality of life and the sad state of affairs (or is it the sad affairs of the s...
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Is There a Free Lunch After All? What Accelerating India’s Development Gets Right
We, Indians, often complain—rightly so—about the poor quality of life and the sad state of affairs (or is it the sad affairs of the state?) around us. Our education system produces so...
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An oft-repeated saying about politics is: political leaders represent the general character of the electorate. In the recently concluded Bihar elections, 130 out of 243 elected MLAs h...
In Politics, Nov 16, 2025
Man's Hope for God's Grace: On Life's Purpose and Struggles
I read the remarkable book Man’s Search for Meaning by the Austrian author Viktor Frankl almost four years ago while on a flight from Seattle to Delhi. The book chronicles his persona...
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Hold on, Gandhiji! We are just taking a detour through Kurukshetra
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