A thought-leadership seriesWho Gets to Tell Your Story?Our first instalment was about stories that remain untold, even within the close-knit of families.  Once we sit down to uncover those stories, do we really get the whole story? After all, we spend our lives becoming different things to different people. But when our story…

Honesty is the best policy. So, let us begin with a confession: the task before us was almost impossible. Imagine trying to bottle thousands of years of philosophy, countless interpretations, sacred traditions and spiritual wisdom into a tiny bottle or in this case, finite pages of a coffee-table book. That was the challenge when the…

There was a time when India's startup story could be told through a handful of cities, a few technology companies and an impressive collection of pitch decks.Not anymore. Today, an entrepreneur might be developing agricultural technology in Patna, launching rockets from Sriharikota or transforming the way Indians shop. The common denominator? An idea ambitious…

Seven countries. Four continents. One festival with a remarkable talent for making itself at home. A dog wearing marigolds in Nepal. A motorcade ablaze with lights in Guyana. Sweet-potato delicacies in Mauritius. And an entire British street celebrating an Indian festival.Diwali has certainly gone places.Carried across oceans by migrants, merchants and generations of…

A thought-leadership seriesThe Lives We Know. The Stories We Don'tWe inherit photographs, possessions and family names. But how much do we really know about the people who came before us?Ask someone to describe their father's life, and they might begin with where he was born, where he studied, what he did for…

Dream & Beauty Charitable Trust (DBCT), founded by US-based NRI entrepreneur Anil K. Monga, celebrated its 30th anniversary on 2nd October at Heavenly Palace in Doraha, Ludhiana. The milestone event coincided with Gandhi Jayanti and Senior Citizens Day, bringing together spiritual leaders, dignitaries, and the very communities the Trust serves.Monga, who moved to New…

In a region where many communities remain underserved, the Together for Better Foundation, founded by Indian-Kenyan Dr Aruna Varsani, has completed a four-day initiative that reached 1,700 girls across eight schools in Wajir County. The project focused on distributing reusable sanitary pads and facilitating conversations about menstrual health, hygiene and well-being.While many of the…

For decades, India's trade policy balanced economic openness with the protection of domestic industries. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, that balance has increasingly shifted towards negotiated market access, export competitiveness and strategic economic partnerships. India's combined goods and services exports reached approximately US$863.1 billion in FY2025–26. Although this growth cannot be attributed to free…

For nine nights during Navratri, millions celebrate Shakti — the divine feminine energy associated with strength, wisdom, courage, prosperity and transformation. In Hindu tradition, the nine forms of Goddess Durga, collectively known as Navadurga, represent different dimensions of this power. Yet, beyond the festivities lies an uncomfortable contradiction. Societies that revere feminine strength in the…

If he were alive, he’d be 157-years-old on 2 October 2026. Mahatma Gandhi – Father of the Nation –  would be dealing with intruders of a different ilk – Artificial Intelligence going rogue, truth being twisted to suit narratives, wars being fought on social media, chaos everywhere.We suppose he would not be averse to…