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Quote of the Day by Kahlil Gibran: ‘Your children are not your children; they are sons and daughters of…’ - The Prophet author’s iconic passage on why every parents must learn to let goQuote of the Day by Kahlil Gibran's poem offers wisdom on parenting. It states children are not possessions but life's own. Parents guide, ...
Why fixating on war is a luxury we can't affordWar offers a powerful distraction, but focusing on conflict wastes valuable attention. Ancient wisdom and modern entrepreneurs alike advoca...
Punch the macaque is viral. But India’s real attachment crisis lives at homeA Japanese macaque named Punch, abandoned by his mother and finding comfort in a stuffed toy, has become an internet sensation symbolizing ...
Quote of the day by Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi: ‘Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free…’Quote of the day: In a culture that often prizes certainty, control and relentless striving, Zhuangzi’s insight is profoundly countercultur...
- A boon companion
Shaikh Saadi's wisdom highlights how good companionship shortens journeys, making them more bearable and transformative. Sahir Ludhianvi ec...
Quote of the Day by Jesus Christ: 'For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his...'Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, taught love, forgiveness, and compassion, emphasizing care for the poor and suffering. A ...
- Red ball & blue ball
A modern Bengali ballad portrays an individual whose vast potential remains unrealized because their hands are constantly occupied by two s...
- Equanimity mantra
A parable illustrates the philosophy of Taoism through a widowed farmer's response to life's ups and downs. Whether faced with good or bad ...
When Rabindranath Tagore warned against industrial greed and environmental exploitationRabindranath Tagore's work, Nationalism, underscores the exploitative nature of European imperialism and industrialism, highlighting their ...
Three sons & 17 camelsLife is not like a superhighway, with fixed rules and defined paths. Life is wild. In fact, no path exists; you walk and you create your ow...
Anand Mahindra reacts to Harsh Goenka’s tweet on paying back to elderly, says many children spend their lives erasing mistakes of parentsMahindra retweeted Goenka’s viral tweet with his unique perspective.
View: What the last-meal ritual for prisoners tells us about lifeThe ritual of trying to make a condemned prisoner last meal slightly special seems to be followed, in some way, around the world. It is not...
'My mother is more Indian than many others': Rahul responds to Modi's jibeCongress president Rahul Gandhi has sharply reacted to the personal attacks on his Italian ancestry by PM Modi and other BJP leaders.
Tooth talesA white elephant offers its own tusks to a distraught hunter in the Ajanta mural. It’s an episode from the Buddhist parable of six-tusked e...
- Brain Storm
With persistent mindfulness, one can learn to discard even the heaviest of psychic fetters. That’s the way to renew your motivation and to ...
- India's first Biennale to open tomorrow
Internationally acclaimed Indian artists Subodh Gupta and Vivan Sundaram have worked on themes specific to Kerala.
Truth is ImmortalOnly death reveals the paradoxical nature of life. His orange-clad body lies serenely beneath the glass coffin. But Sri Sathya Sai Baba liv...
'Doing' to 'Being'Dr Nirmal Chordia, the holistic healer of Chennai, illustrates the issue through the parable of a sage, who came to live in a certain place...
- MJ's paradox: Death revives fortunes
It has been two and a half months since MJ died but the drama is alive.
- Reform must benefit underprivileged: Amartya
Circa 800 BC, Maitreyi asked her husband Yagnyavalkya whether wealth would make her immortal and Yagnyavalkya replied in the negative. What...