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Mahatma Gandhi, a global citizen of his time and ours
African Americans were speaking and writing about Gandhi from 1917, if not earlier, i.e. almost four decades before King burst upon the American scene.

Spice of Life: Look for art that makes you better, not bitter
Recently, a couple of Bollywood movies that I watched left me with a string of ‘Whys’ -- Why are most people no longer interested in reading philosophers like Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, Plato, Chanakya, or Confucius? Why are they more interested in Netflix, ‘Kabir Singh’ or ‘Animal’?

Interview: Daisy Rockwell: “Translators can be seen as curators”
International Booker Prize winner Daisy Rockwell on the significance of Edith Grossman, who fought for the right of a translator to be recognised for her work


Used and abused by Russian rulers, Tolstoy has always resisted
The novelist and prophet of peace is at his most urgent in a time of war

The NCERT textbook debate is unnecessary
Textbooks must change as the curriculum needs to be continuously revised to address gaps and make them more relevant and inclusive
