Meera S. Joshi

The future of education may depend not only on how effectively we embrace new technologies, but also on how intelligently we reconnect with the scientific traditions that helped shape human …

India closed the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in fourth place, with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze — 85 medals in all. It is the country’s second-largest haul …

On the last weekend of September, Abhinav Theatre in Jammu filled with filmmakers, students, tabla and rap, and a packed house that organisers put at about 3,000 over two days. …

On Friday, 11 September 2026, in the ceremonial quiet that precedes a summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a book. The setting was Bharat Mandapam in …

In the dense forests of Bastar, women once moved under the cover of canopy and ideology, rifles slung across their shoulders, part of an armed struggle that claimed to fight …

As India prepares to celebrate its 80th Independence Day, the Red Fort will become a meeting ground of memory and aspiration — commemorating 150 years of Vande Mataram while placing …

Long before the modern laboratory—with its calibrated furnaces, chemical retorts and pharmacological protocols—Indian scholars were developing an elaborate discipline devoted to transforming metals and minerals. At the centre of this …

For centuries, travellers journeyed to India in search of healing. Ancient trade routes carried seekers of Ayurveda, yoga and spiritual balance to the subcontinent long before “wellness tourism” became a …

High in the cold desert air of Ladakh, prayer flags flutter against a cobalt sky while monks in crimson robes chant beneath snow-lined peaks. In the ancient Himalayan region where …

Hampi Art Labs is possibly one of the most striking new cultural institutions to emerge in India in recent years: part art destination, part production site, part retreat. Launched in …

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that defines our age. Not the honest tiredness that follows hard work, but something more corrosive: the fatigue of people who have chased …

The rapid ascent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a dual reality: it is a transformative tool for global progress and, simultaneously, a potential amplifier of existing societal inequities. As of …

Climb the steps of Kadri Hill in Mangaluru, and you enter a realm where gods share space across faiths and centuries. At the heart of Kadri Manjunath Temple—a Shiva shrine …

Public procurement represents one of the largest organized markets in India, historically dominated by established suppliers with the capacity to navigate complex bureaucratic systems. The emergence of digital platforms such …

India’s development story is increasingly being told through the lens of women’s economic empowerment—and for good reason. Over the past decade, the country has moved beyond rhetoric to build an …

In a country as vast and diverse as India, talent has never been the problem—access has. For decades, the nation’s sporting imagination has largely revolved around urban centers, formal academies, …

Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to launch a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy for agriculture. This landmark initiative is more than just a policy document—it’s a …

There is a photograph that has quietly become iconic. Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar stands at attention beside the President of India, the tricolour unfurling from her hands into the Republic …

The Uttar Pradesh Buddhist Circuit weaves a quiet thread through the plains of northern India, tracing the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha in places that have drawn pilgrims, seekers, …

In the multitude of national symbols, few carry the weight of history and aspiration quite like India’s national flag, the Tiranga. This tricolor banner, saffron above, white in the middle, …

In the bustling corridors of New Delhi, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The recent roundtable between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Indian AI startups marks a critical inflection point in …