World Music Day: How Indie artists are reshaping India’s music industry
Jun 21, 2026A song recorded in a bedroom can now reach millions before a record label even notices. As World Music Day celebrates the universal language of music, a quieter revolution is unfolding in India — and cities like Guwahati are becoming part of its soundtrack.
Pride Beyond the Rainbow: How Northeast India is shaping a new conversation
Jun 21, 2026We live in a world where every thought, photo and feeling can be shared instantly. Yet for millions, revealing their true identity remains the hardest thing to post — and that's exactly why Pride exists.
12 years: Modi government's digital revolution and the New India
Jun 20, 2026As the Modi government completes 12 years in office, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi surpasses Jawaharlal Nehru to become one of India's longest-serving Prime Ministers, the story of a New India has also unfolded alongside this milestone.
AI Resistance Hides in Your Organizational Systems
Jun 20, 2026Every 100 days of AI implementation demands 25 extra days of training and up to 200 days of change management, according to Gartner. For CxOs already under pressure to demonstrate AI's value quickly, those numbers aren't a footnote. They're an indictment.
The RSS and the Indian Argument
Jun 20, 2026The latest controversy surrounding the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) began with a familiar political exchange. Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the organisation's transparency, legal status and financial disclosure, arguing that an institution exercising significant influence in public life should be subject to greater scrutiny.
KIM’s Denial and the Politics of Pretending Nothing Happened
Jun 20, 2026Yesterday, Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand has publicly acknowledged that Kuki organisations have been coming to Imphal, meeting him and holding discussions. He also stated that Kuki residents have started travelling to Imphal to board flights, describing these developments as signs that normalcy has begun to return after more than three years of ethnic conflict in Manipur.
How India can fix the thali to fight hidden hunger
Jun 19, 2026What if India's hunger crisis didn't disappear—it simply became invisible? As full plates replace empty stomachs, a quieter threat is shaping the future of millions: a nation that eats enough, yet remains dangerously undernourished.
University Social Responsibility (USR): Beyond Degrees, Towards Social Change
Jun 19, 2026What happens when education moves beyond classrooms and begins solving real problems in real communities? At the intersection of learning, digital literacy and civic engagement, a growing movement is redefining what it means for universities to truly serve society.
From Cricket Fields to Algorithms: What Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Reveals about India’s Sustainable Future
Jun 19, 2026A teenager's century may have captured the nation's imagination, but the larger story lies in what made such a rise possible. As India celebrates exceptional talent, a deeper question emerges: can AI and digital platforms turn individual success stories into a system that discovers and nurtures potential wherever it exists?
Can Peace Be Negotiated Behind Closed Doors in Manipur?
Jun 19, 2026If a meeting did take place, it may prove less important than the questions it has triggered. In a state searching for peace, the real test is not who sits at the table, but who has the authority to speak, who is left outside the room, and whether the process can earn the trust of a deeply divided Manipur.
When Assam reached the world, and then forgot
Jun 17, 2026The Vrindavani Bastra and Assam Bilasini therefore belong together. The first shows that Assam could turn sacred imagination into monumental visual art. The second shows that Assam could turn institutional initiative into printed public discourse. The first wove Krishna into silk. The second printed Assam into modernity. Both emerged from the orbit of Vaishnava-satra culture. Both reveal confidence. Both reveal organisation. Both reveal ambition.
People Did Not Protest Kuki Patients. They Protested the Absence of Answers
Jun 17, 2026What is notable is that the objections and demonstrations did not emerge from a single community. Voices of concern came from various sections of both Naga and Meitei society.
"The Islamabad Memorandum”: A Fragile Peace or a Tactical Truce in the 2026 Iran War?
Jun 16, 2026Washington and Tehran agreed to the Islamabad Memorandum, with Pakistan helping broker the framework. The deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz but leaves nuclear disputes, Israeli actions and mutual distrust unresolved.
A spotify moment frozen in time: Assam still learning to live with the absence of Zubeen Garg
Jun 16, 2026My friend said from that moment she has not opened her Spotify because she has captured the moment when he was alive in the morning, and after that her voice cracked. I could see her eyes turning red, and though she tried to hold her tears, they rolled down.
Ambedkar's warning revisited: Supreme Court reviews Bihar's reappointment of unelected minister
Jun 16, 2026On June 15, 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued notice in a writ petition that cuts to the heart of a question Indian constitutional law has grappled with repeatedly: Can a non-legislator be appointed as a State Minister, have his six-month constitutional grace period expire without securing election, and then be reappointed by a fresh government resetting the clock as if the Constitution had never spoken?
How long will New Delhi turn a blind eye to the Manipur crisis?
Jun 15, 2026At a time when Manipur endured immense pain, displacement, and suffering, the response from New Delhi was widely perceived as inadequate. For many in the region, this reinforced a long-standing belief that Northeast India, and Manipur in particular, continues to remain on the margins of national attention.
Will Manipur's Next Generation Inherit Peace or Pain?
Jun 15, 2026For more than three years, the children of Manipur have been growing up inside a storm none of them chose. As someone born and raised in this state, I cannot stay silent while watching an entire generation absorb lessons that no parent ever set out to teach. Every life lost in this conflict is not only a private grief for one family — it is also a quiet lesson handed down to every child who is watching how the grown-ups around them choose to respond.
Moromor Deuta: Reintroducing a Literary Giant to Contemporary Audiences
Jun 15, 2026The story of modern Assamese literature, theatre, and cinema cannot be told without acknowledging the immense contribution of Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia.His contributions as a storyteller, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, editor, and educator were extraordinary.
How Long Will SoO Remain a License for Kuki Militants to Take Innocent Lives?
Jun 15, 2026The recovery of six Naga civilians from Kangpokpi district has sent shockwaves across the Northeast states. These men had reportedly gone missing after being abducted from Leilon Vaiphei on May 13, 2026.
Delhi Must Listen This Time as Naga and Meitei Organisations Unite for Justice
Jun 14, 2026The coming together of 25 Naga and Meitei civil society organisations over the killing of six Konsakhul Naga civilians is more than a protest. It is a rare civic convergence that demands serious attention from the Government of India and the State Government.
Homemakers are 'nation builders', their work is worth at least Rs 30,000 a month: Supreme Court
Jun 13, 2026In a landmark ruling on motor accident compensation, the apex court has, for the first time, carved out 'loss of domestic care' as a separate head of compensation, and put a floor on the economic value of unpaid household labour.
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