In this issue

The Modi government is trying to make Buddhism a key strategic asset to take on China in Asia

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Arrested crisis

Bhupesh Baghel’s decision to let the police arrest his father for alleged hate speech has helped him score political points

8 mins

Banking on Patels

With just about a year left for the Gujarat assembly polls, the BJP appoints a new chief minister to appease Patidars and to keep AAP at bay

4 mins

Acts of faith

The DMK government, in engaging with the Tamil Hindus, is trying to undercut the BJP’s hindutva ploy

6 mins

India Should Share Its Ancient Knowledge With The World

The Buddha’s teaching is essentially practical. It is not just for one group of people or one country, but for all human beings.

5 mins

FROM INDIA, WITH LOVE

BUDDHISM, WHICH HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF INDIAN DIPLOMACY SINCE THE TIME OF ASHOKA, HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SHAPING THE NATIONAL IDENTITY. UNDER NARENDRA MODI, INDIA HAS BEEN WORKING TO TURN THIS PHILOSOPHY OF PEACE INTO A KEY STRATEGIC ASSET

10 mins

Nehru's Buddha; Modi's, Too

Ashoka desired to be the chakravarti, the supreme conqueror, and he was determined to add the kingdom of Kalinga, a powerful maritime state, to his empire.

4 mins

India's Buddhist Heritage: The Way Forward

After reading his own obituary in a newspaper, Mark Twain said, “The news of my death is grossly exaggerated.”

4 mins

FORGETTING AMBEDKAR

CONVERSION TO BUDDHISM INTRODUCES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RATIONAL THINKING THAT FACILITATES MODERN THOUGHT

4 mins

How An English Poet Triggered A Buddhist Revivalist Movement

How a buddhist revivalist movement was triggered in India by an english poet’s visit to Gaya

4 mins

Charged opulence

Luxury carmakers are betting big on electric vehicles in India

6 mins

ALL THE LIGHT WE SEE

Three sparkling fiction titles this year portray the many properties of light

5 mins

OUR ROLE IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ACTORS

INTERVIEW AASTHA KHANNA, India’s first certified intimacy coordinator

2 mins

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