OPINION 67 History From Below: Sumit Sarkar’s legacy Historian Sumit Sarkar passed away on August 13. He was known for writing history "from below" — putting workers, peasants, and ordinary people at the... Cult Current Desk 17 Aug 2026
OPINION 60 460 Minutes of Inequality A survey from 2025 is damning. Indian girls start housework at age 10. By age 30, women spend 460 minutes a day on unpaid domestic work. Men: 52 minut... Cult Current Desk 17 Aug 2026
OPINION 58 Discovery of a 3,500-Year-Old City in Egypt An extraordinary discovery from the annals of history has astonished researchers and historians worldwide. Archaeologists have unearthed a vast reside... Cult Current Desk 15 Aug 2026
OPINION 56 Democracy dies when leaders become messiahs The Cult Trap- Democracy dies when leaders become messiahs. In 1937, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote anonymously in The Modern Review warning that “Caesarism” ... Cult Current Desk 11 Aug 2026
OPINION 306 Havoc in Hormuz Rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have begun to choke global energy flows, with the most acute impact being felt by import-dependent economies l... SRIRAJESH, Editor 02 Apr 2026
OPINION 159 THE DIMMING LANTERN As India hurtles toward a hyper-urbanized future, the rustic ideals of the Mahatma are retreating into the shadows of history. This is the chronicle o... Ramnath Jha 02 Apr 2026
OPINION 247 Trump’s America: From Superpower to Super Risk In a fractured global order, America under Donald Trump has shifted from stabilizer to disruptor, exporting uncertainty and risk. As institutions erod... Sanjay Srivastava 02 Feb 2026
OPINION 222 The Solstice of Synergy Amidst the crumbling vestiges of a fractured global order and the sinister ascent of ‘Neo-Colonialism 2.0,’ the India-EU partnership heralds a new Utt... SRIRAJESH 02 Feb 2026
OPINION 297 Global Financial, Power Shift This convergence of the Rupee and Ruble is not merely a payment bridge, but a new geopolitical fault line in the balance of power. While the West buil... SRIRAJESH, Editor 01 Dec 2025