The Missionaries of Charity continues Mother Teresa’s vision of taking care of the hungry, the crippled, the naked, and the homeless in around 100 countries. It is important to let such organisations function fully & freely.
Kissinger’s policies contributed to the suffering & left behind a legacy of trauma.
Ibrahim Adil Shah II, the Sultan of Deccan was a noted patron of art. He was a musician & author, too.
Throughout his life, Cedric Dover sought racial equality. His work spoke to minorities across the world.
Josephine Baker & The Rainbow Tribe became an emblem of her social cause: the possibility of peace & harmony between all races.
Though initially seen as a populist tactic, the mid-day meal policy gained traction as school enrolment and attendance increased.
Visvesvaraya often presented sensible arguments against Gandhi’s ideas in a nation that immensely admired him.
Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in physics. He received tremendous fame and honour for his work in Physics.
The author of Woke, Inc. and Nation of Victims, Ramaswamy brags that he’s the original anti-woke candidate.
Tenali Rama’s humorous folklore, laced with logic & common sense, shared over centuries, will continue to be retold for many generations.
The focus of Kundera’s novels is their wrestle with questions of knowledge, the complexity of being & a constant uncertainty.
Saeeda Bano’s story is exceptional, especially for a single Muslim woman during one of the most difficult times for India.
Zatalli, the Urdu satirist was executred for lampooning Emperor Farukkh Siyaar. His story reminds us that freedom of expression comes with a heft price tag.
Graeme Smith always knew that it was one thing to reach the summit, but another to sustain it. He’s a rare cricketing jewel too.
Ian Botham, at his peak, was more than one man: a three-in-one wizard.