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The Light That Never Fades: Celebrating Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti The air is cold, the night is deep, but a profound light is about to dawn. Across cities, towns, and quiet villages, the faithful rise before the sun, drawn by a sound that transcends centuries—the melodious, soul-stirring hymns (Kirtan) echoing from Gurdwaras adorned with countless twinkling lights. For forty-eight hours, the AkhandPath —the uninterrupted reading of the eternal wisdom of the Guru Granth Sahib—fills the heavens, culminating precisely with the first light of this sacred day: Guru Purab . It is the birth celebration of GuruNanak Dev Ji , the founder of the Sikh faith, who walked this earth not just as a prophet, but as a revolutionary challenging the darkness of his time. He spoke truth to power, dismantled the chains of caste, championed the equality of all, and gave the world a message as simple as it was profound: "There is one God, and truth is His Name." This is the day we honor th...

POSH ACCOUNTABILITY REDEFINED: ARE YOUR RECORDS READY FOR JUDICIAL AUDIT? The post-enactment phase of India's Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ( POSH Act ) marks a decisive transition — from simple compliance to structural transparency and stringent enforcement . This evolution is being driven by significant interventions across legal, judicial, and digital domains. LEGAL & CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY: MANDATORY DISCLOSURES The most impactful shift in corporate governance is the move towards mandatory, data-driven POSH disclosures at the board level. Earlier Compliance Companies were often only required to make a one-line statement confirming the constitution of an Internal Committee (IC) in their Directors’ Report under the Companies Act, 2013. The Shift to Transparency Amendments by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs (MCA) now mandate detailed disclosures in the Board’s Report — requiring specific data po...