Evolution Of The Indian Rupee
byThe changes in India’s coin & notes reflect the struggles of the Indian political & economic system.
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The Many Interpretations of Gond Art
byGond art can be interpreted as a tool for political resistance, as the cultural mainstay of the Gond tribe, as an indigenous art form, or as one that struggles to be mainstream.
India’s Caste Obsession Is Hindering Socio-Economic Progress: Here’s Why
byConstitutional guarantees of an egalitarian society exist only in letter & never in spirit.
Things Today’s Gen Z Wouldn’t Understand
byWe can’t help but feel nostalgic for the breakthrough technologies that came before Generation Z’s time, despite all the technological advances.
The Casteism Embedded In Kautilya’s Arthashastra
byArthashastra is known to focus on pragmatism in statecraft. But in reality, it used religion to create a pseudo-social hierarchy.
Why Do People Kill In The Name Of God?
byReligion has retrogressed into a divisive machinery, sowing the seeds of hatred in the minds of the masses.
Dreams Of The Tiger
byWhat does a leather-bound book, of hundred and three pages, tell us about Tipu Sultan’s dreams?
Are We On The ‘Highway To Climate Hell’?
byTo avoid getting on the highway to climate hell, the world should have stopped burning fossil fuels decades ago.
The Biden-Xi Jinping Summit In Bali
byThe most important gain of the Biden-Xi meeting is the joint decision to resume diplomacy.
Demonetisation: A Blunder Of Epic Proportions?
byDespite the glaring economic failures, the gamble of demonetisation & the botched implementation of GST, Prime Minister Modi is able to preserve his political capital.
The Journey Of The Chilli
byHow did chillies come to India? How did they become an integral part of the cuisine?
On Gurus, Godmen & Conmen
byThe self-appointed Godmen of the twentieth century eschewed asceticism and chose a life of opulence, fanfare & power-politics.
The Peacock Throne Cost Two Times More Than Taj Mahal: Here’s Why
byShah Jahan’s peacock throne was costlier than any artefact made in the millennia beginning 1000 AD & ending in 1999 A.D.
In A Pinch
byThere’s more to acupuncture than needles, or what meets the eye.
Blood Lust & The Kohinoor Diamond
byThe Koh-i-noor––a diamond mined in India, adorned by Queen Elizabeth II of England, like many other diamonds mined across the world––has a history of blood lust.