Is peace an audacious dream? The fall of the Berlin Wall shows how despair can become hope

Bringing down invisible walls that separate nations and communities and building human solidarity offer a path for harmony in a new era of conflict and strife.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Oct 15, 2023 · 07:30 am

Once-dry Vijayapura now brims with water, a testament to the transformative powers of united effort

Political will and people’s participation rejuvenated the drought-prone region, offering a template to re-envision cities in the time of climate change.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Mar 27, 2022 · 11:30 am

Sudheendra Kulkarni: With his Fabindia boycott call, Tejasvi Surya is hurting the soul of Hinduism

Hinduism is noted for its incredible diversity and its widely admired spirit of tolerance and respect for other faiths and cultures.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Oct 21, 2021 · 06:30 am

Sudheendra Kulkarni: What Gandhi, Saint Francis and Pope Francis have in common

The three great personalities are united by the silken thread of ‘godward faith and manward love’.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Oct 02, 2021 · 07:30 am

Opinion: Bhagwat’s glasnost in RSS-Muslim ties is welcome, but can he rein in Modi and Adityanath?

For all our legitimate criticisms about the Sangh, we must not lose hope in bridge-building.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Jul 13, 2021 · 09:00 am

As China’s Communist Party turns 100, Indian leaders would do well to learn from its success

Even the #BoycottChina brigade in India must accept that our neighbour has made phenomenal progress in the past few decades.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Jun 17, 2021 · 09:00 am

Sudheendra Kulkarni: In today’s globalised world, do we really need fixed borders?

The time has come for nations to move away from exclusive to shared sovereignty, and submit themselves to democratic global governance.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Mar 09, 2021 · 09:00 am

Interview: Uttarakhand flood is a tragic reminder of the dangers Himalayas face from climate change

Pema Gyamtsho, an expert on the fragile ecology of the Hindu Kush Himalayas, talks about the challenges that the region is facing.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Feb 15, 2021 · 06:30 am

When the music of Beethoven mingled with the music of Gandhi’s spinning wheel

In the year of Beethoven’s 250th birth anniversary, remembering how two Europeans brought together Gandhi and the German composer.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Dec 19, 2020 · 07:30 am

The Tilak-Jinnah pact embodied communal harmony that is much needed in modern-day India

It was the last formal agreement between Hindu and Muslim communities in pre-Independence India.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Aug 03, 2020 · 11:30 am

Tilak and Jinnah: A forgotten friendship and symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity in colonial India

Their comradeship punctures long-held notions about the claimed communalism of both men.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Aug 02, 2020 · 07:30 am

On Lokmanya Tilak’s death centenary, it’s time to re-examine his legacy

His contributions to the freedom struggle have been marginalised over the decades.

Sudheendra Kulkarni

· Aug 01, 2020 · 07:30 am