Two Animals. Two Months. One Generation Stirred Awake.

By P. Shravan Kumar January gave us an unforgettable image: a lone penguin walking across the frozen vastness of Antarctica — not lost, not broken, not afraid — simply moving forward in a direction no one else could fully understand.February offered another quiet yet powerful mirror: a baby macaque named Punch, clinging to comfort that […]

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People Don’t Buy Homes. They Buy a Lifestyle

By Jas Singh Sandhu Real estate has never been merely about land, bricks, or structures. At its core, it has always been about something far deeper—identity, aspiration, security, and the life one chooses to live. Over decades in the real estate industry, I have observed one fundamental truth: people do not buy property based on […]

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The Grandeur and the Grind: A Decade of ‘Make in India’

By Rajiv Tyagi, Former “Indian Air Force (Fighter Pilot)”* A Reality Check on Manufacturing, Micro-Frictions, and the Road Ahead New Delhi | 21 February 2026 :: More than a decade after its launch in September 2014, the Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative stands as a study in contrasts—marked by high-visibility successes in […]

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चेतना समिति, पटना द्वारा “चेतना संगीत संध्या” का भव्य आयोजन

पटना | दिनांक: 21 फरवरी 2026 :: चेतना समिति, पटना के तत्वावधान में “चेतना संगीत संध्या” का भव्य एवं भावपूर्ण आयोजन किया गया। यह कार्यक्रम मैथिली लोक-संस्कृति, भक्ति संगीत एवं शास्त्रीय भावधारा को समर्पित रहा, जिसमें श्रोताओं को आध्यात्मिक और सांस्कृतिक आनंद की अनुभूति हुई।संगीत संध्या का शुभारंभ गणपति वंदना से हुआ, जिसे श्री अजय […]

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Need for EU to act like World power: French President

By Dr Tamanna Khosla The French president urged EU leaders to confront competition from the US and China and back a “Made in Europe” strategy. No passivity of Europe in world affairs French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a forceful message to Europe’s leaders and publics that the continent can no longer afford to rely passively […]

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Why Is Abundance Not Happiness?

By Dr. Sethi K.C. This is one of the most puzzling contradictions of our modern human existence: abundance does not guarantee peace. Human beings surrounded by comfort, success, relationships, recognition, and security often experience an inexplicable inner unrest. This paradox challenges the traditional reasoning that possession naturally leads to happiness. Sethian Philosophy, a doctrine articulated […]

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Love as the Last Politics: From Plato to Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Dr. Kuruvilla Pandikattu SJ We just celebrated Valentine’s Day! During this celebration, we tend to reduce love to spectacle—roses, proposals, declarations. Yet, as a recent reflection in Outlook India insists, love is not a decorative emotion but a political force that shapes belonging, exclusion, solidarity, and power (Outlook News Desk, 2026). If fear can be […]

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वसंत उत्सव में मिथिला संस्कृति और सामाजिक सेवा का अद्भुत संगम

कंचन चौधरी पटना, 15 फरवरी 2026: पटना के विद्यापति भवन में दिनांक 14 फरवरी 2026 को चेतना समिति के सहयोग से सखी बहिनपा मैथिलानी समूह द्वारा वसंत उत्सव का भव्य एवं रंगारंग आयोजन किया गया। यह उत्सव मिथिला की समृद्ध सांस्कृतिक विरासत, मैथिली भाषा के संरक्षण तथा सामाजिक सेवा के संकल्प को समर्पित रहा। कार्यक्रम […]

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महाशिवरात्रि — अज्ञान से ज्ञान की यात्रा

लेखक: अवधेश झा शिवरात्रि महापर्व ज्ञान और अनंत की यात्रा है। यह वह रात्रि है जब मनुष्य बाह्य जगत् के कोलाहल से निवृत्त होकर अपने भीतर के शिवतत्त्व का साक्षात्कार करता है। प्रायः हम शिवरात्रि में व्रत, उपवास, रुद्राभिषेक और रात्रिजागरण तो करते हैं, लेकिन यह शिवदर्शी बनने का भी दिन है। उपनिषदों की वाणी […]

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From Partner to Property: Taliban Law Labels Wives as Husband’s “Ownership”

By Reema Kumari In many cultures, marriage is described as a partnership — a bond built on trust, shared responsibility, and mutual respect. Yet under the Taliban’s interpretation of law in Afghanistan, marriage has increasingly been framed not as a partnership, but as a structure of control. Policies and decrees introduced since their return to […]

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