Perspective

BY DR. K. M. VENKAT NARAYAN* What a tradition without a single founder or creed can teach us about uncertainty, pluralism, and the search for

BY SHIVANI KULKARNI* After years of mistaking her struggles for personal shortcomings, Shivani Kulkarni shares how she is using those experiences to help her son

BY DR. UMA MAJMUDAR* Whether you like it or not, and irrespective of whether you are a human, a beast, a bird, a plant, a

BY BINDU VEMIREDDY* Education systems around the world are exploring how artificial intelligence might fit into student learning, even as evidence about how to use

BY PRASHANT PARIKH, FOUNDER, CROSS BORDER TAX DESK* On 8 October, the US Department of Labor suspended eight employers from the PERM program, the first

BY RAMYA RAJU AND PRIYA SRINIVASAN* Every September, social media timelines fill with familiar messages about suicide prevention and mental health. “It’s okay not to be

BY NATE NATESAN* When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat in India in 2014, it brought cleanliness and civic responsibility into the national conversation.

BY DHRUCHITA PATEL During a recent trip to Brazil, I met long-time Heartfulness practitioners who have been on this journey for over thirty years. Heartfulness

BY DEEPIKA CHALKE* On August 6 2026, I crossed the finish line of my 106th long-distance race—a half marathon run in scorching 90s heat and

BY VINAY MAHESHWARI* Everyone talks about going. Nobody talks about coming back. I’m from Indore, and I’d always had the study abroad dream. Study hard,