Opinion

Usuf Mir “Raja was convinced that the people were devoted only to his tune, while the King, too, was becoming convinced that the people had begun to dance to his tune rather than the Raja’s.” Long ago, there lived an old man in a…

S Ahmad On 1 October 2026, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) completes one hundred years. Its institutional journey began on 1 October 1926, when India’s first Public Service Commission was constituted - an advisory body…

B L Verma The resolve of a Viksit Bharat will be fulfilled only when every senior citizen has the opportunity to live with respect, security and dignity, and every new generation has the opportunity to learn from the experiences…

 Swami Devendra Brahmachari Gandhi’s non-violence was neither cowardice nor passive acceptance of injustice. It was the strength to stand firmly with truth and resist injustice without hatred or violence. For Gandhi, the…

Tamanna Hazarika “The rise of these sultanas did not just change who sat on the throne; it also marked a move from a very strict style of government toward a more orderly, law-based system.” Between 1641 and 1699 the Aceh…

Muzafer Ahmad Lone “Our apples may be famous across the world, but the minds we nurture in our classrooms are South Kashmir’s true, enduring harvest.” The autumn breeze is just beginning to sweep through the orchards of South…

Afreen Jan When we remember medieval kingdoms, our attention often turns to their rulers, their victories, and the monuments that have survived the passage of time. Yet, history is never made by kings alone. Behind the authority…

Tamanna Hazarika "The contribution of Muslim women to the Azad Hind Fauj is therefore an important part of the wider history of India’s freedom struggle. They served as soldiers, nurses and supporters and faced difficult…

Muzafar Ahmad Lone “The algorithm is a mirror; it reflects what we engage with, what we produce, what we amplify.” We scroll, and we sigh. We click, and we cringe. Our screens, once windows to the world, sometimes feel like…

Priyanka G Bansal and Aparna Mukherjee We need a better understanding of changing dietary patterns, vulnerable groups and the drivers of unhealthy diets. We need to know what works, for whom, where and at what scale. Stronger…