Off·beat
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Ye watan hai hamara, tumhara nahi
Rasia Nayeem Hashmi Today Indian Muslims are demonised, their patriotism is being questioned. Communal elements try to rewrite history deliberately…
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Urdu: Whose Language Is It? (Opinion)
The occasion, when Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to…
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Palestine, in Flesh & Blood
A few years ago, when a friend visited Israel, she asked the guide if it was possible to see Palestine.…
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Natural Farming in Himachal Brings Gains, Worth Emulating
The Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF), a technique promoted by Padma Shri recipient Subhash Palekar in the mid-1990s with no…
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Naga Peace Talks, ex-Babus and Roadblock
To state that the Naga peace talks have hit a roadblock over the issue of Naga flag and a separate…
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Ghalib’s Compassion, Plurality is Critical for our Times: Najeeb Jung
This truly is the outcome of a lifetime of devotion to the work of Mirza Ghalib from the time Najeeb…
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Where East Meets West
The Bosporus, a famed waterway that connects Europe with Asia represents a confluence of cultures of the Orient and Occident.…
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Indians Rarely Make Time For Arts and Culture
One of India’s leading private museums, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bengaluru, has released new primary research conducted…
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K’taka Man Makes Ambassador Car his Abode Amid Dense Forests For 17 Years
In what seems to be a similar haunting story of the Hollywood flick ‘Into the Wild’, where the protagonist finds…
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Tao Art Gallery to Host a Special Art Show by Artists Julia Romano and Meghna Patpatia
One of the oldest galleries in Mumbai, Tao Art Gallery, will be hosting a unique two-man show called ‘Dreamscapes’. It…
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Willow in Race to Make Farming more Carbon-Neutral
In the run up to Cop26, scientists at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast are…
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Literature Nobel Brings Back Focus on Post-Colonialism, Identity, Cultural Drift
Amid resurgent questions over cultural identity and colonial legacies, the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 has been awarded to the…
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How Feasible is a EU Army?
Proposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco – but many member states still remain…
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WIKILEAKS TURNS 15 WITH FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE BEHIND BARS AS THREAT TO POWERS THAT BE
WikiLeaks marks its fifteenth anniversary with founder Julian Assange jailed in the UK awaiting a US appeal to extradite him…
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Depicting the Courage of Women under Trying Circumstances
The late Jnanpith award-winning author Indira Goswami was a great literary writer of her generation and a feminist icon. Most…
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China’s Aggressive Expansionism is no Balm for Century of Humiliation
The fourth-largest empire in the world at its time, the Qing dynasty lasted for almost three centuries commencing 1634. It…
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The Untold Story of the ‘Coffee Lady’ of Nagaland
Zakietsono Jamir aka Atsi is the founder and owner of Farmer Square Cafe based out of Medziphima in Dimapur district…
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Senate Hearings do not Explain Causes of American Shame
The US top brass was on one of its frequent visits to the confessional, the Senate Armed Services Committee, revealing…
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Six Senses Arrives in India with the Opening of Six Senses Fort Barwara
Six Senses Fort Barwara is a beautiful 14th-century fort that has been sensitively converted to become a destination for history…
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Celebrating India’s Climate Action
The United Nations in India announced the launch of its climate campaign “We The Change”, which aims to showcase climate…
