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Once the ego burns and doership is killed, the inner Ravana and Mahishasura, too, gets burnt and killed thereby removing bad fate from our lives (Dasha+Hara). (Photo: DC)

Mystic mantra: Slaying the asuras within us

He surrendered to his guru and imbibed the pure gyana in his behaviour, which helped him get rid of his ego.

18 Oct 2018 1:44 AM IST

Ignoring top Tibetan lamas puts India on wrong side of history

This potential lends special significance to a meeting held on October 10 on border of France and Switzerland.

18 Oct 2018 1:35 AM IST

India China flag

Will India and China fight a war again?

But of one thing we can be sure. If there is a conflict again, it will not be the limited war of the kind seen in 1962.

18 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

Civilisation is being defined by new emblems and metaphors. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The unity of man

Facts have supplanted understanding and knowledge is no longer able to generate wisdom.

17 Oct 2018 1:38 AM IST

In March 2018, after a three-year lull, the Railway Recruitment Board put out nationwide advertisements for about 100,000 available posts, including trackmen, porters and electricians. Over 23 million people applied. This overwhelming response is not an aberration. (Photo: pixabay/Representational)

The real crisis: A widening Bharat-India gap

It is the bottom of the pyramid which is looking for economic inclusion. Its absorption is vital for the well-being of...

17 Oct 2018 1:31 AM IST

Economics Nobel: From esoteric to practical

The Nobel Prize in Economics has mostly tended to go to scholars doing esoteric research in economics.

16 Oct 2018 2:08 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Heavenly company

Nowadays, when bishops, pastors and godmen are accused of sexual aberrations or financial scams, the media delights in...

15 Oct 2018 1:41 AM IST

Another shocking revelation is all set to come up in #MeToo India.

Of royal weddings, India's #MeToo and a memorial for Wodehouse

Rape crisis centres will be opened, all through this private initiative.

15 Oct 2018 1:39 AM IST

In the complaint, the SP had alleged that the IG had tried to sexually assault her when she had entered his chamber for office work on August 1. (Representational Images)

Sexual freedom versus sexual assault

Complaints of sexual harassment are rising by leaps and bounds It is true that there is no dearth of philanderers and...

15 Oct 2018 1:38 AM IST

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in West Bengal to address a political rally on July 16. (Photo: File)

Dilli Ka Babu: Modi's security strategy

Some even fear that the sudden revival of the SPG may invest too much power in the NSA, creating an eventual imbalance...

14 Oct 2018 7:54 AM IST

MJ has betrayed those he influenced

The revelations about his assaults on young women mean that his reputation and all that he has stood for is in tatters...

14 Oct 2018 7:49 AM IST

Balaji Srinivasan

Sunday Interview: Impact of #MeToo will take time... It's a step...

The Act allows for complaints to be made within 30 days of the incident, and in case of delay within an additional 30...

14 Oct 2018 7:39 AM IST