The Company Style & Raja Ravi Varma
byThe East India Company left an indelible mark on Indian art. Painters subverted this message through style and subject.
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Charlotte Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Britain’s First Black Queen?
byIs Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding the most prominent mixed-race marriages in the crown’s recent history?
Asgardia: The World’s First Space Kingdom
byAsgardia, the world’s first ‘Space Kingdom’ was born when a 2.8 kilogram CubeSat was launched on an Orbital ATK rocket.
Secrets of the Konark Temple
byOne of India’s exquisite architectural marvels, symbolic of Vedic astronomy, chronicles the mythology of celestials.
India, Iran & The Nuclear Deal
byCan Modi maintain his delicate balancing act between India, Israel, and Iran? Will his pragmatic multilateralism work?
The Multinational Origins Of The Idly
byAccording to a food historian, KT Achaya, the origins of the Idli could be traced back to Indonesia. Could this be true?
The War For Breakfast
byPR gurus marketed breakfast as the ‘most important meal of the day’ to sell food products, changing the way we eat.
How The Sherwani Evolved From The British Frock Coat
byThe Sherwani, India’s much loved male garment, evolved from the British buttoned frock coat – not from the Mughal attire.
How Darwin’s Theory Of Evolution Applies to Religion, Art & Science
byProfessor Simon Altmann connects the dots between science, art, religion, Plato, Darwin, and his theory of evolution.
Understanding the Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
byWe associate the Kama Sutra with sex. But there are many more facets to this ancient treatise.
How Jain Diamond Traders Took Over The World
byBy preserving their networks of trust, Jain traders have overcome monopolies, cultural differences and geographical limitations.
When Aryabhata & Al-Beruni Described The ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’
byCenturies ago, ancient Indian astronomers studied & documented the lunar eclipse and described its various colours.
The 2000-Year-Old Gold Mines At Kolar
byKolar’s famed gold-mines are silent today. But for millennia, they were the epicentre of a gold rush.
Why The Hindu-German Conspiracy Remains A Historic Failure
byWhat made Irish nationalists, German spies and Sikh revolutionaries work together in the United States during World War I?
The Pragmatism Behind Modi-Netanyahu Bonhomie
byIndia-Israel diplomatic relations are driven by pragmatism, not clouded by sentimentality.