Column | Don’t squash that scream

A few months after my little boy turned three, we went to stay with Phuphee for a few weeks. He loved playing in her garden and we would go on all sorts of adventures in the apple orchard that sprawled behind the house. It was a wonderful time, or so it seemed until he would … Read more

From The Hindu, April 24, 1925: The Vaikom Pact

Ahmedabad, April 23: Mr. Gandhi writes in today’s Young India saying that the Travancore Government is giving full effect to the agreement arrived at between the Commissioner of Police and himself. He hopes that before long the prohibition against the use by the Untouchables of the public roads surrounding the temples will be a thing … Read more

Trans sceptic arguments are incoherent

Marion Calder, centre, and Susan Smith, left, from For Women Scotland, celebrate outside the U.K. Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025 after the court ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between the feminist group and the Scottish government. | … Read more

School-based dance routines reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases among girls, study finds

The study introduced, a school-based, culturally adapted dance program aimed at reducing risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adolescent girls in India. | Photo Credit: File Photo To tackle rising physical inactivity and associated health concerns among adolescents in India, a research team from Chennai conducted a study introducing a dance-based intervention to reduce … Read more

Daily Quiz | On Indian Civil Services

Daily Quiz | On Indian Civil Services T.V. Somanathan IAS, the Cabinet Secretary who is the head of all civil services under the rules of business of the Government of India. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Why was April 21 chosen as Civil Services Day and when was the first such Day held? Answer : To commemorate the … Read more

Cherry-picking from history – The Hindu

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) keeps questioning Muslim loyalty by cherry-picking episodes from history, Samajwadi Party MP Ramjilal Suman took a leaf out of the BJP playbook when he questioned the patriotism of Rana Sanga. He held the 16th century Rajput ruler of Mewar responsible for inviting the Mughal empire’s founder, Babur, to India … Read more

Responding to the terror attack in Pahalgam

The terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir is not just an act of brutality; it is a calculated political signal, carefully timed and deliberately chosen to inflict not only human casualties, but cause strategic disruption. Coming days after the Kashmir Valley had begun welcoming tourists as part of a fresh season, and while … Read more