Author: Ayush Gala

Proto-Dravidian was one of the popular tongues spoken by the IVC people. What language did the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) speak? Scholars of history and archaeology have grappled with this question ever since the IVC remnants were excavated for the first time in the mid-19th century.  Since then, even the sharpest brains in linguistics have grappled with the mystery of the language spoken by the IVC people because its script is yet to be deciphered. However, a recently published paper seeks to solve an essential part of this perennial puzzle. The paper provides crucial evidence suggesting that…

His remarks present the first time a Union Minister has openly criticized the Indian Inc. In an unprecedented incident, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal launched a verbal rebuttal against the Indian Inc. For their business practices and narrow interests. He made many sharp remarks while speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). These unprovoked remarks left the leading India Inc. CEOs attending the meet baffled. Remarks on Tata Group At the annual meet, he targeted Indian Inc for their narrow business interests. He went on to name the Tata Group in particular for trying to…

It remains to be seen whether any census on caste benefits the disadvantaged communities or exacerbates the politicisation of caste in India. Recently, the Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021, was cleared by the Parliament of India. The bill now restores the States to formulate their lists of Other Backward Castes (OBCs). It was the only instance in the acrimonious monsoon session of the Parliament where there was a thaw between the Government and the opposition as both unanimously supported the bill. Using the powers granted in the bill, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister announced that the State government was now free…

Northeast can be promoted as a hub for sports, especially for women with athletes like Mary Kom, Mirabai Chanu leading the way. Did you ever leave your favourite sport because your parents felt that the 10th or 12th standard board examination was more essential and “Ye khel-kood to chaltarahega” (These sports and all can go on)? You are not the only child to face this; lakhs of children in India face the same thing persistently.  Although India achieved its best-ever medal tally in Olympics this year, it’s highly disappointing that a nation 1.3 billion strong settled with a dismal seven…

The meeting took place after the US announced its plans to sell $750 million worth 40 self-propelled howitzers to Taipei, a deal which Beijing condemned strongly. A virtual meeting was held between officials of the Coast Guards of the United States (US) and Taiwan. The discussion was held to find ways for improving cooperation and communication between the two Coast Guards, despite efforts of China to isolate the self-governing island democracy. The virtual meeting held earlier in the week on Tuesday came amid moves made by US and other democracies to defy Beijing’s offensive to compel Taiwan to accept the…

The feeling of triumph, joy and blissfulness that 1.3 billion people experienced when Neeraj Chopra won the Gold Medal for India at the Olympics is still fresh in our minds. Well, there’s a high chance that Indians can experience the feeling of getting at least one gold in the Olympics again! Ending a wait of over a century, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that it will bid to include the sport of cricket in the 2028 Olympics to be played in Los Angeles.  For this, the ICC has set up an Olympic Working Group, which will work on…