Category: Talking Tree

When electoral revision threatens to exclude legitimate voters, it strikes at the heart of democracy: the citizen’s right to choose who governs.

The contrast could not have been sharper. In Delhi, peaceful citizens agitating against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, faced detention and a heavy police response. In Mumbai, the same protest was allowed to continue despite the police having denied permission.

The SIR controversy is no longer merely about electoral rolls. It is about what happens when an institution entrusted with protecting the franchise exercises the power to exclude citizens from it without sufficient explanation. O

Ram Rajya existed centuries before the word secularism entered political language. Yet its ideal of just rule, equal protection and the welfare of all can help us understand why secularism has become central to modern India.

Divine Justice is at play in the sentencing of Tehelka's Tarun Tepal, in an old 2013 sexual assault case

Four hunger strikes over four decades—from Ladakh to the Ganga to Jantar Mantar—reveal a profound shift in how Indian governments respond to citizens who choose self-sacrifice over violence.

As students protest and Sonam Wangchuk fasts for educational accountability, Bollywood's biggest stars remain conspicuously absent. The industry's silence raises an uncomfortable question: are its screen heroes merely manufactured illusions?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s simple, non-lavish birthday celebrations. No fireworks, no extravagance, no political spectacle. Vijay's simple 52nd birthday revealed the secret behind his extraordinary mass appeal: authenticity, humility, and service.

A light-hearted reflection on why appreciation matters to everyone. A few kind words can uplift spirits, validate effort, and add unexpected joy and power to both personal and professional life.

Paramahansa Yogananda hailed America as a beacon of spirituality, yet its trail of wars, interventions, and suffering exposes a disturbing chasm between its sacred ideals and global conduct.

The approaches or paths to Christian and Eastern meditation may be different, but the goal is the same—to commune with God. They are like two sides of the same coin.

The first step to freedom and growth is taking responsibility for your own actions. Because until you take the blame, you can never truly take control of your life and help yourself and others.

To Gandhi, nonviolence wasn’t weakness; it was the strongest weapon anyone could ever hold, because it touched both the heart and the conscience.

Swami Vivekananda was more revolutionary than Gandhi and Nehru, The two leaders may be credited in helping to free India from British rule, but it was the revolutionary yogi who was the one first responsible for really awakening the nation to the call for pūrṇa svarājya—complete, unfettered independence—much before Gandhi and Nehru did.

There is an eternal ongoing debate on whether the path to spirituality requires leading a simple life. Or is okay to pursue a path of pleasure and still be spiritual?

Pope Francis’ life was a testament to his belief that true wealth lies not in material possessions, but in service to God and humanity. He will be remembered for reviving the belief that the Church was meant to serve the poor.

Couples are at loggerheads and so are neighbours. We need to rethink our priorities to bring peace and harmony back into our lives...

The author recalls how terrified she and her sister were of inebriated neighbours, noise and hooliganism during the Holi festival.