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Humanity Is Not Confined To Humans Only, It Includes All Life Forms

An American biologist wrote for The Reader's Digest, Canada edition, in 1973 that when poultry birds, cows, pigs, lambs, etc., are herded into one...

21.08.2025 9

Free Press Journal

Sumit Paul

Possessions possess

13.08.2025 20

The Economic Times

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Madras HC Backs 'No Caste, No Religion' Certificates: A Landmark Step Towards Social Equality

A bench of Justices MS Ramesh and N Senthilkumar made the suggestion while allowing an appeal filed by H. Santhosh of Tirupattur district against a...

27.07.2025 10

Free Press Journal

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Reading opens doors

11.07.2025 10

The Economic Times

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A Social Crisis Unfolds As India Sees Increase In Suicide Cases

According to data, 171,000 suicides were recorded in 2022, registering a 4.2% increase over 2021 and a jump of 27% compared to 2018.

06.06.2025 7

Free Press Journal

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World in a word

01.06.2025 10

The Economic Times

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Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: A Poet-Saint Who Was A Bridge Between The East And The West

Rabindranath Tagore, whose 164th birth anniversary (born: 1861) falls on May 7 (as per the Gregorian calendar), wasn't a nationalist if judged by...

07.05.2025 10

Free Press Journal

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Speak less, listen more

02.05.2025 10

The Economic Times

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Why Are People Leaving All Religions?

A world without organised religion would allow for greater freedom of thought, scientific advancement, and a more inclusive society, where individuals...

29.04.2025 10

Free Press Journal

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The Irrelevance Of Teaching Sanskrit At School Level

While acknowledging the language’s historical and cultural significance, the author questioned its mandatory status in many schools. “Hours and...

06.04.2025 10

Free Press Journal

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Every day's fools' day

31.03.2025 10

The Economic Times

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Has Philosophy Lost Its Relevance As A Subject?

It's indeed painful to find that nowadays comparatively fewer students opt for philosophy as a subject, even at premier universities such as Oxford,...

12.03.2025 40

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Leave your comfort zone

03.03.2025 2

The Economic Times

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Capital Punishment Is A Reflection Of Our Collective Barbarism

A Kolkata court recently sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, to...

09.02.2025 20

Free Press Journal

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Cleansing of the heart

05.02.2025 10

The Economic Times

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Gavaskar’s Lesson: Retire At Zenith, Not In Decline

Why graceful exits elude today’s cricket icons amid fame, perks, and fear.

09.01.2025 10

Free Press Journal

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Divinely contagious

06.01.2025 4

The Economic Times

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Presence that transforms

16.12.2024 10

The Economic Times

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Do They Work? The Psychology Of New Year Resolutions

Many of us make grandiose resolutions just to leave them behind like last year. Why do we fail to adhere to them?

12.12.2024 5

Free Press Journal

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Destiny and fate

02.12.2024 5

The Economic Times

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Spiritual atheist

07.11.2024 4

The Economic Times

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Hankering For The Past: Where Have Those Nostalgic Traditions Gone?

Extreme urbanisation has robbed us of our nostalgic cultural resplendence, reminders and remnants

24.10.2024 3

Free Press Journal

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Attribution syndrome

22.10.2024 2

The Economic Times

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Bangladesh’s Hilsa Diplomacy Saves The Day For Bengalis

Though West Bengal is the largest producer of freshwater fish in the country, and has a wide variety of them, hilsa from the Padma river rules the...

09.10.2024 3

Free Press Journal

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Time To Do Away With A Derogatory Term Like ‘Servant’

We must change our attitude towards those who work at our places and treat them as independent individuals, if not members of our families

05.09.2024 2

Free Press Journal

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Cosmos and correctness

23.08.2024 7

The Economic Times

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New Education Methods Must Combat The Mushrooming Of Coaching Centres

The routine pattern of education, based on exam performance, has lost its relevance. It has been a nemesis for many youngsters for many years

08.08.2024 2

Free Press Journal

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