Shashi Shekhar
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Can Gandhiji still inspire nations to live in harmony? | Mint (opens the original)
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This week we will be celebrating the 157th birth anniversary of Gandhiji. Don’t we feel his relevance more acutely today at a time when the world is lost in the fog of war? It seems the entire global order is collapsing. More than 50 nations are embroiled in bloody conflicts. The US, the world’s greatest power, is waging a war against a relatively smaller country, Iran. While Iran’s effective resistance is bleeding American power, the US has destroyed the very image of the global village that it
The internet age can bridge what tongues divide | Mint (opens the original)
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This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Did you notice? Last week, in a bid to address Gen Z and Gen Alpha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose Hindi as the medium of communication. He could have chosen his mother tongue Gujarati instead, if he wanted, as the event was being organized at Vadodara. However, it was evident Modi wanted to send his message to the larger audience. Hindi, thus, was the right choice. This is the reason he chose Varanasi along wi
Gig work industry has dehumanized India’s workforce | Mint (opens the original)
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This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The incident happened just before Raksha Bandhan. The society gate called to inform Mehndi Wallah had arrived. My daughter scheduled him through an app for 8:30pm, but he was running two hours late. When we opened the door, we encountered an overworked, exhausted man in front of us. We could gather he was in no position, physically or mentally, to perform this delicate task. My daughter offered him water and asked w
Why India’s young are angry and losing patience | Mint (opens the original)
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This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. An amateur shot a video on the go, and it went viral in no time. Some girls suddenly streamed out of their school and jammed the road. It was spontaneous. They complained about how they could study if the school run by the social justice department didn’t have enough teachers. The arguments these girls were marshalling in front of the teachers and the administrators surprised everyone. They also remained unfazed by
India at 80: Time to confront the issues it is facing | Mint (opens the original)
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This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After the Independence Day euphoria, let’s now ponder the complex issues facing the nation. What are they? Let me take you back to the Uttar Pradesh of the 1960s. My generation was born in this fateful decade. Our democratic values were strengthened after two general elections were held, and many epoch-making initiatives were launched. The childhood memories of boats plying in the vast expanse of the Ganges are stil
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