Fifty Men A Day: The Bureaucracy of Rape In Imperial Japan
The stories of “comfort women”—brushed under the carpet by the Japanese government—is a reminder of the depths of human cruelty, a poignant tale that the world must never forget.
The Ballad of Bengal’s Anthony Firingee
Anthony Firingee, a Portuguese man, became a famous Bengali poet-musician. This is his story—one that was never built on fixed boundaries.
The Unlikely Origins Of High Heels In India
Did the high-heeled shoes of Konark predate their European cousins by mere chance?
Gandikota: The Penna’s Watchtower Of Dynasties
Gandikota still stands, poised on the Penna’s edge: a fortress, a folio, a living testament.
The Lost Art Of Doing Nothing
Let us be without consequence or agenda. In doing so, we will rediscover the lost art of inhabiting time at its most humane.
Penrose, Einstein & The Black Hole Paradox
Penrose, an English mathematician & physicist, proved something that seemed almost fantastical.
Open Marriages in India, But Caste Appropriated
Caste considerations were paramount, and this caste-conscious system was enforced through intricate social rituals and customs.
How Political Correctness Shielded Pakistani Grooming Gangs in Britain
The grooming gang scandal exposes the dark intersection of race, religion, and extremism within British society. Ignoring it only perpetuates injustice.
Anglo-Indians: A Story Of Hybridity, Music & Legacy
Anglo‑Indians today are few—estimates range between 100,000 and 300,000 in a country of a billion-plus—but their legacy is indelible.
The Sound of Earth, Sent to Eternity
Two missions — Pioneer and Voyager — carried humanity’s first interstellar messages designed to reach unknown civilisations across the cosmos.
How Chillies & Cows Shaped History
While the chilli found its voice in India, the cow found its place in the Americas. Each crossed an ocean, settled on a foreign soil & shaped history.
AI171 & The Collapse Of Aviation Oversight
The wreckage of AI171 still smoulders. But what truly fell was trust—trust in aviation, in engineering, in the institutions meant to keep people safe.
Saddam Hussein & His Blood Qur’an
More than twenty years after Baghdad fell, the Blood Qur’an remains in limbo, suspended in a country still grappling with the aftershocks of its past.
The Dastardly Attack In Kashmir Points To A Deliberate Campaign Of Proxy Warfare Waged Against India
The attack in Kashmir is not merely about spreading fear. It is part of a long-term psychological operation—one that aims to erode India’s legitimacy in Kashmir & stoke internal divisions.
The Tawaifs of Hindostan
The legacy of the tawaif culture lives on in the melodies they created, the poetry they recited, and the roles they played in shaping the cultural history of Hindostan.