Anoop Verma's Diary: Darshana & Itihasa

The cosmic confrontation between Karna and Arjuna in the Mahabharata is more than just a clash between two heroic warriors—it can be interpr...

Churning of Cosmic Ocean The boundary between medicine and poison, between what heals and what harms, has long been recognised in Indian th...

The arc of imperial history is replete with ironies, none more persistent than the recurring phenomenon of great empires being undone by for...

The belief that privatization inherently advances freedom is not only overly simplistic—it is historically indefensible. Far from being bast...

Stalin once lost his pipe. A few days later, Lavrentiy Beria, the ever-diligent head of the NKVD, arrived with an update. “Did you find your...

Can freedom survive without order? Increasingly, the answer appears to be no. Liberty without structure is fragile. It fractures under press...

“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.” ~ Attributed to Henry Kissinger by William F. Buck...

Scientists have detected molecules in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet that, on Earth, are strongly linked to biological activity. The ...

Over the past century, human health and life expectancy have improved dramatically. The prevailing narrative—vigorously propagandized by the...

History, as the adage goes, is written by the victors. From imperial chronicles etched into stone to modern state-sponsored textbooks, the t...

Is Nirad C. Chaudhuri's Autobiography of an Unknown Indian a paean to the West or a sharp critique of the East? The initial pages might...

Common discourse often presents capitalism and communism as fundamentally opposed ideologies. Capitalism is celebrated for its free markets,...

The very notion of money is a constructed reality, a shared illusion we mistake for tangible truth. Its value isn't inherent; it's a...

Great Bath of Mohenjo-Daro   Democracy is often credited to Ancient Athens, where formal institutions of popular governance emerged in the 5...

Civilizations are not built on morality, reason, or cultural pride but on three primal forces: greed, guilt, and fear. While we celebrate ju...

What is the mind? Is it a function of the brain, or does it possess a deeper, intrinsic quality that transcends mere neural activity? Does t...

The notion that solar and wind power are "natural," while petroleum, diesel, and gas are "unnatural," is a narrative dev...

Instead of looking to nations with shrinking populations as models of success, India’s policymakers should study those that maintain high bi...

Elon Musk has a habit of making audacious predictions. On Saturday, the SpaceX founder declared that Starship—the world’s most powerful rock...

In his 2021 book Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union , historian Vladislav M. Zubok argues that Mikhail Gorbachev’s well-intentioned but ...

Happy Holi! Holi, the festival of water, colors and joy, is deeply intertwined with the natural spirit of Hinduism. Unlike many faiths roote...

At a recent press conference, Donald Trump said: "I think Ukraine wants to make a deal because they have no choice. I think Russia want...

The belief that democracies are inherently peaceful is a widespread but misleading notion. History suggests that democratic states have ofte...

The U.S. political establishment insists that Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was “unprovoked.” But this narrative ignores the deeper orig...

American conservatives, self-proclaimed patriots, are celebrating the heated Oval Office confrontation between Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and...

Everything that you have ever learned is a lie. The trick to remaining sane in a world full of falsehoods is to find the lies that are worth...

The Second World War led to the end of European colonial power and the birth of two superpowers: the Soviet Union and the USA. From 1945 to ...