How Snooker Originated In Ooty
Neville Chamberlain – the military officer who served in the British Army – invented Snooker in Ooty.
Imran Khan Says India Is Planning Ethnic Cleansing In Kashmir. But Pakistan Has Actually Committed It
Will Imran Khan own up to Pakistan’s role in violently changing the Valley’s demography by backing Jihadi terrorists?
The Curious Connection Between Coffee, Colonialism & Crap
The world’s most expensive coffee is naturally produced by jumbo baristas in their stomachs. Would you like a hot cuppa?
Forests: The Currency Of The Future
Biodiversity is priceless. But it is essential to view forests as currencies that multiply in value.
The Rise & Rise Of The ‘Asshole’
This article contains expletives. Your mom won’t like you reading it. But you’ll learn about a new philosophical construct.
Did Shanmukham Chetty, India’s First Finance Minister, Meddle With Tax Investigations?
Marred by a scandal, Shanmukahm Chetty relinquished office & his contribution to India lies buried in the heap of history.
The Never Ending War Between Japanese Giant Hornets & Japanese Honey Bees
The Japanese Hornets & the Japanese Bees have been locked in a deadly war for millions of years. It’s a game of survival.
The Ugly Avatar Of ‘New India’
The ‘new’ India under the BJP is nothing more than a symbol of cowardly dissonance and regressive Hindu nationalism.
How Ants Grow Food, Domesticate Insects & Create Their ‘Castes’
Ants have been growing their own food, making their own fertiliser and pesticides for over fifty million years.
Allahakbarries CC: When Peter Pan’s Author Invented ‘Celebrity Cricket’
J M Barrie–the celebrated Scottish author, Peter Pan’s creator–founded an amateur cricket team called ‘Allahakbarries.’
Thomas Babington Macaulay & The Minute On Indian Education
Macaulay left a lasting legacy, imprints of which can be found embedded in the Indian psyche, even after two centuries.
Modi’s Realism In The Maldives
By focusing on people-focused initiatives, India’s foreign policy displays a sense of pragmatism, grounded in reality.
Caste, Race & The Bunny Chow
What’s the connection between Bunny Chow, Durban’s most popular fast food, and the Bania caste?
Charles Philip Brown: The Englishman Who Revived Telugu Literature
Charles Philip Brown fell in love with Telugu & spent his entire life learning the language & reviving its literature.
When Hanuman Breathes Life Into Superman
The incarnations of Superman show how we are all, as they say in India, “same, same – but – different, different.”