When Killing Journalists Is The New Normal
The world over, impunity against those who kill journalists is the new normal. It’s an ominous portent for democracy.
Putin’s Diplomatic Judo
Vladimir Putin, the Russian judo master, is using the principles of judo to diplomacy – and winning hands down.
Why India Needs To Militarize Its Outer Space
India’s policy towards the militarization of space, though lofty & idealistic, is outdated. It needs a thorough overhaul.
Why Rammohan Roy Started India’s First Persian Newspaper
What does Mirat-ul-Akhbar, India’s first Persian newspaper, started by Rammohan Roy, tell us about freedom of the Press?
Ananga Ranga: The Hindu Art Of Love
Ananga Ranga, an ancient Indian treatise on sex, justifies pedophilia. But it upholds monogamy as a virtue.
How A Scottish Zoologist Discovered The Madras Spotted Skink
The Madras Spotted Skink, a rare, snake-like lizard, discovered by Thomas Nelson Annandale, is facing extinction.
How A Topi Lead To The Vellore Mutiny
The first mutiny of the Indian sepoys at the fort of Vellore offers valuable lessons for decision makers.
How Pachisi, An Indian Board Game, Became Ludo
Pachisi AKA Ludo, an ancient Indian game which Akbar was addicted to, is now a strategy game taught at business schools.
Waging A War On Superbugs
Antibiotics made of bacteria from leafcutter ants may help us win the war on superbugs.
Santoshi Maa: The Celluloid Goddess
Jai Santoshi Maa, a Hindi film produced in 1975, went on to become a box office success & created the cult of a goddess.
Rachel Beer: The First Lady Of Fleet Street
At a time when women weren’t allowed to vote, a Bombay born Jewish woman became the first woman of the fleet street.
The Curious Case Of Doresh Tov Le-‘amo, India’s First Hebrew Newspaper
What can India’s first Hebrew newspaper, started by a Baghdadi Jew from Bombay, tell us about journalistic integrity?
The Baburnama
Was Babur a religious bigot? What does his autobiography, the Baburnama, reveal about him?
How A Cholera Epidemic Led To A Hindu Festival
A temple in Secunderabad tells the story of how a 19th-century Cholera epidemic ensconced a Hindu festival.
How A Portuguese Jewish Jesuit Produced The First Printed Tamil Book
Henri Henriques, a Portuguese priest, produced the first Tamil Printed book with Pero Luis, a Tamil Brahmin Jesuit.