The Scourge Of Child Slavery In India
With over 60 million child slaves, India’s growth story is void and meaningless till the problem is tackled head-on.
Learning from History: Why India defends Bhutan
Bhutan is the location of a tense face-off between nuclear-armed neighbours. Why does India defend Bhutan against China?
Medical Research & Animal Genocide In Colonial India
Animals were tortured for medical research; their teeth, nails, eye muscles and anus snipped under chloroform.
Bnei Menashe: The Jews Of North-East India
For the Bnei Menashe, Jews of North-east India, reclaiming their Jewish heritage has been a story of challenges and triumphs.
Modi In Israel: Fulfilling Nehru’s Promise
India’s first Prime Minister, Nehru, made a promise to visit Israel. Six decades later, Modi is fulfilling that promise.
P C Mahalanobis: The Architect Of The Indian Statistical Institute
P.C. Mahalanobis elevated modern Indian statistics. His legacy includes the National Sample Survey and the Five Year Plan.
Is India A Lawless Land Of Lynch Mobs?
In a country with the world’s largest written Constitution, the rule of law remains a mere principle.
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.