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    Just Like That: 50 years on, why Mukesh’s voice still still resonates today

    Last week, on August 27, was the fiftieth death anniversary of the legendary singer Mukesh, whose full name was Mukesh Chand Mathur.
    india news
    Updated on Aug 30, 2026 24:30 IST

    Just Like That: When kings were also scholars

    India’s scholar-kings and philosopher-statesmen show how rulers from Samudragupta to Nehru combined political power with intellectual curiosity and learning.
    india news
    Updated on Aug 23, 2026 07:07 IST

    Just Like That: Is instant fame eclipsing enduring talent

    From viral videos to celebrity politics, attention increasingly passes for achievement. The challenge is to restore patience, discrimination and respect for excellence. (Unsplash/ Representative photo)
    india news
    Updated on Aug 16, 2026 07:04 IST

    Just Like That: The Bhakti movement, beyond our textbooks

    The dramatis personae of the reawakening is an amazing galaxy of literary and spiritual giants.
    opinion
    Updated on Aug 9, 2026 02:33 IST

    Just Like That: What matrimonial ads tell us about India

    Matrimonial advertisements, even now, are often segregated not merely by caste but by sub-caste, community and sometimes even sub-gotra preferences.
    india news
    Updated on Aug 2, 2026 04:34 IST

    Just Like That: The collapse beneath our feet

    Water shortages coexist with flooding.
    india news
    Updated on Jul 26, 2026 04:14 IST

    Just Like That: The Republic of the Unconcerned

    Why do Indians film accident victims instead of helping? An examination of empathy, the bystander effect and the failure of civic responsibility. (Representative photo)
    india news
    Updated on Jul 19, 2026 04:01 IST

    Donigers of the world are wrong about Hinduism

    In evolving over millennia, instead of congealing into a brittle set of absolutes, Hinduism fully enabled both diversity of opinion and local variations.
    opinion
    Updated on Jul 12, 2026 01:18 IST

    Just Like That: Chanakya, the mind that conceived an empire

    Chanakya’s life reminds us that ideas, when allied with determination and political will, can alter the course of history.
    india news
    Updated on Jul 5, 2026 09:32 IST

    Just Like That | Route Laga Hai: The tyranny of VVIP movement

    An examination of India’s enduring VIP culture.
    india news
    Updated on Jun 28, 2026 01:30 IST

    Just Like That: History of Hindu civilisation demonstrates synthesis

    A visitor standing before the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, the temples of Kanchipuram, Srirangam, Belur, Halebid or Hampi cannot fail to be overwhelmed by the scale of artistic achievement they represent. (Meenakshi Temple/Shutterstock)
    india news
    Updated on Jun 21, 2026 10:51 IST

    Just Like That: Don’t mistake transient authority for destiny

    Leaders must understand that they are but birds of passage: Their tenures are not infinite, nor are they indispensable. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on Jun 14, 2026 07:47 IST

    Just Like That: J. Krishnamurti and Osho

    Pavan K Varma’s recent book Echoes of Eternity: A Journey Through Indian Thought from the Rigveda to the Present (Instagram/midlandbookshopsouthex)
    india news
    Updated on Jun 7, 2026 06:04 IST

    Just like that: The curious case of Delhi’s iconic Gymkhana Club

    The entire Lutyens’ zone occupies thousands of acres of some of the most valuable land in India. (HT picture)
    india news
    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 05:48 IST

    Just Like That: The all powerful role of coteries

    In India, one of the most famous examples was that of R. K. Dhawan, the long-serving private secretary to prime minister Indira Gandhi.
    india news
    Updated on May 24, 2026 05:57 IST

    Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai

    The entire world then became the sanctum sanctorum of a sacred space, a pictorial temple, whose key was the lens of his camera. (PTI)
    opinion
    Updated on May 16, 2026 13:38 IST

    Just Like That: Why deny Hindu civilization existed to counter pol Hindutva?

    These days, there is a debate on the word ‘Hindu’.
    india news
    Updated on May 10, 2026 07:11 IST

    Just Like That: Are gyms creating health or causing harm?

    Fitness studios advertise “body transformation” in 45 days. Young men measure protein intake with scientific precision. (Shutterstock)
    india news
    Updated on May 3, 2026 06:34 IST

    Just Like That: Restoring sanity, wisdom, humour with The Importance of Living

    Discover how Lin Yu Tang’s The Importance of Living challenges modern obsessions with success, urging a life of simplicity, joy, and mindful balance.
    india news
    Updated on Apr 26, 2026 03:01 IST

    Just Like That: Why it is hard to trump a civilisational State

    A nation-State, in its modern conception, is a political construct. A civilisational-State, by contrast, is something far deeper and more enduring. (Wikimedia Commons)
    india news
    Updated on Apr 19, 2026 07:50 IST

    Why it is hard to trump a civilisational State

    A nation-State, in its modern conception, is a political construct. A civilisational-State, by contrast, is something far deeper and more enduring. (Wikimedia Commons)
    opinion
    Updated on Apr 18, 2026 14:36 IST

    Just Like That: Colonial plunder is a historical wrong that demands correction

    Among the most famous is the Kohinoor diamond, ‘the mountain of light’, a 105.6-carat flawless diamond, which once graced the Peacock Throne
    india news
    Updated on Apr 12, 2026 02:47 IST

    Review: Atal Bihari Vajpayee; The Eternal Statesman by Vijay Goel

    Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee delivering a speech at Parade ground in Bhopal in October 2003. (Prakash Singh/Hindustan Times)
    books
    Updated on Apr 10, 2026 17:20 IST

    Just Like That: Celebrity fame at the cost of privacy?

    The growing obsession with celebrity lives is eroding privacy
    india news
    Updated on Apr 5, 2026 05:09 IST

    Just Like That: How Tulsidas described Lord Ram’s birth in Ramcharitmanas

    On Ram Navami, delve into Tulsidas’ timeless narration of Ram’s journey (Getty)
    india news
    Updated on Mar 29, 2026 16:08 IST

    Banquets are about cuisine — and culture

    Banquets are not just about the food served, but also food for thought about people, cultures, choices and situations. (Rashtrapati Bhavan)
    opinion
    Updated on Mar 21, 2026 16:39 IST

    Just Like That | Faith and Cricket: Kirti Azad’s comment uncalled for

    India national cricket team visited a Hanuman temple after their triumphant victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final on March 8. (ANI Video Grab)
    india news
    Updated on Mar 15, 2026 06:45 IST

    Just Like That: Sabarimala temple debate on faith, equality and path to reform

    The Supreme Court of India, in its landmark judgment of 2018, held that the exclusion of women of menstruating age from the shrine of Lord Ayyappa was unconstitutional
    india news
    Updated on Mar 8, 2026 04:19 IST

    Just Like That: India’s colonial hangover in choosing dog breeds

    Why India must rethink its bias for foreign dog breeds and open its homes to resilient, native Indie dogs (Representative photo)
    india news
    Updated on Mar 1, 2026 03:33 IST

    Pakistan’s cricket mirrors suffocation of its civic life

    The cricket field is not a parade ground, and batsmen are not infantry obeying orders. (AFP)
    opinion
    Updated on Feb 21, 2026 16:04 IST
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