Antyodaya model of India’s $4 trillion GDP milestone

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Rajasthan launches water conservation movement

Rajasthan govt launched the campaign to revive...

Rising deaths prompt safety upgrades in Mumbai trains

Mumbai’s local trains, vital yet overcrowded, face...

Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant is a Vedanta exegete, philosopher, social reformer, columnist and a national bestselling author. Besides being a prolific author of over 150 books, he is the world’s most-followed spiritual leader with 54 million subscribers on YouTube. He is also an alumnus of IIT-D & IIM-A and an Ex-Civil Services Officer.

Violent relationships: A new trend, or an enduring structure?

Violent relationships reflect deep societal flaws—rushed marriages, lack of emotional education, and cultural silence turn love into suffering. Every now and then, a disturbing news...

Sant Kabir: flame that scorched falsehood

Flame of fearless wisdom: Kabir’s voice echoes through time, calling seekers to authenticity and courage. Every era produces a few who seem not to belong...

World Environment Day: The climate crisis and the need for inner awakening

On June 5th each year, the world commemorates World Environment Day. The occasion invites reflection and introspection. We must ask: has it become just...

Operation 2030: Confronting the climate crisis within

Operation 2030 urges inner transformation, climate accountability, and citizen-led change to combat ecological collapse. For the first time in recorded history, humanity faces an existential...

War and woman: A mirror to mankind’s inner jungle

War exposes primal male instincts. Women become symbolic targets. Culture masks brutality. True evolution demands awareness, not just intellect or rituals. Recently, amid the hysteria...

Defeating the monster without becoming a monster

Though war may sometimes be inevitable, it should not be driven by revenge or momentary outrage. In spiritual terms, war is not necessarily forbidden. After...

Responding to terror with wisdom: The Bhagavad Gita’s timeless message

In a tragic event at Pahalgam, more than twenty innocent tourists were brutally murdered in a terror attack. Reports state that the terrorists specifically...

Freedom within: Reclaiming expression through inner clarity

When powerful narratives in all walks of life are seeking to monopolize public conversation and crowd out, or forcefully silence dissenting voices, freedom of...

The climate crisis begins within: Lessons from Kancha Gachibowli

The real change begins with personal responsibility, ecological awareness, and conscious, self-driven action. The climate crisis stems from unchecked consumption and inner emptiness. There was...

Cleanliness in 21st century Can Have Only Measure: Carbon

The way we adhere to cleanliness standards, or fail to, is often a reflection of what we perceive as socially acceptable, not what we...

Self, society, and the state: Vedanta’s voice in Indian democracy

In India, age-old traditions weave through the fabric of daily life. And on the other hand, the ideals of democracy are deeply cherished. We...

Climate change and feedback loops: Have we reached the point of no return?

Where do we currently stand on climate change? We are seeing catastrophic long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns, driven by human activities such as...

Linguistic harmony and identity: Rethinking India’s language dynamics

A language is not merely a tool of communication; it carries within a worldview, a way of life, and an entire cultural and spiritual...

The journey to purpose: Navigating career and calling

Young adults, ready to begin a career after college, often face a dilemma regarding the right work and its financial implications. Society tells them...

Redefining Representation: The case for a fairer delimitation in India

Delimitation is the process of redrawing the boundaries of territorial constituencies in a state for the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies to ensure fair...

Women’s Day: A call for true liberation

Many women internalize societal conditioning, prioritizing appearance to secure marriage over individuality. Women’s Day is approaching, and soon discussions will emerge across various platforms. New...

Rejecting illusions: The true meaning of Shiv and Mahashivratri

With Mahashivratri around the corner, many of us find ourselves struggling to discover the actual and deeper meaning of the festival. We wonder: surely...

Redefining Work: The Debate on Working Hours

The nature of modern industrial work is such that for most employees, work is merely a means to sustain life, fulfill desires, and achieve...

How India pays the price for America’s climate negligence

As wildfires rage, glaciers melt, cities drown, and farmlands crack under unrelenting drought, climate change is no longer a distant catastrophe—it is here, unfolding...

Gandhi: An earthly journey, not a divine destination

He appeared very average, even unattractive. Short in stature, with a slender body, a dark complexion, and an ordinary face, those disproportionate earlobes! No...

India understood is India loved

What constitutes a nation, and what does it really mean to love a nation? When someone says they love their country, what are they...

Breaking through the cycle of exploitation in relationships

Our society embodies a stark contrast between its proclaimed life-affirmative ideals and the underlying suffering that prevails. Relationships, especially marriage, are often transactional and...

Contemporising Kumbh: Ancient wisdom, modern relevance

Can we go beyond the ritualistic dip and honestly observe life as it is, within and around us? Can we see how desperately we...

Kumbh in the light of Vedanta: Truth beyond tradition

Immortality, and the meaning of life, is the theme of Kumbh. Seen with clarity, everything in the Kumbh narrative revolves around escaping death. Another Kumbh...

Swami Vivekananda: Struggle, Resilience, and Legacy

In honor of Swami Vivekananda’s birthday, celebrated as Youth Day, seminars, meetings, and resolutions around youth empowerment take centerstage. The discussions surround Swami Ji’s...

Loneliness: The 21st century pandemic

According to the recent Global State of Connections report, a quarter of the world’s population, around 1.92 billion, felt ‘lonely’ or ‘very lonely’. Research...

2025: External challenges, Internal Solutions

The kind of challenges we face as we approach another new year are unprecedented. Given the novel and cataclysmic nature of these challenges, old...

Meditation: A simple honesty beyond methods and routines

Meditation is the submergence of the ego in its essential nature. It is at the root of all self-knowledge and wisdom. However, most often,...

Welcoming Life, Without Conditions

You look at the world, you look at two or twenty things, and an immediate discrimination arises within. You pick one of those things,...

Life without fear, and relationships without lies

Ostensibly, no one likes being lied to. Yet in our social and familial transactions, lies are so prevalent that they appear almost foundational to...

Beyond the Separate Self: Transcending the Illusion of Separation

As humans, we often find ourselves trapped in an elaborate illusion—the belief that life is a perpetual negotiation between self-interest and collective welfare. There is...

Reclaiming Authenticity in a World of Impressions

Right since our birth, we are trained to conduct ourselves according to others’ expectations. Everything about us seems to come from outside; every single...

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