Sir Garfield Sobers: Cricket’s First Einstein
bySir Garfield Sobers was in a league of his own, a true genius — a sight for even the gods to behold.
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Juan Pujol Garcia: The Spy Who Tricked Hitler Into Giving Him An Award
byJuan hoodwinked the Nazi spy network for decades with fake intelligence reports; they were so convincing that Hitler awarded him with a medal for his services.
The Beatles: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
byWhat makes the Beatles timeless is simple. They are the Beatles.
Carl Gustav Jung: Darwin Of The Psyche
byCarl Gustav Jung was a pioneer nonpareil; a multifaceted genius.
A K Ramanujan: The Poet Who Climbed Ladders Despite A Fear Of Falling
byA K Ramanujan, the towering intellectual who crafted beautiful poems, was afraid of failing. Yet, he continued climbing the ladder.
Jack Nicklaus: The Cézanne Of Golf
byJack Nicklaus, one of golf’s all-time quiet superstars, continues to be a role model.
Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy: The Kings Of Comedy
byStan Laurel & Oliver Hardy’s rib-tickling genius knows no age, because they beamed the lighter side of life, the child and the adult, wrapped within our psyche, like never before.
Boris Becker: The Tortured Genius
byThe tennis court to Boris Becker was his own research laboratory. He took his chances, outrageous gambles, and often flung himself like a gladiator.
Nikola Tesla: 5G Network Could Realise His Dream Of Wireless Electricity, A Century After Experiments Failed
byThe architects of the 5G may have unwittingly built what Tesla failed to construct: a “wireless power grid” that could be adapted to power devices.
Zeb-un-Nissa: Rebel, Sufi Poetess & The Daughter Of Emperor Aurangzeb
byZeb-un-Nissa, the poet, calligrapher & mathematician rebelled against her father, Aurangzeb, through poetry. Read her story.
The Splendoured Gardens of C.D. Deshmukh
byC.D.Deshmukh, the illustrious banker & finance minister, was also a consummate gardener. Here’s his story.
Lothar Matthäus: Football’s First Field Marshall
byLothar Matthäus, the German football legend, always believed that simplicity was his secret to life.
Albert Einstein: The Genius
byEinstein’s theory of relativity is the bedrock for our understanding of the origin & evolution of the universe.
When We Migrated From The Kashmir Valley In The Winter Of 1989
byAvanti Kaul, who migrated from the Kashmir Valley at the age of seven, narrates her story. It is poetic & melancholic.
Gary Lineker: Football’s Quiet Hero
byGary Lineker never ever got tired with football, or talking about the sport. He was a quiet realist too, a footballer in a league of his own.