News Dieting: Is Anyone Game For It? by Akshaya Mishra January 8, 2023 How was the year 2022? Looking back, it was a mixed bag. Like all years it was a melange of... Read moreDetails
A Case For Professional Politicians by Akshaya Mishra January 1, 2023 This piece is an extension of the earlier article on party politics circumscribing the lay persons' freedom to choose the... Read moreDetails
Politics Parties Play: Do We Have Freedom To Choose? by Akshaya Mishra December 25, 2022 "...Politics is too serious matter to be left to the politicians," said Charles de Gaulle, the man who rescued democracy... Read moreDetails
When A Bypoll Is Not Just A Bypoll But Much more by Akshaya Mishra December 18, 2022 A by-election either to a parliamentary or assembly constituency used to be a low-key affair a decade ago. It was... Read moreDetails
Fake Vs Real: The Problem With Wokeism by Akshaya Mishra December 11, 2022 Wokes get as much flak from online rabble-rousers as liberals and seculars do. They invite ridicule, particularly from the Indian... Read moreDetails
WhatsApp University: How It Makes Mockery Of Our Education System by Akshaya Mishra December 4, 2022 The incredible success of WhatsApp University as disseminator of information and knowledge should inform us about the many failings of... Read moreDetails
Perils Of Ideology: Why We Need Ideas More To Run Our Lives by Akshaya Mishra November 27, 2022 Ideology is a destructive force. Once turned into an instrument of power-grab, and weaponised for political purposes, it loses its... Read moreDetails
Faith vs Rationalism: Don’t Insult Faith By Calling It Irrational Please by Akshaya Mishra November 20, 2022 Are faith and rationalism mutually exclusive entities? The line of thought insisting on it makes it categorical that both don't... Read moreDetails
Dhenkanal Diary: Kutunia, A Sad Tale Of Human Savagery by Akshaya Mishra November 15, 2022 Nestled in the luxuriant spread of deciduous forests of a branch of the Eastern Ghats, Dhenkanal does not really need... Read moreDetails
The Bhakt And Total Surrender Of Self by Akshaya Mishra November 13, 2022 'Bhakt' is a maligned word in our world. In the current definition, the word refers to a person prone to... Read moreDetails