• He was a man of code, not creed. Aryan’s world was built on a foundation of verifiable data, a universe where every effect had a traceable cause. For him, belief was not a premise to be accepted, but a conclusion to be earned—the final product of a rigorous audit of the evidence. His philosophy was

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  • Why are we so often trapped? And by whom? The answer is not only in the deceiver’s hand, but in our own. We are trapped because of blind trust, unchecked attachment, and the comforting story we tell ourselves about those we love or admire. We are trapped by the sibling we assume will be fair,

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  • When the United States threatens a 50% tariff on Indian goods, it is not just a matter of trade—it is leverage built on India’s dependence. Washington knows it holds two trump cards: India’s vast consumer market and its taxpayer-funded talent pipeline. Silicon Valley’s engineers, Wall Street’s analysts, and America’s technology giants thrive on Indian graduates

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  • The Language of Love

    Though burdened by financial strain and a turbulent family life, Vaishali’s heart remained attuned to the world’s sorrows. Where others saw only hardship, she searched for the roots of a more perfect society. One evening, her voice a mixture of steel and sorrow, she shared her fears with Aryan. “Why,” she asked, “do we fail

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  • Why do some young people shift from ordinary teenage defiance to behaviours that put their health and safety at risk—smoking, marijuana use, hard drugs, or even acts of violence with knives and guns? Defiance itself is not unnatural. It is part of growing up, testing boundaries, and learning independence. But when it hardens into unsocial

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  • When he came after thirty years, Vaishali thought her heart would break from the sight. His hair was grey, his shoulders softer, but to her eyes he was as handsome as the first day she had fallen in love. When he rose to leave, she wanted to kiss him — to hold his face, to

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  • Throughout history, thinkers have tried to explain how the world changes and how societies progress. Karl Marx once remarked, “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” This statement marked a turning point, shifting focus from merely understanding the world to actively transforming it. Marx and

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  • Krishna remains one of the most studied figures of South Asian civilisation. His image moves across scripture, history, philosophy, and culture, carrying with it both admiration and controversy. Whether understood as an epic hero, a divine incarnation, or a cultural archetype, Krishna has left an imprint that extends far beyond India’s borders. In the Mahābhārata

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  • Every war, whether fought with bullets or tariffs, springs from a single, primal fear: economic decline. Strip away the rhetoric of ideology, religion, or sovereignty, and you find nations acting not out of strength but out of dread—a gnawing anxiety that their economic future is slipping away. From Hitler’s Germany to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,

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  • Vaishali learnt to live like a bandit queen after she taught the shopkeeper a lesson for refusing her credit. The gossip travelled faster than the evening chai. Women lowered their voices when they spoke of her; men stood aside when she passed. Yet in the same breath, they called her trustworthy — bold, straightforward, and

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