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Sufism (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Let's be humble, we come from him

The Sufis teach that if you are aware of your humility, then you are among the arrogant ones.

14 Sept 2017 2:08 AM IST

Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to journalists after a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony at the President House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Wednesday, Sept 6, 2017. (Photo: AP)

How India normalises' violence

Narendra Modi is symptomatic of it, but he is a mere case study than an analytical tool.

14 Sept 2017 2:07 AM IST

Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi delivering a speech at Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley, California. (Photo: PTI)

Home truths on foreign soil?

Rahul Gandhi criticising the Modi government in the US is not an insult to India.

14 Sept 2017 2:07 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Mother Teresa lives on in our hearts

Jesus became everything for her. She burnt with a desire to sacrifice everything for him.

13 Sept 2017 2:00 AM IST

RSS volunteers at Hindu Samagam, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI/File)

RSS had no role in Hyderabad's liberation

The BJP's only power base is in the old city of Hyderabad, which is the political domain of the MIM, its mortal enemy.

13 Sept 2017 1:59 AM IST

Editor, social activist and a virulent critic of right-wing groups, Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead Tuesday night outside her residence in Bengaluru. (Photo: Facebook)

Of Lankesh, Ambedkar and Hinduism

Lankesh saw Hinduism not as a religion open to change but as a hidebound hierarchy ranged against women and the lower...

13 Sept 2017 1:58 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during a function on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Vivekanandas Chicago Address and birth centenary of Deendayal Upadhyay in New Delhi . (Photo: PTI)

Modi and Vivekananda: Can govt bridge gap?

The glaring difference between preaching and practice makes the PM's speech mere rhetoric without intent.

13 Sept 2017 1:57 AM IST

Swami Vivekananda

Lessons from Swamiji

At the 1893 Parliament of World Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda was practically received as a rock star for the...

13 Sept 2017 12:26 AM IST

Sasikala ouster good for clean TN politics

Sasikala, who picked up a claim to fame for backroom manoeuvring, became the party's self-appointed leader on her...

13 Sept 2017 12:26 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: How to empty your mind

To derive the greatest benefit from the blessings bestowed by God, we should adopt this humble attitude of the empty...

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

Activists take part in a protest rally against the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh at India Gate. (Photo: AFP)

Who killed Gauri? We all failed her

On the contrary, we see most criminals with political links go scot-free, and those who cannot dodge jail get new escape...

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

N Korean crisis: Can India too play a role?

The major difference between the Indian and North Korean programmes lies in the American attitude.

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST