Sanely Written
Reading Time: 13 minutes “When Babylon was struggling with Nineveh for supremacy, when Tyre was planting her colonies, when Athens was growing in strength, before Rome had become known, or Greece had contended with Persian monarchy, …. She had already risen to greatness, if not glory.” Matthew Atmore Sheering writes about the glorious and the oldest surviving city of […]
Reading Time: 16 minutes In the heart of the Middle East, there is a nation so small that for some standard maps, its name will not fit inside its boundaries. The title has given away the name of the nation, so let us try and see if we can cough up something else that you can guess. What is […]
Reading Time: 24 minutes What cannot be denied, must be justified. This has been the bread and butter for our “renowned historians” when they sit and write, rather fabricate, the history of our country in order to pursue a narrative. The “secular” approach towards history has tried to whitewash a lot of wrongdoings and this line sums it up […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the fast-paced digital era, e-commerce has transformed the way we buy and sell goods and services. However, the current platform-centric nature of e-commerce in India has posed several challenges, limiting the accessibility and inclusivity of the digital commerce ecosystem. Recognising these shortcomings, the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) emerges as a promising initiative […]
Reading Time: 19 minutes Post-partition drama- By the time the British left India partitioned, the seed of an identity of qaum was sowed in the Sikhs who majorly inhabited the then state of newly formed Punjab. Punjabi Suba Morcha- Sachar Formula- Jawahar Lal Nehru rejected all ideas of a separate state. On the contrary, he merged Patiala and East […]
Reading Time: 12 minutes Punjab is a land of exuberant celebrations, lush green fields, delectable cuisine, and foot-tapping Bhangra. But there is more. Songs? Yes. Glamorous cars, eye-candy models, luxury brands, white skin colour obsession, a few Pakistani city names, and of course the rightful bashing of the gold-digger girlfriend in the end. While a Punjabi reading this opening […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes अहम् सेतुम् करिष्यामि विस्तीर्णे वरुण आलये | पितुः सामर्थ्यम् आस्थाय तत्त्वम् आह महाउदधिः || २-२२-४७ “The great Ocean disclosed a truth. I will construct a bridge across this large Ocean, taking recourse to the skill and ability of my father.” – Yuddha Kanda, Valmiki Ramayana The fight for Dharma is not easy, and the struggle […]
Reading Time: 16 minutes It was a no-brainer. There had to be an enquiry into the suspicious air crash of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. But what was thought of as an “enquiry” actually turned out to be a field trip to Japan with some astounding findings which were not even reported. To date, three separate enquiry commissions namely The […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the stroke of midnight on 15th August 2022, Bharat has completed 75 years of independence. While the nation is in a festive mood celebrating the Amrit Mahotsav, it can also be a good time for us citizens to reflect on a few things. Even if we don’t notice it sharply, we are living in […]
Reading Time: 11 minutes “When you go back to the country, tell the people that up to the last I have been fighting for the liberation of my country; they should continue to struggle, and I am sure India will be free before long. Nobody can keep India in bondage now. These were the words uttered by Dr. Subhash […]