"India is a multi-cultural nation and diverse people have made this land their home and assimilated into its society": Jagdish Mukhi said at the Conclave
ICCR President Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, also a Rajya Sabha MP, speaks to Outlook's Bhavna Vij-Aurora about how the Indian society has evolved into perhaps a perfect model of balancing individuality and socialisation.
Barbados-born Jofra Archer has quickly become a favourite with the England fans but during the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, the fast bowler was barracked by a couple of fans
Rajnath's statement assumes significance in the wake of actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks in reference to the killing of a policeman in Bulandshahr earlier this month.
Tunes of the past and future mingle at the 11th Rajasthan International Folk Festival Fills in Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.