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Unrest in the Neighborhood: What India Must Learn from the Failures of Its Neighbors
Over the last few years, India’s neighboring countries—Sri Lanka and Bangladesh—have faced waves of public unrest, and now Nepal too is experiencing widespread protests and political instability. Even the Maldives and Pakistan, though differing in scale and intensity, are grappling with governance failures, economic stress, and public frustration. These crises are not isolated events but…
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Ethics at the Heart of Disaster Risk: A Critical Review of Debating Disaster Risk
Debating Disaster Risk: Ethical Dilemmas in the Era of Climate Change, edited by Gonzalo Lizarralde, Lisa M. Bornstein, and Tapan Dhar, offers a thought-provoking exploration of the ethical challenges that arise in disaster risk management, particularly in the context of climate change’s growing threats. It assembles a diverse range of contributors—including scholars, practitioners, and advocates—who…
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Book Review: Falling Night by Phil Clarke
By Kuldeep Sagar Phil Clarke’s debut novel, Falling Night, offers a gripping and thought-provoking narrative set against the backdrop of a fictional African civil war. Drawing from his extensive experience as a humanitarian aid worker and war crimes investigator, Clarke crafts a story that delves deep into the complexities of conflict, morality, and personal transformation. The…
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ધ રીચેસ્ટ મેન ઑફ બેબીલોન – ધન અને શિસ્ત વિશે એક પ્રેરણાદાયી માર્ગદર્શન
ધ રીચેસ્ટ મેન ઑફ બેબીલોન: ધન અને શિસ્ત વિશે એક પ્રેરણાદાયી માર્ગદર્શન પુસ્તકો વાંચ્યા પછી ક્યારેક મને એના વિષે સાથે શેર કરવું ગમે છે. મેં બે મહિના પહેલાં The Richest Man in Babylon (બેબીલોનનો સૌથી ધનાઢ્ય માણસ) પુસ્તક વાંચ્યું જે ખૂબ જ પ્રેરણાદાયી લાગ્યું. આ પુસ્તક જ્યોર્જ સેમ્યુઅલ ક્લાસને દશકો પહેલા લખ્યું છે. પુસ્તકમાં ખોટું…
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Punjab Floods
A Looming Disaster that Became Reality Click on the following link to read the full article; https://www.benefitnews24.com/opinion/punjab-floods-nature-s-fury-man-s-neglect/18944
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Paradise: Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Portrait of Memory, Colonialism, and Human Resilience
Reading Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021, is an experience that is at once moving and unsettling. The novel takes us into East Africa at the turn of the twentieth century, a time when trade routes, cultural exchanges, and the growing shadow of European colonialism were reshaping entire societies….
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पुस्तक समीक्षा: घुमंतु जनजातियाँ – समाज का उपेक्षित वर्ग
घुमंतु जनजातियाँ – समाज का उपेक्षित वर्ग एक शोधपरक और समाजोन्मुखी पुस्तक है, जो भारत की घुमंतु और स्थानांतरणशील जनजातियों के जीवन, संघर्ष और सामाजिक परिस्थितियों पर प्रकाश डालती है। इस पुस्तक में लेखक ने गहन अनुसंधान और विस्तृत क्षेत्रीय अनुभव के आधार पर यह स्पष्ट किया है कि कैसे ये समुदाय लंबे समय से समाज…
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Book Review: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos has become one of the most discussed books of recent years, both celebrated by admirers and critiqued by skeptics. A clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, Peterson combines personal anecdotes, evolutionary biology, religious narratives, and philosophical reflection to offer a framework for living a meaningful life…
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South Sudan at a Crossroads: Fragility, Resilience, and the Struggle for Peace
When South Sudan became the world’s youngest nation in July 2011, there was an almost palpable sense of optimism. I still remember sitting in Khartoum shortly after independence, during a dinner with a Sudanese businessman. When I asked him about the future of the new state, he paused and said, “Give it a couple of…
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केन्या की नाकुरु झील: जलवायु परिवर्तन और वन्य जीवन का एक सजीव उदाहरण
लेख: कुलदीप सगर जब मैं केन्या में काम कर रहा था, तब मुझे रिफ्ट वैली (Rift Valley) की यात्रा करने का अवसर मिला था। इसी क्षेत्र में स्थित है प्रसिद्ध नाकुरु झील (Lake Nakuru), जो विश्व स्तर पर अपने प्राकृतिक सौंदर्य और पक्षियों की विशाल विविधता के लिए जाना जाता है। लेक नाकुरु का क्षेत्रफल…