Category: Politics
The lost music of the rababis
T his year, Kartarpur saw very few yatrees owing to the Indo-Pak military standoff. Bhai Mardana, a lifelong companion of Guru Nanak, played the rabab and is credited with composing the shabads and kirtans of Nanak, hymns still sung in gurdwaras today. His descendants, known as the rababis,.
Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to probe actor Vijay’s rally stampede incident
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered a judicial inquiry into the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur.
Justice Aruna Jagadeesan to probe actor Vijay’s rally stampede incident
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered a judicial inquiry into the deadly stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur.
Shadows of freedom
W ho really shaped the way you think? The story begins with Edward Bernays, Freuds nephew and the master craftsman of persuasion. Bernays named his project the “engineering of consent,” turning psychology into a toolkit of social control. His Torches of Freedom march was.
Karur rally stampede: Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Pa Ranjith offer condolences
Tamil Nadu was rocked by a tragic incident on Saturday when a stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur resulted in the deaths of at least 39 people, including six children.
Re-imagining the political economy of learning
D espite modest improvements, Pakistans education system remains structurally unbalanced, gender-biased and administratively bloated. This is a call for bold reform: a shift to female-led primary schooling, decentralisation through maternal engagement, curriculum downsizing and the.
U.N. hits Iran with “snapback” sanctions over its nuclear program
The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran, and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures.
Opposition to cautious diplomacy: Iran’s shift on the Zangezur Corridor – opinion
Iran repeatedly stressed that the corridor concept was incompatible with Armenias sovereignty and, therefore, unacceptable.