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Only Bad Science Demands Silent Obedience: Why Priyanka Gandhi Was Right to Challenge Kamakoti

Listen to this article: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (Madras) director V. Kamakoti’s observations on cow urine continue to haunt not only...

09.08.2026 10

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What Makes India Unequal Is Low Salaries For Workers, But Nobody Talks About It

Listen to this article: I live in Tamil Nadu, in a facility renowned for its top-class service and justly famous food. We are served morning coffee,...

01.07.2026 40

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A Lament From an Ordinary Citizen

Listen to this article: I am not qualified in law. However, I am familiar with the laws of our land because long ago, as a bureaucrat, I had prepared...

01.06.2026 40

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A Lament From an Ordinary Citizen

Listen to this article: I am not qualified in law. However, I am familiar with the laws of our land because long ago, as a bureaucrat, I had prepared...

01.06.2026 30

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P.a. krishnan

How a Dikshitar Celebration at IIT Madras Turned Into a Platform for Pseudoscience

For decades, I have listened to Carnatic music, and few composers have moved me as deeply as Muthuswamy Dikshitar. His kritis – elevating, serene...

01.04.2026 60

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The Fabricated Feud: Deconstructing the Myth of the 'Stolen' Premiership

Listen to this article: In the contemporary Indian political landscape, the peddlers of “alternative history” have become masters at...

18.03.2026 70

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The Myth of the 'Great Neglect': Recontextualising Nehru’s Primary Education Dilemma

Listen to this article: In the contemporary political theatre of 2026, the blunder-counting of Jawaharlal Nehru has become a national pastime. Among...

27.02.2026 90

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