Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Amazing, but true

For years, a section of the Western media seemed almost incapable of writing about Narendra Modi or his government without seasoning the story with predictable doses of cynicism, criticism and, at times, outright disdain. Bharat’s economic rise was questioned, its democratic credentials were repeatedly put under the microscope and virtually every policy decision of the…

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Doomsayers Silenced, Bharat Blooms

For those who have spent the better part of the past decade predicting that Bharat’s economy is either slowing, collapsing or somehow surviving only on statistical jugglery, Monday’s GDP numbers should make for uncomfortable reading. The economy grew a robust 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY2026-27, sharply beating the Reserve Bank of…

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The Engineers Who Digitised Indian Railways

M.S. Sparsha There are technological revolutions that arrive with fanfare, billion-dollar valuations and armies of publicity professionals. And then some revolutions happen quietly, behind green computer screens, humming machines and exhausted engineers—changing the lives of millions without most of them ever knowing who made it possible. The computerisation of Indian Railways reservation belongs firmly to…

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The Upanishadic covenant of learning

M Jaishree The ancient Indian system of education, as envisioned by the Upanishads, stands apart from every conventional model of instruction. It was never built upon authority, hierarchy, or intellectual domination. Instead, it rested upon a sacred covenant between the teacher and the student, where both accepted equal responsibility in the pursuit of truth. Neither…

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