By Vidya Bhushan Rawat*  “Every day is a new day. Work hard and succeed.” Dr. Mulk Raj Anand wrote this in my personal diary on January 1, 1991, when I asked him for a message. We were sitting under a neem tree at a house adjacent to the Deer Park . I recalled those words as I watch the familiar ritual of New Year celebrations—lists of fresh goals, deadlines, and resolutions. Ambition has its place, but it is equally important to retain a human touch and not turn ourselves into disciplined soldiers of a mechanical or digital world. Life extends far beyond artificial, feel-good constructs. A few moments spent with friends and loved ones often restore balance far more effectively than any productivity plan.

By Raj Kumar Sinha*  As a new year begins, it is worth pausing to reflect on a simple but urgent resolution: take less from nature and give more back. This principle lies at the heart of sustainable living, and today it is no longer a moral choice alone but an existential necessity.

By Atanu Roy*  The clock has struck midnight. 2025 has passed, and 2026 has arrived. Firecrackers were already bursting in celebration. If this is merely a ritual, like Deepavali, there is little to comment on. Otherwise, I find 2025 to have been a dismal year, weighed down by relentless odds—perhaps the worst year I have personally witnessed.

By Harasankar Adhikari   The BJP-led NDA government has renamed the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Yojana or the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act. This move has drawn opposition from economists, social activists, and opposition political parties across India. 

By Ravi Ranjan*  The intellectual revolution brought about by structuralism in the mid-twentieth century fundamentally altered the way scholars approached literature, language, anthropology, and culture. At its core lay the conviction that all human expressions—whether linguistic, mythic, or literary—are organized by deep, underlying structures that reflect universal patterns of the human mind. 

By Bharat Dogra*  In Ambavi village of Jhadol block in Udaipur district, many homes still have former miners suffering from serious, long-lasting health hazards caused by asbestos mining, even years after the mines have closed down.

By Vikas Meshram*  The water crisis has become a grave challenge for the people of Ghodakheda, Bagli, Rampuriya, and Dhavradeh villages in Bajana tehsil of Ratlam district. This crisis extends far beyond drinking water—it affects every aspect of life. Scarcity has left farmers able to cultivate only one crop a year, triggering a vicious cycle of migration, wage labor, hunger, and exploitation.  

By Ram Puniyani*  Violence against the Muslim minority has been a regular phenomenon in India. Its form and intensity have varied over time, but intimidation has continued unabated. The other substantial minority, Christians, has also not been spared, though violence against them does not usually make headlines. The major reason for this is its largely sub-radar nature. However, though often under the radar, around Christmas its overt character becomes much more apparent.

By A Representative  Well known public policy expert Dr. Narasimha Reddy Donthi has formally approached the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC), urging urgent intervention to address what he describes as serious loopholes and enforcement failures in India’s ban on the highly toxic pesticide monocrotophos .