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Anatomy of Uttarayana
Makar Sankranti is an event of the sidereal solar calendar while Uttarayana is a matter of tropical solar reckoning Makar Sankranti marks the Sun’s entry into Makar raashi, identified with the sign of Capricorn. The reference here is merely to the apparent motion of the Sun resulting from Earth’s yearly revolution....
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A ‘Hindu patriot’?
12 January 2021 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Reforms ain’t magic tricks
19 December 2020 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Don’t burn the bridges
03 December 2020 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Look beyond the bias
13 September 2019 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Politics of moon-sighting
30 May 2019 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Scattered Sindhi society
06 May 2019 | Priyadarshi Dutta -
Imported jihad
26 April 2019 | Priyadarshi Dutta
The Easter question
Determining Easter’s placement has been a subject of major controversy in the past. Ironically, it was this row that triggered the reform of the Julian calendar in 1582 This time, Easter has tested the patience of its believers, almost to the limit. The festival shifts irregularly in the compass of 35...
An oath for swachh polls
Electoral reforms are low priority for political parties. The alternative then is an awakened electorate, compelling them to behave ethically “I pledge to contest these elections by honest means. I affirm that I shall seek votes only on the basis of ideas, plans, programmes and promises. I shall refrain from employing...
The rail network dilemma
With more than half of the electricity being generated from coal, we may end up burning this dirty fuel in power plants rather than in the furnace of engines as previously thought Cent per cent electrification of broad gauge, which comprises over 90 per cent of the network, is on the...
Rajdhani’s bull run
The superfast train, which recently turned 50, has established itself as a premium brand. But its redesigning 25 years ago was what made it more accessible The Rajdhani Express, running between New Delhi and Howrah, recently completed 50 years in service. But it is no longer the same train that was...
Needed, official version Act?
The nation awaits an unambiguous official version of the Balakot strike. Else, there is the risk of media and social media filling up the vacuum with fake and unsubstantiated news News spread like wildfire on Tuesday (February 25) morning that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had struck at Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror...
Expect the worst in Valley
Asymmetric warfare, like the one India faces in Kashmir, abounds in bloody surprises. The enemy is theologically motivated and democratic discourse is at the bottom of the barrel Cowardly, dastardly and desperate — these are some of the adjectives the Government uses when faced with surprise terrorist attacks on the armed...
An alternate universe
While the free world might have heaved a sigh of relief at the final acquittal of Aasia Bibi, she was just one example of continued victimisation by Pakistan’s blasphemy laws Bibi Aasia Noreen, the Pakistani Christian woman who was on death row for blasphemy, is finally out of the woods....
