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What Chokhamela Wrote From Outside the Temple Door and Why Every Devotee Should Still Feel It

The man who prayed from the streetChokhamela never entered the Vitthal temple at Pandharpur. He stood outside, sometimes at the gate, sometimes at the wall, and he sang. He was a Mahar, a caste classified as untouchable in 14th-century Maharashtra, and no amount of devotion changed what the priests saw…

Times Life · Sep 4

Why are AI safety experts alarmed by reports OpenAI’s Astra model uses “recurrent depth”?

OpenAI’s chief scientist says the company is committed to ensuring its models’ reasoning remains interpretable.

Fortune · Sep 3

​Make growth piggyback on savings

Household savings are increasingly held in financial assets, not physical ones. This shift creates a significant mismatch for long-term investment needs. Banks face a growing deposit-to-credit gap as savings move away from traditional accounts. India requires deeper long-term debt markets to finance its ambitious growth plans. Fixing this financial architecture…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

In 1941, US Steel built a summer camp lodge at Indiana Dunes; after about 50 years closed, it has reopened and workers found an original time capsule hidden in its walls

Generations of Northwest Indiana children began their adventure at a summer camp along the Little Calumet River. Almost a century after the lodge opened its doors, the historic building at Indiana Dunes National Park is once again open for visitors. The reopening has an unexpected link to the past, thanks…

The Times of India · Sep 2

41 Stunning Examples Of Street Art That Prove The Streets Are The Real Museums, As Shared By This Page

From enormous murals covering entire buildings to clever installations that interact with architecture and their surroundings, street art can transform even the most ordinary urban spaces into unexpected visual experiences. The artists featured by Street Art News work across styles and mediums, using walls, buildings, streets, and other elements of…

Bored Panda · Sep 2

How Cleaner Shrimp Run Ocean Stations That Show Symbiotic Fish Behavior at Work

The Cleaning Station Is a Real PlaceOn a coral reef, certain spots function like appointment desks. Cleaner shrimp, most commonly Lysmata amboinensis, the Pacific cleaner shrimp, and Ancylomenes pedersoni, the Pederson cleaner shrimp, set up at fixed locations on the reef and stay there. Fish learn where these stations are.…

Times Life · Sep 2

The Silent Rules of Indian Festival Dressing That No One Will Ever Say Out Loud to You

The outfit is never just an outfitThe morning of Diwali, you are not choosing clothes. You are choosing how much friction you are willing to absorb before the pooja even begins. The saree your mother laid out is not a suggestion. The salwar your mother-in-law mentioned last week, twice, casually,…

Times Life · Sep 2

What Kunti's Abandonment of Karna Reveals About Maternal Guilt, Dharma, and Impossible Choice

The basket on the river was not an ending, it was a beginning she could not witnessKunti was sixteen when she invoked Surya, the sun god, out of adolescent curiosity. She did not expect a child. When Karna arrived, born with divine armour fused to his skin and earrings that…

Times Life · Sep 2

What Your Deep Sleep Cycles Reveal About Brain Health, Memory, and Cognitive Aging

The Brain's Cleaning Shift Only Runs at NightDuring deep sleep, specifically the slow-wave stage that dominates the first half of the night, your brain activates a waste-clearance system called the glymphatic network. Cerebrospinal fluid pulses through channels around your neurons, flushing out metabolic byproducts that build up during waking hours.…

Times Life · Sep 2

Renault moving at 'speed of high-speed train' for Indian market, says CEO Stephane Deblaise

Renault is rapidly expanding its Indian market presence with new vehicle models. The company plans to introduce factory-fitted CNG and updated powertrains soon. Next-generation electronic architecture will feature in value segment vehicles. Renault aims to become a top three global market by 2030.

The Economic Times · Sep 1