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at Manthan

THE TALK It might be odd to aver that Indians shun science, this in a country that is lauded as a fount of software engineering, has just touched the heavens...

THE TALK Despite its complex history of shifting boundaries, invasions, colonial rule, and multiple cultures, India has a strong tradition of trust. Over this cultural legacy, the independent nation built...

THE TALK India and China have different narratives and understandings of their relationship in history, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, both India and China have changed beyond recognition...

Live on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/tJ1nToLdJAo THE TALK When Ramachandra Guha began following the game in the early 1960s, India was utterly marginal to the world of cricket: the country still...

THE TALK The one certainty in life is the one for which we do the least to prepare—death. From the lives and last days of the Buddha, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Ramana...

THE TALK As one of two civilizations that is 5000 years old, the promise of India is old: it lies in the centuries old culture, the possibilities of the large...

THE TALK We are about six months into the pandemic which has by now caused enormous damage in health and economics. This is a good time to look back into...

THE TALK Many of India's governance problems are blamed on a lack of the state's ability to execute its own policies. The traditional policy response to this problem is to...

THE TALK If Charlie Chaplin said "A day without laughter is a day wasted" our own Hyderabadi humourist, the late Ghouse Khamakha said "Auron par hasney walon ka anjam jo...