The Dutch Model for Indian Agriculture
India faces a crisis of agricultural productivity if it wants to feed the next billion. The Dutch model may be a solution.
A Gateway to Medical Fraud: Drugs & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act
Fake doctors claiming to have magic or miracle cures for severe ailments are breaking the law.
The BBC & Butler English
In colonial India, household servants spoke a form of pidgin English as a common language. This survives as Butler English.
How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health
Climate change related disasters displace hundreds of thousands every year. Survivors bear psychological scars for years.
What Did The Government Achieve With Demonetisation?
Demonetization stabbed India’s economic growth. GDP has crumbled and the unemployment rate is very high. Was it worth it?
Why The Indian Rupee Was Devalued
In 1931, one rupee was worth 18 pennies. But today, a rupee will buy barely more than a penny. How has the rupee devalued?
Raja Filmwala & Piracy In Indian Cinema
Piracy is as old as Indian cinema. Today, India had the highest percentages of pirates to broadband users in the world.
Conserving The Nilgiri Tahr
The Nilgiri Tahr is a charming and endangered mountain goat. Hunters, urbanisation and tea have cut its numbers short.
Colin Mackenzie: The Scotsman Who Became The First Surveyor General Of India
India’s first Surveyor General started out as an engineer but found his calling as an archivist and cartographer.
Why India Emits 2.47 Billion Tonnes Of CO2
India’s draft National Energy Policy aims to double coal production by 2040. It’s an unsustainable and unworthy goal.
How The Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion Inspired Vande Mataram
A bizarre rebellion, fought collectively by the fakirs and sanyasis, inspired India’s national song – Vande Mataram.
Gods & Godmen Of India
“India has been in the Godman business longer and continues to produce more of them than anywhere in the world.”
How American Private Armies Plan to Colonize Afghanistan
Private armies want to handle Afghanistan’s security along the East India Company model. History warns against this.
Climate Change, Flooding & The Geopolitics Of Water
Climate change, floods and the geopolitics of water are wreaking havoc on vulnerable people living below poverty line.
The Thugs of Hindostan
The word ‘Thug’ has its origins in a death-worshiping cult that terrorized the highways of India.