Analytical article
It was in the year 1988, in May, at the peak of summer in Hyderabad, that a visit to Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong via Siliguri and Bagdogra, after a flight to Calcutta, remains nostalgic even today. Glimpses of that journey remain captured in the mind as though etched there eternally. The Himalayan ranges are a…
As a teacher who has spent considerable time nurturing and grooming young minds, I welcomed the Orangenews9 Editor’s invitation to share my experience of how Bharat has travelled over the last eight decades, particularly in the field of education. Education has always been close to my heart, and my interaction with successive generations of students…
The debate over mother tongue versus English has resurfaced with renewed intensity in recent years. Parents aspire to admit their children into English-medium schools, believing fluency in English alone guarantees academic excellence and global opportunities. While English undoubtedly opens doors, an uncomfortable truth often escapes our attention: no language can be mastered well unless the…
The images emerging from Europe over the past few days are both startling and disturbing. Countries renowned for their pleasant summers are now grappling with unprecedented heatwaves, with temperatures soaring beyond what generations have experienced. Streets that once welcomed leisurely summer strolls have turned into scorching expanses, public services are under strain, and lives have…
There is an old English proverb that says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” As a child, I often wondered what wisdom lay behind this simple statement. When I once asked my father, a physician, he smiled and replied, “Keep the gut healthy with good fibre and half the battle against disease is…
Dr Asha Chadha In a landmark achievement that reinforces its reputation as one of India’s premier institutions of higher education, Osmania University has become the first university in the country to simultaneously secure four prestigious International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Government of India. As an alumna of…
One of the most magnificent bonds in the world is the relationship between women and nature. Perhaps that is why we lovingly call her Mother Nature. The Telugu poet Bammera Pothana beautifully captured this sentiment in the phrase, “Ammalakanna Amma Peddamma” — the mother who is greater than all mothers. Across civilizations and centuries, women…
Every day, we take many things for granted. The internet that connects our homes and offices, the cooking gas that fuels our kitchens, and the energy that powers our lives all seem to arrive effortlessly. Yet, hidden far beneath the ocean’s surface, in a world of darkness, pressure, and danger, some extraordinary individuals ensure that…
Diplomacy is often reduced to images of envoys negotiating treaties, leaders shaking hands, and states navigating crises through carefully worded statements. Yet, from an academician’s perspective, diplomacy is far more expansive. It is not merely the conduct of foreign policy but the structured interaction between societies shaped by history, culture, economics, and—most critically—demography. To understand…
Every election season brings with it a familiar spectacle: flashing graphics, confident projections, and the near-theatrical unveiling of exit polls that claim to decode the “mood of the nation.” Yet, beneath this data-driven bravado lies a deeper philosophical question—can voter behaviour ever be measured with precision, or are exit polls merely a sophisticated guess wrapped…
