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Species and elements living together happily
April 22, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh The similarities between South and East Asian cultures and the Earth’s natural networks, are uncanny. Among Asian people, you cannot have a standalone relationship with any one individual. And when it comes…
April 22, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
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Basavanna’s kayaka signifies honest manual labour
April 21, 2026, 7:07 AM IST
By KV Raghupathi Basaveshwara’s primary concern was not literary composition, but attainment of the highest goal of life and facilitation of the greatest good for the common man through kayaka, a concept that signifies honest…
April 21, 2026, 7:07 AM IST
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Karm: Every action leaves an imprint
April 20, 2026, 7:30 AM IST
By XIV The Dalai Lama The law of karm is one of the most essential principles in Buddhist thought, yet it is often misunderstood. Karm, from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘action’, refers to the natural…
April 20, 2026, 7:30 AM IST
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The path to inner edge for outer success
April 18, 2026, 9:03 AM IST
By Jaya Row Gita is the most powerful and comprehensive guide on how an ordinary mortal can rise above petty, personal distractions to become the extraordinary immortal Spirit. Gita translates deep philosophy into a powerful…
April 18, 2026, 9:03 AM IST
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Why our children are feeling so low
April 17, 2026, 8:16 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Many of us have mixed memories of our childhood: a good portion of joyful moments, a certain number of painful memories, a few lifechanging experiences, and many routine recollections. These memories exist…
April 17, 2026, 8:16 AM IST
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Seva, Sangat, Langar: Bonds no algorithm can simulate
April 16, 2026, 7:27 AM IST
By Jasjit Singh We are living through a remarkable moment in human history. Machines can now generate text, images, and ideas. They can anticipate our needs, finish our sentences, and quietly shape our choices. Artificial…
April 16, 2026, 7:27 AM IST
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Kaikeyi, Manthara and the grace hidden in blame
April 15, 2026, 7:38 AM IST
By Shambo Samrat Samajdar and Shashank Joshi Some names in our epics are spoken with reverence. Others are spoken with discomfort. Kaikeyi and Manthara belong to the second category. For generations, they have stood in…
April 15, 2026, 7:38 AM IST
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Khalsa signifies oneness of humanity
April 14, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
By Harvinder Pal Singh Baisakhi, a festival of harvest, is also when Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, created the Khalsa, a psychological construct that galvanised common people to rise against oppression. To test…
April 14, 2026, 8:05 AM IST
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Peace, not war: Reconciliation is best
April 13, 2026, 8:47 AM IST
By Farida Khanam The month-long military confrontation involving US, Israel, and Iran, which began in late Feb, was suspended on March 25, 2026, under a temporary ceasefire. The conflict claimed nearly 5,000 lives, and left…
April 13, 2026, 8:47 AM IST
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Netas need compassion: Why we must oblige
April 11, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
By Sonal Srivastava While on a state visit to India in February, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, the youngest president in the country’s history, was seen jogging in navy-blue shorts and a T-shirt on a dusty…
April 11, 2026, 8:15 AM IST
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Cats and dogs: Stories of faith, hope, and peace
April 10, 2026, 9:12 AM IST
Kulbir Kaur In Mahabharat, Yudhishthir refused to enter heaven without his dog. When Indra tried to convince Yudhishthir to ascend alone, he replied that abandoning a loyal companion, a stray dog, whose only concern is…
April 10, 2026, 9:12 AM IST
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A neutral gaze redefines spiritual experience
April 9, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh Kashmiri mystic Lalleshwari, also known as Lal Ded, wandered naked, expressing her devotion to the divine in poetic outpourings. Her presence and aura were so overpowering that no one dared stop her….
April 9, 2026, 8:19 AM IST
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The body has to be enjoyed as much as soul
April 8, 2026, 8:50 AM IST
Osho You are one of the greatest marketing persons of a product that gratifies the soul. We are in the business of selling a product that gratifies the mind; Others sell products that gratify the…
April 8, 2026, 8:50 AM IST
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The secret strength of temptation
April 7, 2026, 7:30 AM IST
By Partha Sinha Temptation has always had poor public relations. Civilisations have issued warnings about it with impressive consistency. Priests spoke of it like a crack in the soul. Philosophers treated it as a moral…
April 7, 2026, 7:30 AM IST
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Pain not transformed is pain transmitted
April 6, 2026, 7:35 AM IST
By Christopher Mendonca The problem of pain and suffering has baffled humankind from the very beginning. In searching for an answer, we have often confused the problem of pain with the problem of suffering. The…
April 6, 2026, 7:35 AM IST
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When ‘I am exhausted’ means more than tiredness
April 4, 2026, 7:41 AM IST
By Sivakumar Sundaram Now that summer is here, when someone asks, ‘How are you?’, the answer comes almost by reflex: ‘Exhausted.’ We say it so casually that it has nearly become the season’s standard greeting….
April 4, 2026, 7:41 AM IST
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Good Friday: Solidarity with suffering
April 3, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
Janina Gomes Just why does the Cross of Christ evoke so many emotions and find an echo in so many hearts? It is because it speaks to us about one of our deepest experiences of…
April 3, 2026, 8:29 AM IST
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Hanuman: The emblem of devotion
April 2, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
By Radhanath Swami Hanuman is one of the most loved personalities in all of India. He is not just present in temples, rather, he lives in hearts of people. Across villages and cities, in homes…
April 2, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
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Laughter: The forgotten doorway to divinity
April 1, 2026, 7:21 AM IST
By Jwalant Swaroop Spirituality has been made unnecessarily serious. Priests, monks, and moralists have turned it into a grave business, as if truth can only be reached with a long face. But existence is not…
April 1, 2026, 7:21 AM IST
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There is no gender bias in Mahavir’s teachings
March 31, 2026, 8:20 AM IST
Ashok Vohra Jainism is one of the oldest religions of the world. According to it, every living being is a soul and has the potentiality of attaining liberation from the cycle of birth and death….
March 31, 2026, 8:20 AM IST
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