The Wise Indian Desk

The Wise Indian is an independent digital publication sharing stories that inspire, ideas that matter, and people who shape India. We cover people, society, culture, business, technology, sports, and the changing India through thoughtful and credible storytelling.

Women Forgotten by Art History: The Artists We Were Never Taught About

Walk into a museum and look at the names beside the paintings. You will find masters whose names have survived for centuries. You will find movements built around their work, books written about them and paintings that have become cultural

Riya Mistry and Anamta Ahmad hand transplant story on Raksha Bandhan

The Hand That Came Home: Riya’s Gift, Anamta’s Second Chance

Riya was nine when her family chose organ donation. Today, Anamta carries her donated hand and returns to Valsad every Raksha Bandhan to tie a rakhi to Riya’s brother. When Anamta Ahmad travelled from Mumbai to Valsad for Raksha Bandhan,

India semiconductor fab with silicon wafer and packaged chips

India Is Packaging Chips Today. The First One Fabricated Here Is Now Due in 2028

Three semiconductor plants are already operating in Gujarat, but all three handle assembly and testing. India’s first major commercial wafer fab is now expected to begin production in mid-2028, starting with mature technology before moving towards 28nm. India’s semiconductor industry

A female census enumerator holding a tablet at a resident's doorway during the India Digital Census 2026.

A Census Enumerator Will Come to Your Door. Here Is What They Will Ask.

India’s first digital census began on 1 April 2026. The first visit is about your house. The second, in 2027, is about the people living in it. India has not counted itself since 2011. The count due in 2021 did

Unclaimed money in India: old bank passbook, fixed deposit receipt, insurance policy and mutual fund statement

More Than Rs 73,000 Crore Is Unclaimed in India. Some of It May Be Your Family’s

More than Rs 73,000 crore is sitting in unclaimed bank deposits, insurance proceeds and mutual funds in India. Three government-backed portals can help you search for forgotten money — and a recent nationwide campaign returned Rs 5,777 crore to rightful

Before You Pay a Coaching Centre, Check What Its Topper Ad Legally Has to Say

You have seen the hoarding: a student’s photograph, a rank, and the coaching centre’s name in the biggest letters on the board. But what the hoarding may not tell you is how long that student actually studied there. It could

India Runs a Third of China’s Dope Tests and Finds Six Times as Many Positives

India has topped the world doping table for three years running. The common defence is that we simply test more now. The numbers do not support it. In July, India sent eleven weightlifters to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It

The Wise Indian Desk

The Wise Indian is an independent digital publication sharing stories that inspire, ideas that matter, and people who shape India. We cover people, society, culture, business, technology, sports, and the changing India through thoughtful and credible storytelling.