Mahtari Vandan to Lakhpati Didi: How ₹1,000 a Month…

Mahtari Vandan to Lakhpati Didi: How ₹1,000 a Month…

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 20, 20269 min read

From assistance to enterprise: A representational visual depicts women engaged in grocery retail, tailoring, self-help group activities and poultry farming, reflecting the different livelihood activities through which women in Chhattisgarh are combining financial assistance, credit and entrepreneurship in their journey towards becoming Lakhpati Didis. Image: AI-generated/Representational Regular financial assistance,…

Chhattisgarh Set for a New Leap in AI with…

Chhattisgarh Set for a New Leap in AI with…

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 17, 20267 min read

Chhattisgarh’s AI Ambition: A representational visual depicting the State’s proposed artificial-intelligence ecosystem under the ₹500-crore Chief Minister’s AI Mission, encompassing AI laboratories, Centres of Excellence, youth skilling,…

The Masks-By- Kumar Bahukhandi

The Masks-By- Kumar Bahukhandi

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 13, 20265 min read

The many faces we wear are not always masks of deception. Roles, relationships and responsibilities change our behaviour; character is revealed by the values that remain unchanged…

Policy Reforms Give Chhattisgarh’s Development a New Momentum

Policy Reforms Give Chhattisgarh’s Development a New Momentum

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 8, 20266 min read

A representational visual captures Chhattisgarh’s changing development landscape — from farmers, women’s empowerment and housing to a more connected Bastar, education, industrial investment and citizen-centric governance. The…

Silent Diplomacy: Did India Help Pave the Way for…

Silent Diplomacy: Did India Help Pave the Way for…

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 8, 20266 min read

Diplomacy Behind the Handshake? Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek on August…

When Online Anger Turns Racial: Singapore’s Warning Against Anti-Indian…

When Online Anger Turns Racial: Singapore’s Warning Against Anti-Indian…

ByKumar BahukhandiSep 7, 20268 min read

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has warned against allowing racial prejudice to become normalised after anti-Indian abuse surfaced in online discussions surrounding the Nepal-Tibet disaster and Singapore…