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Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy has translated the Mahabharata and the Valmiki Ramayana into English. He is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

The Grip of Tamas
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The Grip of Tamas

How we lose the ability to differentiate between what is and is not ours

14 February 2020
The Householder Dharma
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The Householder Dharma

Mortals can serve the gods by pursuing kama and artha

31 January 2020
The Misery of a King
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The Misery of a King

How Alarka learnt the difference between attachment and duty

17 January 2020
The Education of a Prince
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The Education of a Prince

A king must delight his subjects but not violate his own dharma

20 December 2019
Stoking Recession Fears
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Stoking Recession Fears

The naysayers will get their grim forecasts wrong

06 December 2019
The Dilemmas of Harishchandra
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The Dilemmas of Harishchandra

Caught between dharmic duty and heavenly call

06 December 2019
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Rama: A Reasonable Man

The Rama story is about being true to a pledge regardless of consequences

22 November 2019
The Taming of the Earth
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The Taming of the Earth

The utilitarian aspect of Dharma

08 November 2019
Bound to Dharma
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Bound to Dharma

The golden rule of Indian ethics

25 October 2019
Like Father, Like Son
Essay
Like Father, Like Son

Abhijit Banerjee, like Dipak Banerjee, embodies the spirit of the Bengal renaissance

18 October 2019

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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