Opinion
Jean Drez's column: 99% of the population's problems can be solved by the 1% "super-rich"
Recently, the Paris-based World Inequality Lab released an important report, called the Global Justice Report. The World Inequality Lab is a research group led by eminent economist Thomas Piketty. The report talks about tackling two serious crises facing the world today – climate change and economic inequality. Climate change is a serious threat to our very existence. The Earth is getting warmer every year. The Earth's temperature has risen by 1.5 degrees compared to before the Industrial Revolution. At the current pace of warming, it could soon reach 3 degrees. In some areas, the temperatur
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: Yoga is capable of turning loneliness into solitude
Loneliness and fear of the future are haunting young people in the corporate world and elders in the family. This is also reflected on the faces of those who have earned a lot of happiness and wealth in the world of jobs, business. And loneliness descended into the lives of the elders in the family so much that old age began to feel like a great pain. In the language of the world, there is a word 'social capital'. Think of it this way that when people meet each other, trust each other, spend time together, that invisible power is called social capital. There is a lot of development in many are
N. Raghuraman's column: Giving less money is not like saving, but investing in mediocre things
A few months ago, we hired a house-help, as the first one shifted to another city after marriage. The new employees were in a difficult situation and were in dire need of a job. We first explained the responsibilities to them and then asked how much salary they would take. We were surprised to hear their price. We understood that her financial situation was too bad for her to bargain. Since we knew that one way or the other they would know the salary of the previous employee, we said that you will get the same salary as the previous employee. Hearing this, his happiness knew no bounds. Since s
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: Keep seeing God, it makes the eyes successful
The one whose tears have dried up cannot perform devotion. Recently, I met an ophthalmologist and he said tears are eye medicine. But as you age, there is a dryness in the eyes. Some life experiences even dry up tears in the eyes. Therefore, older people should be extremely careful with the eyes. Do two things. One is what Kakbhushundi ji told Garuda ji - Nij Prabhu Badan Nihari Nihari, Lochan Sufal Karun Urgari. Garuda ji, by looking at the face of my Lord, I make my eyes successful. Therefore, you should continue to see God, through which your eyes become successful. And secondly, if you kee
Minhaj Merchant's column: Excessive spending in elections promotes corruption
Contesting elections is an expensive job. Parties have two major requirements to contest elections to the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha in India. First, to raise large sums of money for your candidate's campaign. Second, to win over the opposition candidates to increase their seats. According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), five national and 21 regional political parties officially received a total of Rs 7,445 crore from donors during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is a legitimate part of election funding. The controversial electoral bond scheme that allowed parties to donate
N. Raghuraman's column: Save children from a world that values show more than work
The large number of emotional stressors our children and teenagers are facing today can seem difficult to overcome. These include things like lack of sleep, academic pressure, and loneliness. But the problem that is increasing in the world is the number of young people undergoing treatment, that is anxiety. And this is also the biggest concern of parents. Children with anxiety often avoid things, show extreme fear of separation, or cling on. Again and again complain of problems like stomach pain, which have no obvious cause. Suddenly they get angry. Usually such children repeatedly ask for tru
Insistence on giving a perfect life to a child: Not having a brother and sister does not share important things, even weak in upsetting and persuasion.
People's attitudes around the world are changing rapidly. The couple now wants to have a child. They think that if they have a child, they will be able to give him all the happiness, good studies and luxury. But have you ever thought that by doing this, you are pushing children towards such solitude, where they do not have a brother or sister to share their hearts...? From the US to Europe, the number of families with only children has doubled. The fertility rate has fallen to record levels. But in this 'quality parenting' cycle, the most beautiful thing has disappeared from the house... Cute
N. Raghuraman's column: Saving money during showmanship is the biggest skill.
There is a wedding in my family on August 28th. The venue is 300 km from Chennai to Kumbakonam. All the relatives have been told two months in advance. So that they can secure train tickets in time. But things started to deteriorate when the mathematics of long time and budget started colliding. The train journey from Mumbai to there is 35 hours. Such a long journey for the elderly is no less than a struggle. So, most of them decided to take a flight to the nearest airport Tiruchirappalli. But the real drama started when the wedding card appeared on the family WhatsApp group. As soon as the ca
Carl Benedict Frey's column: We don't do any work just for income
Kurt Vonnegut, in his novel 'Player Piano' (1952), imagined a world where machines have automated most industries and only a few engineers and managers are left to oversee the system. The government arranges for the food and accommodation of all the other people, but they have no work to do. Has Vonnegut's imagination proved to be visionary? It is not yet possible to say that AI will make a large part of our workforce redundant. But we do know that AI is beginning to present serious challenges to the meaning of human life. If most of our work is automated, on average we will be more prosperous
Shivya Nath's column: Harmony of life should be learned from the children of the forest
I bid farewell to Chhattisgarh with many mixed emotions. I spent about two weeks in this state. During this time, I traveled there on a motorcycle late at night, in the dense forests of the year. The ghostly trees with white, fallen leaves gleaming in the moonlight presented a bizarre sight. I crossed flowing rivers to reach remote tribal settlements. During my visit to Bastar and Kawardha, I stayed in a village of the Gond tribe within the forest, which was completely deprived of even basic amenities like electricity. In this identified Naxal-infested area, I sat near a bonfire with my host f
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