Will The Ganga Be Cleaned This century?
Despite tall claims and false promises, successive Governments have failed at cleaning India’s national river – the Ganges.
Will GST Simplify Tax Rules Or Prove To Be A Nightmare?
The Goods and Services Tax will benefit consumers and burden small businesses. Along the way, a single market may emerge.
The World Of Megasthenes
In the third century B.C., a Greek ambassador wrote about India. It remains one of the oldest written works about India.
Captain Lakshmi: The First Indian Woman to Run For President
The first woman to run for president in India was a Communist, doctor and revolutionary.
Saving Nepal’s Ancient Water Spouts
Dhunge Dhara, the ancient system of water distribution in Kathmandu valley, is now a pipe dream. Can they be restored?
Remembering Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan is the greatest master of Shehnai the world has known. His soul stirring music signified harmony.
Why India Is the World’s Largest Spammer
The Prime Minister’s Office spams users with his messages. Does this explain why India is the world’s largest spamming nation?
How Coffee Came To India
Baba Budan, the seventeenth-century Sufi saint brought seven seeds to India and replanted them. Thus began the coffee saga.
The Indian Pariah Dog
The average street dog in India has a legacy as old as India itself. The INDog evolved from 15,000 years of Natural Selection.
The Great Fire Of London
The Great Fire of 1666 was the biggest blaze London had ever seen. Even today, there are many lessons to be learnt.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: The Non-Violent Soldier Of Peace
The greatest non-violent struggles against colonialism was led by Ghaffar Khan and his one hundred thousand followers.
The Kamasutra Codes And The Arab Scholar
You can stumble upon the Kama Sutra in unlikely places. A cryptography course could be one of them.
Inscription On A Rural Arbour
In 1791, a reader of Madras Courier had enough of noisy tourists entering his garden. He wrote this poem in protest.
Is Clean Water A Basic Human Right?
Nearly 76 million Indians live without access to safe water. Can India guarantee access to safe water as a human right?
ISRO: Globalisation In Outer Space
The story of space in India is one of globalisation, involving all of the world’s space powers.