Netanyahu’s decisions, taken mainly to keep himself in power, could destabilise the region & fuel the rise of antisemitism globally.
From India to Persia, to China, to Europe, and then to the rest of the world, the evolution of chess has contributed significantly to Mankind.
Indian cuisine is an art that a single spice or a single dish cannot define. It has been handed down through the centuries via different cultures that found abode in the country.
Authoritarian populists would do well to remember that even if something is declared legal, it is not necessarily democratic, moral or just.
The journey of Art Deco, from its beginning after the First World War to its decline after the Second, is short-lived. But it has given Mumbai some of its most revered architecture, loved and admired even today.
Until the latter part of the Middle Ages, the nomenclature of Brahmin castes exhibited a common inheritance to lower caste names.
Many Europeans took part in documenting India’s natural history. Fine arts & scientific documentation had become synonymous, bringing about a distinct change in Indian artistry.
The BJP & the Sangh Parivar’s historical revisionism—based on dubious claims—is dangerous for India’s social fabric.
Two wars–the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Palestine war–expose the hypocrisy of global powers.
John Ackah Blay-Miezah, a con man, fooled an entire country, including Presidents, investors & dictators. Here’s the fascinating story of how he did it. Do read & share.
Modi’s ‘Make in India’ programme is now in its tenth year. However, none of its goals have materialised.
Dubois fought against racism while Ambedkar fought against casteism.
The use of Phrenology, a pseudoscience sans evidence, to justify racism, colonialism and slavery is just one of the many instances of how human ignorance, cloaked as science, paved the way for inequity and oppression.
In India’s convoluted ‘marriage market,’ ‘astro apps’—which dole out astrological forecasts sans scientific rationale or evidence—play havoc in the lives of unmarried people.
Unless the slaughter of reporters & media workers comes to an end, all of us will be more ignorant.