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In the heart of Mumbai and Bangalore, a strange and quiet surrender is taking place. While the headlines scream about “New India” and our “Digital Revolution,” the reality is far more cynical. We are witnessing the birth of the Reel-Preneur—a hybrid creature that is 10% businessman and 90% performance artist. If you open Instagram, you see teenagers doing questionable dances for the dopamine hit of a million views. If you open your TV, you see “Sharks” doing something remarkably similar—only they wear tailored blazers, sit in expensive chairs, and use business jargon like “unit economics” and “scalability” to mask a…

In the serene coastal village of Munambam, Kerala, where the waves whisper tales of resilience, 68-year-old Omana Yayi sits on the edge of despair. Her…

In 2024, when the BJP fell short of the 272-seat mark on its own in the Lok Sabha elections, India’s elite and self-proclaimed political analysts…

Rajagopal, a 52-year-old farmer from Thiruchenthurai—a quaint village on the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli district—was over the moon after his daughter’s wedding. The…

It’s apparently the latest intellectual fad to slap a “fascist” label on India, especially among self-proclaimed thinkers who love to parade their enlightenment. I’ve heard…