Astroturf | Need based use of Shakti
We need to be on guard and in a combative mode against the evil forces so as to service the needs of our existential order. To drive home this point, the simile of Demon is used to exemplify and forewarn us about impending dangers. About the demons, it is said...
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Scourge of child labour: No end in sight
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The low hanging fruit of agroforestry
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The vaccine solution
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World Wide Web of Artificial Intelligence
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Need to revisit disinvestment strategy
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Astroturf | Durga: the primal energy source
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Strengthening the Self
06 June 2021 | Anamika Yaduvanshi
Conquer Anger & Stress
Through daily meditation, leading a calm and peaceful life becomes a habit. Be at peace with self to stay happy, writes Sant Rajinder Singh Anger and stress have become unwanted, permanent characters in the play of life. Often, we are faced with situations that make us angry and stressed. Whether at...
Beating Corona & its unexpected side effect of diet
Besides the deadly Covid-19 infection, there are a multiple other side effects of this pandemic which we need to keep a look out for, and tackle head on, before they cause a lot of damage, writes Kavita Devgan The fundamental factors for eating right, maintaining correct hygiene and leading a healthy,...
Small, eternally so
God, being omnipresent and souls, being small in the ultimate sense is part of cosmic design, writes AJIT KUMAR BISHNOI It is crucial to accept the reality of God, who is all-encompassing, before we even get started on the spiritual journey. Arjuna did not getting convinced by the arguments of Lord...
Constitution, CAG and monolithism — II
To enhance public perception, the institution of CAG should be headed by a multi-member body (Board of Audit or give it any name) comprising minimum three members just like the Election Commission of India. A three-member Board of Audit will act as its own internal control: members will balance and...
Astroturf | Durga: Sakti personified
Sakti, when applicable on human beings, turn out to be a double-edged sword. The question now is: what makes Sakti strike divergent notes on different people — productive in case of some and self-defeating for others? This, despite the fact that sakti is available in equal proportion to all. Here...
Heated debate in the Lok Sabha
Negotiations on the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan stirred high emotions yet Nehru pulled it off, writes Uttam Kumar Sinha in his new book Indus Basin Uninterrupted... An edited excerpt: Parliament was in session until 9 September 1960 and the Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960. The...
The rise of civil society in war against a virus
While the central government failed to deliver, local bodies took it upon themselves to support the public. New indigenous technologies for recovery were funded by private companies & handed over to these bodies to manage At a five minute walk from the banks of the Nile river in Cairo, at Tahrir...
