By midlife, time is not the scarce resource. Energy is. The smartest adults are no longer managing calendars. They are managing themselves.
Srinath Sridharan
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India keeps redefining what proves identity. Every new document arrives as the final answer, only to leave citizens with a thicker file and a thinner sense of assurance.
Krishnadevan V
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Every successful business today competes by eliminating waiting. But as technology accelerates life, are we quietly losing the patience, anticipation and resilience that only waiting once taught us?
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Is every blunder really innocent, or has “I didn’t know” become the perfect excuse? A witty look at Hanlon’s Razor, strategic ignorance and why cluelessness sometimes feels suspiciously convenient.
Kalyani Srinath
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A Mysuru vendor’s “naati” curry leaves turn a routine purchase into a wry reflection on authenticity, branding, and the real price of reassurance.
R. Gurumurthy
In a world of great-power rivalry and hyper-scaling tech behemoths, you would be forgiven for thinking that the bulky bully always has the edge. But as this year's World Cup has shown repeatedly, you would be wrong.
Andres Velasco
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Why do certain ordinary incidents refuse to stay in the past?
Shyam Sunder Sharma
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A Korean website where imaginary meals never arrive reveals a deeper truth: anticipation, not consumption, has become the modern economy's currency.
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What happens after a donation slips into a hundi says less about God than it does about the species that invented both prayer and locks.
From politics to business and family life, photographs of unity often outlive the relationships they celebrate. Nothing ages faster than togetherness captured for the camera and mistaken for permanence.
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We spend our lives learning how to hold on. The final lesson may be learning something totally different.
When Modi visits Tehran, it would be an assertion of India’s standing in the world, still fighting forces of Anglo-American imperialism in the neighbourhood.
Rajesh Ramachandran
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Portugal’s 1-1 draw exposed a lack of service, not a fading captain. Ronaldo was starved of chances while an elite midfield played safe all game.
Aarav Aher
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From hotels to homes, the humble bucket exposes India’s curious distinction between hospitality and hygiene. Perhaps our real challenge is not cleanliness, but the dignity we accord to details in maintenance itself
A chocolate bar once had to earn its place in an Indian household.
As courtroom dramas dominate OTT platforms, are viewers being shown the law—or merely a dramatized illusion of it? When entertainment simplifies complex legal realities, what impact does it have on society's understanding of justice, crime and accountability?
Ninupta Srinath
₹370 biryani gets a man cancelled. And there are a million other boys who still don't know what enthusiastic consent sounds like.
Kirti Tarang Pande
In a world overflowing with ways to stay connected, why do some bonds quietly disappear while others survive years of silence?
Menstrual health is often framed through hygiene and awareness, while pain, diagnosis and access to care receive far less attention.
Ketaki Thakur
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