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From Empire to Entrenchment: The Life and Afterlife of a University

Born as a colonial project to shape minds for governance, the University of Allahabad once became a crucible of debate, literature, and nationalist imagination. Today, its story reveals how universities can expand in reach yet lose clarity of purpose, caught between democracy, bureaucracy, and the fading idea of knowledge itself.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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Rain, Forests, and the Slow Art of Growing Up

A reflection on how Hayao Miyazaki’s films reveal what modern childhood across Japan, India, and the world has forgotten: the freedom to wonder without fear, hurry, or instruction.

Dr. Anurag Shukla

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From Empire to Entrenchment: The Life and Afterlife of a University

Rain, Forests, and the Slow Art of Growing Up