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Modi Government's Policy Paralysis and Opposition's Unused Brahamastra
Wouldn’t it be confusing if suddenly a day the Sun shall rise from the West? What if Bengalis would suddenly quit eating fish? How about a time when Kerala will cease to be God’s Own ...
In Politics, Policy, Economics, May 09, 2020
Leadership in Turbulent Times
Theodore Roosevelt once expressed thus: “If there is not the war, you don’t get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don’t get the great statesman; if Lincoln had ...
In History, Apr 27, 2020
Of Religions and Pandemics
It is generally foolhardy to write about religion. An intricate web weaved around mythology shrouds every human religion. This makes it harder to separate fact from fiction. In a worl...
In Religion, History, Apr 19, 2020
Rama, the Brilliant Politician
रघुकुल रीत सदा चली आई, प्राण जाई पर वचन न जाई, this single sentence overwhelmingly dominates most discussions around Rama. Rama is often portrayed as a monolithic figure in whose char...
In Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the Deepening of Federalism in India
Winston Churchill once advised to never let a good crisis go to waste. The present COVID-19 pandemic is a great opportunity for India to utilize this crisis by presenting itself as an...
In Politics, Apr 12, 2020
Philosophy in the Time of Corona: Advaita, Shankara, and Mother Nature
It is said that an idle mind is the devil’s playground. Perhaps an idle mind is also the philosopher’s playground. Which among the two is more dangerous, I rest upon your judgment. Wi...
In Philosophy, Religion, History, Apr 05, 2020
After COVID-19: Implications on International Organizations and the Global Order
Human beings are perhaps cognitively wired for reacting faster to events that come as a sudden shock or stimulate loyal sentiments connected with social identity (race, religion, nati...
In InternationalAffairs, Politics, Economics, Mar 30, 2020
The Economic Disaster Wrought by COVID-19
The globalized, industrialized, and incessantly-driven economic world that we live in is similar to an amateur riding a bicycle. The moment he bears a shock, there is a genuine fear o...
In Economics, InternationalAffairs, Mar 23, 2020
COVID-19, “Pandemic Diplomacy,” and Re-shaping of the World Order
It is safe to say that no other single event in the 21st century after the 9/11 attacks has had a greater impact in the geopolitical arena than the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
In InternationalAffairs, Mar 14, 2020
The Bengali Triumvirate in Cinema
Time and again, Bengal has given the world remarkable personalities in every field of human endeavor. Perhaps no other part of the subcontinent has so consistently produced so many re...
In Cinema, History, Mar 08, 2020
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