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In an age that rewards visibility, Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai has spent five decades building what cannot be rushed: universities, research cultures and generations
The Human Connection
Modern oncology can see more, operate with greater precision and personalise treatment in ways that once seemed impossible. Yet cancer is never experienced as a
The 7–1 Lesson – Why Mental Strength Matters in Sport
From Brazil’s collapse against Germany in 2014 to the travel barriers shadowing the 2026 World Cup, this two-part sports reflection looks beyond talent and trophies.
The Country Between Two Speeds
India is moving at extraordinary speed, through technology, ambition, infrastructure and new confidence. But beneath the growth story lie quieter questions about care, education, attention,
Greece: Where the World Learned to Think
Greece is more than a beautiful destination; it is a civilisation that asks visitors to slow down before ruins, sea, myth and time. Seen through
Why Music Still Makes Human Beings Feel Less Alone
At Vienna’s Imperial Hofburg Palace, musicians and listeners from across continents found themselves held by a shared sound before they shared a language. Anchored in
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The problem may not be that screens have made us less intelligent, but that they have made reflection harder to find. Moving from a compulsive
One Drop of Humanity
Blood donation is one of the few acts of public care offered without knowing who will receive it. Marking World Blood Donor Day, this essay
When Career Planning Became Geopolitical
For Indian families, overseas education is no longer only a question of rankings, applications and scholarships. War, visa rules, housing costs, migration politics and uncertain
What Happens When AI Takes Away the First Rung of the Ladder?
AI can draft, code, analyse and summarise in seconds. But those are also the tasks through which beginners once learned to notice errors, test assumptions
The Most Important Technology of the Next 50 Years May Not Be AI
The future of civilisation may depend less on what AI does in offices than on what intelligence can do in a field before a crop
The Year the Streets Spoke
Across the past year, young people, workers and citizens returned to the streets from Kathmandu and Belgrade to Tbilisi, Manila and beyond. This visual essay
Books We Argue With
Four books, four difficult questions: what are phones doing to childhood, who holds Big Tech accountable, why have societies forgotten how to build, and how
The Loneliness Economy
What does it take to turn an ethic of service into a system that can endure? This feature examines the One World One Family movement
