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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...

The consequences of Trump's tariffs extend well beyond immediate trade imbalances

Trump’s Tariffs: Good or bad?

Ganesan Subramanian - April 4, 2025 0

UN forecasts for 2100 predict that several countries across Europe and Asia will experience significant population decline in the coming decades

A declining population means a crumbling civilization

Dr Shreekumar Menon - April 1, 2025 0

Kejriwal’s ‘Sheesh Mahal’ drew national outrage, but Jagan Reddy’s palace — 15 times costlier — got no media attention

Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Kingly Palace in the age of Democracy

Pradakshina - March 27, 2025 0

Though the BJP had repeatedly questioned the Congress party on the 4% religious quota, possibly political parties cannot do much in the legal logjam

Muslim quota in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Pradakshina - March 24, 2025 0

India Post must redefine its role and embrace the future of commerce, ensuring goods, services, and opportunities reach every corner, especially underserved areas

Transforming ‘India Post’ into a rural e-commerce powerhouse

Ganesan Subramanian - March 20, 2025 0

Instead of engaging in ideological battles that favor Dravidian parties, the BJP can make local governance failure its main attack point

A possible strategy for BJP in TN 2026 elections

Ganesan Subramanian - March 18, 2025 0

Pre-colonial practice embraced this; colonial rule restrained it. State-led policy, enacted soon, is not just a fresh approach - it’s a reclamation

Decentralize language, decolonize India; Why India needs a fresh approach to...

Ramsundar Lakshminarayanan - March 15, 2025 0

The government must encourage more businesses to go public while providing alternatives like mutual fund-based industrial investment models for retail and institutional investors

For more private investment & jobs: Shift investment from capital markets...

Ganesan Subramanian - March 13, 2025 0

Wouldn't it be ironic if the biggest crypto scam in history was not by fraudsters but by a government?

The Great Crypto Heist: A Government’s Masterstroke – An attempted economic...

Ganesan Subramanian - March 8, 2025 0

Tamil NRI’s settled in USA and other Western countries, can easily create a corpus to resuscitate the glory of the Agraharams and Vedic studies

Islamic takeover of Tamil Nadu’s Agraharams

Dr Shreekumar Menon - March 8, 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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