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Himanshu Roy
Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier, he was a Professor of Political Science at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. He was Atal Bihari Vajpayee Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, from 2019 to 2021.
He was also a Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, from 2013 to 2014. It has now been redeveloped into the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library.
His publications include Peasant in Marxism (2005), Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009), Salwa Judum (2014), State Politics in India (2017), Indian Political Thought (2017), Indian Political System (2018), Political Thought in Indic Civilization (2021), and Social Thought in Indic Civilization (2022).
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa.
Salman Khurshid
Salman Khurshid is a former Union Law Minister and External Affairs Minister. He was also a member of the Congress Working Committee. He previously taught law at Oxford University and is Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
Ram K. Sharma
An ardent believer of the Law of Karma, Ram K. Sharma is the managing director of Baidyanath, a 100-year-old Ayurvedic and herbal medicine manufacturing company. He serves as a board member of 13 companies and is a former board member of South Asia Young President’s Organisation (YPO).
After schooling from Delhi’s Modern School (Barakhamba Road), he graduated in B.Com (Honours) degree from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce. He also holds an MBA degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA.
A keen sportsman, he captained his school and college field hockey teams. He is a regular practitioner of Kriya Yoga, a form of meditation revived by Shri Paramahansa Yogananda. He lives in Kolkata with his wife Rashmi and has three children.
AiR Atman in Ravi
After twenty-five years of success, AiR realized that the secret to being happy was not in achieving more success, but in enlightenment. He realized the truth that he was not his body, but the soul (atman) ever-connected with the divine. After his metamorphosis, AiR he has been on a mission to help people find their path to enlightenment. Fuelled by this realization, AiR has published over 55 books and composed about 1,400 life songs. His oeuvre of writing also includes several blogs, quotes and poems. He is a TEDx speaker and is also invited to speak at several organizations, corporations and universities. He conducts daily webinars on Zoom, Facebook and Instagram Live to help people realize the ultimate purpose of life. Describing his journey in his own words, he says: Started with nothing, Became something... Achieved everything, Only to realize we are nothing!
Anmol Jain
Anmol Jain was born and raised in Mussoorie. His family is among the oldest in town, residing since 1901. He is an MBA from a premier institute and, for two decades, has worked as a consultant with international development agencies focussing on climate change and rural livelihoods, particularly in the Himalayas. He also writes for The Times of India. He is also an inveterate vagabond—roaming the mountain slopes during his free time, meeting people and indulging in captivating gossip.
Ram Madhav
Ram Madhav is an Indian politician, social leader, author and thinker. Dr Madhav is the President of India Foundation (IF), a New Delhi-based think tank. Dr Madhav has served as the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during 2014–20 responsible for handling the political affairs of Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and other North-Eastern states of India. Dr Madhav has over 300 publications to his credit. He has authored several books in English and Telugu that include The Hindutva Paradigm: Integral Humanism and the Quest for a Non-Western Worldview and Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after 50 years of the war. He is a regular contributor to platforms like The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times and OPEN magazine amongst others. He had been the editor of Bharatiya Pragna, a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati, and associate editor of Jagriti, a Telugu weekly.
Swami Mukundananda
Swami Mukundananda is a world-renowned spiritual teacher from India, an international authority on mind management and a bestselling author. He earned his degrees from the prestigious IIT-D and IIM-C but chose to enter monkhood, renouncing a promising corporate career. He studied the Vedic scriptures at the feet of Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj. For almost four decades now, he has been sharing his vast knowledge through his books, lectures and life-transformation programmes.
Every day, Swamiji meets hundreds, and even thousands, of people from all walks of life. His steadfast positivity exudes hope, clarity and a sense of purpose to those who connect with him. He has deeply affected the lives of millions of people who have been drawn by his profound integrity, charismatic personality and passion to serve. Despite his...
Mritunjay Singh Yadav
Mritunjay Singh Yadav is an alumnus of Delhi University and currently pursuing his PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University, specializing in Machine Learning and Data Science. He was elected as a member of the JNU Students’ Union. He was also part of the Congress War Room during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Himanshu Roy
Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier, he was a Professor of Political Science at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. He was Atal Bihari Vajpayee Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, from 2019 to 2021.
He was also a Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, from 2013 to 2014. It has now been redeveloped into the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library.
His publications include Peasant in Marxism (2005), Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009), Salwa Judum (2014), State Politics in India (2017), Indian Political Thought (2017), Indian Political System (2018), Political Thought in Indic Civilization (2021), and Social Thought in Indic Civilization (2022).
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond, resident of Mussoorie, is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence. His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa.
