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As technology dominates education, initiatives like Pencil to Power remind us why handwriting remains a critical tool for learning, expression, and cognitive development

Restoring handwriting from extinction: Pencil to Power

Vijendra Agarwal - November 9, 2025

The SC’s posthumous exoneration of Railway TTE V M Saudagar in a Rs.50 bribery case after 37 years raises hard questions about India's justice system, litigation abuse by government departments, and the absence of legal accountability

Access to Justice: A crisis in India

A new study by the CPS reveals that Ladakh’s tribal and Buddhist populations have fallen sharply, triggering fears of demographic imbalance and cultural erosion in the Himalayan region

Disturbing data from Ladakh as Tribal population declines sharply

Discover how humanitarian aid to Afghanistan may be enriching the Taliban through taxes, currency manipulation, and control over UN funds

Is the United States paying a monthly amount to the Taliban in Afghanistan? Is it US Taxpayer money or does it belong to Afghanistan?

The real cost of Saudi Arabia’s oil dependence

What should be the minimum price per barrel of crude for Saudi Arabia in order for them to maintain subsidies to its population and...

BJP must play the long game in TN

TN: Why outside support to ADMK govt will suit BJP better

Ganesan Subramanian - April 21, 2025 1

The decision of the Lieutenant Governor to effect the mass transfer of JKAS officers must be seen as an attempt to help the elected government run an efficient, prompt, and pro-people administration

Omar Abdullah’s last warning to PM Narendra Modi

Hari Om - April 19, 2025 0

The US under Trump may be transactional, but China is fundamentally untrustworthy, even in the short, medium, and long term

A world, Trumped by bias, blinded by Xi

Ganesan Subramanian - April 19, 2025 0

The strength of the American education system has always been rooted in its openness—its ability to attract, absorb, and elevate the best minds from across the globe

Beyond tariffs: Trump trampling higher education beyond repair

Vijendra Agarwal - April 18, 2025 2

Academic freedom must be honored and celebrated, but it must also be accompanied by truth, integrity, and cultural respect

Academic freedom or academic fraud?

Vijendra Agarwal - April 16, 2025 0

Top Court held that the Governor’s reservation of 10 Bills for the President’s assent is “illegal and liable to be set aside”

M K Stalin’s Pyrrhic Victory against Governor R N Ravi’s ‘No...

Dr Shreekumar Menon - April 14, 2025 0

If India succeeds, it can boost domestic prosperity and showcase a people-focused, competitive manufacturing model globally

Trump’s China tariffs: How India can use this opportunity – Part...

Ganesan Subramanian - April 11, 2025 0

Dravidian parties may continue promoting nostalgic narratives, but each election lost to them risks compromising the aspirations of the next generation

TN: A gift of history & geography, squandered by politics

Ganesan Subramanian - April 8, 2025 0

On August 5, 2019, the Modi government freed Ladakh from Kashmiri dominance but did not extend the same to Jammu, despite similar Dogra grievances.

Jammu’s night of despair and discontent under Omar regime

Hari Om - April 7, 2025 0

The Trump tariffs pose both a challenge and an opportunity for India and the world (including the US)

Tariffs, trade wars, and strategic friendships: Trump and Modi in a...

Vijendra Agarwal - April 4, 2025 0

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BOOKS

What Sastry reveals in his book is a horrifying narrative of how Ramoji and Challa Kondiah went about this methodical destruction of the system

M.V.R. Sastry’s Devudunnadu Jagratha – A detailed examination – Part 1

The sudden and mind-boggling change in the political attitude of the Buddhist leadership in Ladakh in 2020 forms an important part of the book

Prof Hari Om’s new book “Buddhists Playing With Fire” hits the...

The book unveils an Eastern mystery of ancient Hindu wisdom and Yogic science especially for their benefit

Review of “The Manthan Code” (author Shambhu Sundriyal)

Ashwin acknowledges the need for standout performances to gain recognition, admitting that his bowling may not always be visually appealing

‘I Have the Streets’ – R Ashwin & Sidharth Monga

The book brings out the virtues and qualities the Governor (Ruler) should possess, what qualities the Mantris or council of Ministers have, etc

K Parasaran Miscellany: A book that needs to be read by...

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