One of the most striking developments of recent decades has been the emergence of faith-based commercial empires.

I now understand that the true measure of a father lies not in authority but in endurance; not in what he says, but in what he quietly bears.

Kenya hosted the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day 2026, drawing attention to the worsening condition of rangelands that provide close to 70 per cent of the world's livestock feed.

In Satpura, the tiger is only part of the story. I arrived in Satpura looking for a tiger. I left thinking about a river, a sandstone cliff, a giant squirrel and a forest that seemed in no rush to reveal itself.

Standing beside those ancient fires, one realises that almost everything to which we attach excessive importance belongs to the realm of the temporary..

No monument stands there. No emperor built it. No marble dome rises above its steps. Yet few places on earth possess such terrible grandeur.