🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane The recent Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad elections delivered a decisive outcome. The Sahitya Samvardhan Aghadi emerged victorious, with actor-writer Yogesh Soman elected as president. Known for his nationalist-themed plays and roles in films like Uri and Drishyam, Soman’s win marked a setback for the so-called progressive camp, which had strongly contested but ultimately lost. Alongside him, Swati Mahalank became chief executive, Pradeep Nifa

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane The fall of the Shah in 1979 gave Iranians a chance to embrace freedom, but Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise turned that hope into a rigid theocracy. By enforcing Sharia law and challenging Saudi Arabia, Iran ignited sectarian rivalry. In response, Riyadh empowered Wahhabi clerics, fueling Sunni extremism. This rivalry spread across the Middle East, destabilizing Lebanon through Hezbollah and strengthening Pakistan’s madrasa network with Saudi fund