On 27 January 1948, three days before an assassin’s bullet ended his life, Mahatma Gandhi stood at the shrine of Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki in Mehrauli, Delhi. The city was trembling under communal riots. Mosques were desecrated, temples were defiled, homes were burned. Gandhi, frail and fasting, called it what it...
On the banks of the holy Ganges, centuries ago, Buddha sat quietly with his disciples. The morning air was calm, the river flowed gently, and the chants of monks echoed in the distance. But cutting through that peace was the ugly noise of a family on the opposite bank —...
Sridhar Vembu doesn’t whisper. He roars. In his latest shot across the bow, the Zoho founder declared: “We are the only company in the world that can take on Microsoft in the breadth and depth of the product suite.” That’s not marketing fluff—that’s a challenge to the $3 trillion empire...
When most celebrities chase the glare of metro skylines, M.S. Dhoni quietly parks his bike in Ranchi. His choice is neither about money nor convenience—it’s about grounding. Here’s a man who could have had high-rise penthouses in Mumbai or Delhi, yet prefers his farmhouse, his fields, and his motorbike rides....
In today’s world, most of us are told to “pick one thing and stick to it.” Parents push their children into one career. Society measures us only by our single designation. And when people dare to dream of more, they are told — “don’t waste time, focus.” But then there...
In India today, “You Only Live Once” isn’t wisdom — it’s an excuse. People use it to buy luxury cars on loans, throw obscene weddings, or flex on Instagram with rented clothes. That’s not “living once.” That’s living empty. The real line is this: You only live once, but if...
Kathmandu didn’t just elect a mayor. It gave the microphone to a rapper who turned his rhymes into reforms. Balendra Shah—better known as Balen—is the story of how a Gen Z hero can rise from YouTube rap battles to shaking the political system of an entire country. Childhood and Education...
A Quiet Revolution from Chennai In a world where artificial intelligence often feels like the playground of billionaires, one man from the classrooms of IIT Madras has quietly rewritten the script. Mitesh Khapra, a professor who spends more time surrounded by students and data sheets than flashing cameras, has now...
In India, billionaires are usually known for their palaces in the sky. Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia became the symbol of wealth, and others follow with glass towers, helipads, and marble mansions. But Anand Mahindra, with nearly $4 billion to his name, lives in something far humbler—Gulistan, a 13,000–square–foot bungalow on Nepean...
On January 30, 1948, the Father of the Nation fell to three bullets at the hands of Nathuram Godse. That moment has been immortalized in history as the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. But if we peel away the layers of official narrative, Krishnamurti’s haunting words echo louder than ever: “The...
