Opinion

Their biggest achievement perhaps is reversal in people/teachers’ beliefs, from ‘these children cannot learn’ to ‘every child can learn’

Six decades after the PL-480 controversy broke out between the two countries, India and the US find themselves at a crossroads over wheat all over again

When someone likes you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable

It would be a folly to blame only the British for breaking the so-called ‘syncretic’ culture of Bengal. Islamic fundamentalism was always there since the invasion by Bakhtiyar Khilji

Notwithstanding India being a Hindu-majority country which bequeathed land to create Islamic Republic of Pakistan, litigations on matters of faith and places of worship have continued for almost 70 years

As most chronicles rely on the accounts of Muslim chroniclers, who were courtiers of Muslim rulers or governors, many myths have been created through exaggeration about prowess of Muslim warriors

Pramod Mahajan took a task upon himself to radically modernise the political set-up in India without abdicating the core principle of 'Hindutva'

The golden era of Bengal that comprised rule of Vangas, Gauras, Gupta, Mauryas has largely been ignored, hence the rich cultural legacy doesn’t find much mention in present day discourse

Being a Bengali-dominated party, the TMC believes that it can gain the support of the significant Bengali — both Hindus and Muslims — population of Assam

For decades only Chinese medicine had dominated the traditional medicine division of WHO, Geneva and Ayurveda with all its codified texts and millennia-old wisdom was relegated to herbalism!

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is turning out to be a white elephant that is squandering away the precious resources of the nation

The Sri Lankans fleeing the country and desperately trying to migrate to India are bereft of resources and hope

So far, the Rajapaksas have been unmoved. But Sri Lanka’s people only appear more resolved to unite against the ruling family.

We now know that even asymptomatic Covid-19 infection or mild illness can lead to long term effects in some persons. It is best to protect ourselves with reasonable precautions

For the last more than 15 years, Muslims have been the key voter base of Mamata Banerjee, but today there is growing unease among them

In addition to preventing the spread of Covid infections that still exist around us, masking is a great way to prevent the spread of other respiratory illnesses