MS Sparsha Decades before the world cheered for the Nano, a 7th-grade dropout from Kolhapur was already doing the impossible. In 1945, while the British Raj was packing its bags, Shankarrao Kulkarni was hand-beating a revolution out of scrap metal in a backyard workshop. He did not have a degree/a factory/a single foreign bolt, just…
Cricket continues to remind us that talent alone is rarely enough. The teams that go the distance are often the ones that read conditions better, adapt faster, and think a step ahead of the opposition. The IPL playoffs have once again reinforced that simple truth. Winning the toss and choosing to bat first is usually…
Forget the old English proverb, ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ That may work for Romans. It certainly does not work for Indians. We are perhaps the only people on earth who carry our culture in hand baggage, check-in luggage and, if necessary, excess baggage. Whether it is Europe, America, Australia, Africa or…
The strength of Faith Dr Sandhyaa Rani In devotion’s realm where hearts intertwine, A melody of faith shines with rhythms divine. O Govinda, guardian of the meek and pure, In your warm embrace, the virtuous find their cure. Annamayya’s words echo through the sands of time, Weaving a tapestry of hope so sublime. Removing…
The sage Puruchhepa, in the cadence of the Antyeṣṭi chandas of the Rigveda, raises a profound and measured invocation to Indra, revealing both the spiritual vision and the subtle philosophical insight of Vedic thought. In his contemplation, the gods, though diverse and often opposing in their functions, remain harmonized under the supreme command of Indra,…
The blind monarch Dhritarashtra, ever swayed by partial affection and dimmed discernment, spoke in anguish to Sanjaya: “Thou recountest the slaughter and defeat of our hosts ever, while the valor and high chivalry of the sons of Pandu thou describest with vivid praise and particular instance. This seeming distortion troubles my mind; I perceive not…
Arulmigu Virupaksheeswarar Temple is located on PV Koil Street in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Nestled amidst the historic temple quarter of Mylapore, it is one of the revered Sapta Sthana Shiva temples and remains an important center of Shaivite worship. Despite being situated in a bustling urban neighborhood, the temple retains a serene and spiritual…
New Delhi: Authorities on Sunday began demolishing 143 illegal structures in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area after the Supreme Court upheld orders permitting the clearance of encroachments from land earmarked for the road widening, officials said. The demolition drive was launched in Haiderpur village, where the structures were found within the designated 30-metre right of way…
Shimla: In a major jolt to the Congress, the BJP won Mandi, Dharamshala and Solan municipal corporation elections, while the ruling party managed to retain its mandate in the Palampur civic body. The elections to the four urban local bodies were held on May 17, and the results were declared on Sunday. The BJP retained…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank is expected to leave the key policy rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent this week and adopt a cautious stance that factors in the possible headwinds to inflation and growth trajectory amid the West Asia turmoil, experts opined. With surging energy prices, continuing supply chain woes and a depreciating rupee, primarily…
