🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* An IAS Officer Who Brought Water—and Hope. Divya Mittal’s journey is inspiring. An IIT-IIM graduate, she left a promising career in London, returned to India and joined the IAS. But her real achievement was not clearing prestigious examinations—it was using that opportunity to change lives. As District Magistrate of Mirzapur, she confronted the decades-old water crisis in the remote hilly village of Lahuriyadah, where residents had struggl

🖋️ *अभिजीत राणे लिहितात* पुण्याच्या गणेशोत्सवातील डीजेच्या प्रश्नाला भारत-पाकिस्तान किंवा हिंदू-मुस्लिम वादाचे स्वरूप देण्याची अजिबात गरज नाही. प्रश्न अत्यंत सरळ आहे—ध्वनीप्रदूषण कोण करत आहे यापेक्षा ध्वनीप्रदूषण होत आहे का, हे महत्त्वाचे. गणेशोत्सव असो, ईद असो, राजकीय मिरवणूक असो किंवा कोणताही सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रम; कायद्याने ठरवून दिलेली डेसिबल मर्यादा सर्वांना समान असली पाहिजे. ईदच्या मिरवणुकीत आक्षेपार्ह गाणी किंवा नियमबाह्य डीजे वाजले असतील तर कठोर कारवाई झालीच पाहिजे. ढो

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Some progressive “myths” keep surfacing, often without historical grounding, and they reveal how narratives can be twisted for political convenience. Claims like Shivaji Maharaj’s army being majority Muslim, Aurangzeb building rather than destroying temples, or the Warkari sect being dominated by fanatic forces, are not backed by credible scholarship. Similarly, branding Sharad Pawar as a “Jaanata Raja” is more propaganda than fact. These st

🖋️ From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane Some progressive “myths” keep surfacing, often without historical grounding, and they reveal how narratives can be twisted for political convenience. Claims like Shivaji Maharaj’s army being majority Muslim, Aurangzeb building rather than destroying temples, or the Warkari sect being dominated by fanatic forces, are not backed by credible scholarship. Similarly, branding Sharad Pawar as a “Jaanata Raja” is more propaganda than fact. These st