This piece is an extension of the earlier article on party politics circumscribing the lay persons' freedom to choose the...

"...Politics is too serious matter to be left to the politicians," said Charles de Gaulle, the man who rescued democracy...

A by-election either to a parliamentary or assembly constituency used to be a low-key affair a decade ago. It was...

Wokes get as much flak from online rabble-rousers as liberals and seculars do. They invite ridicule, particularly from the Indian...

The incredible success of WhatsApp University as disseminator of information and knowledge should inform us about the many failings of...

Ideology is a destructive force. Once turned into an instrument of power-grab, and weaponised for political purposes, it loses its...

Are faith and rationalism mutually exclusive entities? The line of thought insisting on it makes it categorical that both don't...

Nestled in the luxuriant spread of deciduous forests of a branch of the Eastern Ghats, Dhenkanal does not really need...

'Bhakt' is a maligned word in our world. In the current definition, the word refers to a person prone to...

In conservative Dhenkanal, the fascination for tipples among the young population stands out as odd. Once the staple of the...