Acharya Prashant

September 30, 2026

Acharya Prashant

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Acharya Prashant is a philosopher and author, an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad. He is among the most widely read philosophical columnists writing in India today, with more than 190 published columns ranging across climate and consumption, elections and ideology, caste and religion, gender, education, geopolitics, technology, and the inner life.

What unifies this range is a single method: tracing every public crisis back to the unexamined self that produces it.

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The Pioneer19 Sep '26

Will AI Kill Us? First, Ask Who Is Afraid

NBT Navbharat Times13 Sep '26

एक अरबपति का मास्टरप्लान: सूरज को रोको, कार्बन उगलते रहो?

Times Now14 Sep '26

A Billionaire's Masterplan: Block the Sun, Keep the Carbon?

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Times Now14 Sep '26

A Billionaire's Masterplan: Block the Sun, Keep the Carbon?

"How much does it take to reduce emissions? In principle, nothing much. No invention is pending, no launch window has to be waited for, no breakthrough in materials science is required, no treaty has to be signed by anyone who does not want to sign it. What is required is that a very large number of people desire less than they currently desire, and that is the one thing no engineer can deliver and no summit can negotiate. So the simple route goes untried, and in its place arrive proposals of escalating magnificence."

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Patrika

02 Sep '26

Truth, Self & Realization — The Real Meaning of Krishna

In this special Janmashtami feature published in Rajasthan Patrika, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant explains why the true Krishna is not an idol to be worshipped from a distance, but Truth, the Self, and Realization (Satya, Atma, Bodh) itself.

Times Now31 Aug '26

Nepal Tragedy: The One Word No One Wants to Say

"This was a climate catastrophe, and not the first; the very same valley was struck in almost this way a year ago, and the whole Himalayan arc now does this two and three times a season. The word, then, is available, and it is accurate, and still it is the one word we will not say plainly. That refusal deserves more attention than the flood itself, because the refusal is the disease, and the flood only its symptom."

The Pioneer29 Aug '26

Nepal tragedy: Why hide the real cause?

"That flood did not come from the cloud, and it did not finally come from the glacier. It came from the way we have been taught to see life. The ice of the Himalayas is not melting in any factory's furnace. It is melting in our tendencies, in the ego itself."

The Pioneer22 Aug '26

Gen Z: A vibe is not a revolution

"What is being called a generational shift is a momentary situational phenomenon, and everybody has mistaken it, the celebrating and the nervous alike, including the political parties. This badge of honour is being awarded far too quickly. They are rebels, we say. But are they really?"

The Sunday Guardian14 Jun '26

At Britain’s Parliament, an ancient Indian question challenged the limits of law and power

"The theme I was asked to speak on at the House of Lords in the British Parliament this week was lovely: Indian roots, global wings. Lovely things charm us, and a charmed audience nods before it has time to look. So I begin by declining the nod, because both halves of that phrase mean something quite different from what they are taken to mean, and that difference is the whole of what India can offer."

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The Sunday Guardian

24 Nov '24

Reclaiming Authenticity in a World of Impressions – Acharya Prashant in The Sunday Guardian.

Area: Mental Health, Psychology & Self-Knowledge

Right since our birth, we are trained to conduct ourselves according to others’ expectations. Everything about us seems to come from outside; every single identity is social.

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आंसू अगर सच्चे हैं तो भीतर आनंद ही आनंद है

Lokdesh

06 Jan '24

आंसू अगर सच्चे हैं तो भीतर आनंद ही आनंद है

Area: Mental Health, Psychology & Self-Knowledge

आचार्य प्रशांत ने लोकदेश में लिखा है कि जैसे किसी ने कलेजा भींच रखा हो, और फिर जरा तुम तनाव मुक्त हो जाओ, जरा तुम आश्वस्त और स्वतंत्र अनुभव करो। आंसू अगर सच्चे हों तो भीतर आनंद ही आनंद है। उन्होंने यह बताने का प्रयास किया है कि वास्तविक भावनाएं और सच्ची भावुकता ही हमें आंतरिक शांति और सुख प्रदान कर सकती हैं। सच्चे आंसू एक ऐसी स्थिति को दर्शाते हैं जहां दिल हल्का होता है और मन को गहरा संतोष मिलता है।

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Op-Eds & Columns

LEADING PUBLISHERS

Environment, Technology & the Future of Civilization

Nation, Governance & Cultural Introspection

Global Affairs, Geopolitics & Human Nature

Society, Culture & Contemporary Social Issues

Mental Health, Psychology & Self-Knowledge

Philosophy, Ethics & Self-Enquiry

Festivals, Symbolism & Inner Renewal

Will AI Kill Us? First, Ask Who Is Afraid

एक अरबपति का मास्टरप्लान: सूरज को रोको, कार्बन उगलते रहो?

A Billionaire's Masterplan: Block the Sun, Keep the Carbon?

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A Billionaire's Masterplan: Block the Sun, Keep the Carbon?

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Truth, Self & Realization — The Real Meaning of Krishna

Nepal Tragedy: The One Word No One Wants to Say

Nepal tragedy: Why hide the real cause?

Gen Z: A vibe is not a revolution

At Britain’s Parliament, an ancient Indian question challenged the limits of law and power

Reclaiming Authenticity in a World of Impressions – Acharya Prashant in The Sunday Guardian.

आंसू अगर सच्चे हैं तो भीतर आनंद ही आनंद है