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Sudheendra Kulkarni
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘Ours is the only Kashmir party under attack’: Waheed Parra on the loneliness of the PDP
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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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‘Did Ram say kick out the poor?’ The discontent of the displaced in new Ayodhya
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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Video
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Watch: Men try to frighten elephant with slippers, run away when it charges at them
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Eco India: Could 'adopting a coral' support marine conservation in Goa?
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Eco India, Episode 246: How protecting our oceans could help us in the battle against climate change
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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Field
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England Tour of India: Visitors win low-scoring second T20I by four wickets to clinch series
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Pro Kabaddi League: Haryana Steelers beat Bengaluru Bulls; UP Yoddhas get better of Telugu Titans
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: East Bengal and Punjab FC play out a draw at Salt Lake
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India beat Canada to enter quarter-finals
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto reach women’s doubles final