The week ending December 5, 2025, defined a “Great Divergence” in global finance. As US markets rallied on cemented Federal Reserve rate cut expectations, Japan’s equity market struggled under rising bond yields. Conversely, India emerged as a global growth engine following the Reserve Bank’s unanimous decision to cut rates.
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Capturing More Than a Moment
Imagine a photograph where glowing, ethereal orbs float silently in a forest at midnight, or a city skyline is emblazoned with a signature written in brilliant sparks. These are not digital creations but images captured in a single moment, using a technique that transforms photography from a passive act of recording into an active art of creation. What if an artist could paint not on a canvas, but on the very air around them? This is the essence of light painting.
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The City Where Death is a Homecoming
In the labyrinthine heart of Varanasi, the ancient city also known as Kashi, there is a place where the line between life and death dissolves into smoke and prayer. This is Manikarnika Ghat, a flight of stone steps descending to the sacred river Ganga. It is not a place of quiet sorrow but a theatre of profound spiritual transition, a sanctuary where the final act of life is not a tragedy but a celebrated homecoming. Known as the Mahashamshan, or the great cremation ground, Manikarnika is a powerful symbol of the eternal cycle of existence, a place where funeral pyres have burned without cease for centuries, their flames a constant, unblinking presence against the backdrop of the holy river.
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More Than Just a Flavouring
For more than five millennia, garlic has held a unique and dual identity in human culture. It is at once a humble kitchen staple, the secret to a flavour-packed pasta sauce, and a legendary folk remedy, celebrated in history as a powerful healing plant. Known by many evocative names, from “the stinking rose” to the “plant of immortality,” its pungent aroma has permeated not just our culinary traditions but also our medicinal lore, with a reputation for enhancing health and warding off illness that spans continents and centuries. This ancient reverence was not misplaced; modern science is now beginning to confirm many of the beliefs held by our ancestors, unearthing the complex biochemistry behind the bulb’s purported powers.
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