Salman Khurshid
Salman Khurshid is a former Union Law Minister and External Affairs Minister. He was also a member of the Congress Working Committee. He previously taught law at Oxford University and is Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
Ram K. Sharma
An ardent believer of the Law of Karma, Ram K. Sharma is the managing director of Baidyanath, a 100-year-old Ayurvedic and herbal medicine manufacturing company. He serves as a board member of 13 companies and is a former board member of South Asia Young President’s Organisation (YPO).
After schooling from Delhi’s Modern School (Barakhamba Road), he graduated in B.Com (Honours) degree from the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce. He also holds an MBA degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA.
A keen sportsman, he captained his school and college field hockey teams. He is a regular practitioner of Kriya Yoga, a form of meditation revived by Shri Paramahansa Yogananda. He lives in Kolkata with his wife Rashmi and has three children.
AiR Atman in Ravi
After twenty-five years of success, AiR realized that the secret to being happy was not in achieving more success, but in enlightenment. He realized the truth that he was not his body, but the soul (atman) ever-connected with the divine. After his metamorphosis, AiR he has been on a mission to help people find their path to enlightenment. Fuelled by this realization, AiR has published over 55 books and composed about 1,400 life songs. His oeuvre of writing also includes several blogs, quotes and poems. He is a TEDx speaker and is also invited to speak at several organizations, corporations and universities. He conducts daily webinars on Zoom, Facebook and Instagram Live to help people realize the ultimate purpose of life. Describing his journey in his own words, he says: Started with nothing, Became something... Achieved everything, Only to realize we are nothing!
Anmol Jain
Anmol Jain was born and raised in Mussoorie. His family is among the oldest in town, residing since 1901. He is an MBA from a premier institute and, for two decades, has worked as a consultant with international development agencies focussing on climate change and rural livelihoods, particularly in the Himalayas. He also writes for The Times of India. He is also an inveterate vagabond—roaming the mountain slopes during his free time, meeting people and indulging in captivating gossip.
Ram Madhav
Ram Madhav is an Indian politician, social leader, author and thinker. Dr Madhav is the President of India Foundation (IF), a New Delhi-based think tank. Dr Madhav has served as the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during 2014–20 responsible for handling the political affairs of Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and other North-Eastern states of India. Dr Madhav has over 300 publications to his credit. He has authored several books in English and Telugu that include The Hindutva Paradigm: Integral Humanism and the Quest for a Non-Western Worldview and Uneasy Neighbours: India and China after 50 years of the war. He is a regular contributor to platforms like The Indian Express, The Hindustan Times and OPEN magazine amongst others. He had been the editor of Bharatiya Pragna, a monthly magazine in English published by Pragna Bharati, and associate editor of Jagriti, a Telugu weekly.
Swami Mukundananda
Swami Mukundananda is a world-renowned spiritual teacher from India, an international authority on mind management and a bestselling author. He earned his degrees from the prestigious IIT-D and IIM-C but chose to enter monkhood, renouncing a promising corporate career. He studied the Vedic scriptures at the feet of Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj. For almost four decades now, he has been sharing his vast knowledge through his books, lectures and life-transformation programmes.
Every day, Swamiji meets hundreds, and even thousands, of people from all walks of life. His steadfast positivity exudes hope, clarity and a sense of purpose to those who connect with him. He has deeply affected the lives of millions of people who have been drawn by his profound integrity, charismatic personality and passion to serve. Despite his...
Mritunjay Singh Yadav
Mritunjay Singh Yadav is an alumnus of Delhi University and currently pursuing his PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University, specializing in Machine Learning and Data Science. He was elected as a member of the JNU Students’ Union. He was also part of the Congress War Room during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Himanshu Roy
Himanshu Roy is a Professor of Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Earlier, he was a Professor of Political Science at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. He was Atal Bihari Vajpayee Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, from 2019 to 2021.
He was also a Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, from 2013 to 2014. It has now been redeveloped into the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library.
His publications include Peasant in Marxism (2005), Secularism and its Colonial Legacy (2009), Salwa Judum (2014), State Politics in India (2017), Indian Political Thought (2017), Indian Political System (2018), Political Thought in Indic Civilization (2021), and Social Thought in Indic Civilization (2022).
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‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ was one of the most popular songs of the ’90s era. The song had become an anthem for first love. The...
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Fake News As a Political Strategy
In 1967, India was electing its fourth Lok Sabha. Colonel Ved Rattan Mohan, the chairman of Mohan Meakin, a prominent liquor manufacturer in India, secured...
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I remember the autumn of 1948 when I was in Handwara market, in my home town, after arriving from Srinagar, where I was an intermediate class student of...
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She Storms The Norms : FREE READ | Vineeta
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Vineeta Singh is the co-founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, India’s fastest-growing beauty brand, available across more than 50,000 branded retail outlets in more than 550...
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