Two Roads To Freedom: Where Nehru & Bose Really Differed
byThe cleavages between Nehru & Bose emerged as a result of what each saw as the right path to guide India to freedom.
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The Eternal Panchatantra
byThe Panchatantra, a collection of ancient Indian fables on statecraft, continues to live through time & space.
History Tells Us That Ideological “Purity Spirals” Rarely End Well
byAs polarisation intensifies, people are increasingly loath to consider opinions that don’t reinforce their own.
How Physicians Used Contact Tracing 500 Years Ago
byContact tracing was probably more widespread in the 16th-century Europe than historians have been able to show.
Nehru’s Naïve Admiration For China: A Lesson For Posterity
byNehru’s naïve optimism & admiration for China combined with his lack of pragmatism remain a lesson for posterity.
The Many Myths Of Rice
byConsumed by all – regardless of race, religion, culture, class & gender – rice is a unifying force, a universal language.
Pandemics, Propaganda & Polarisation
byAs plague killed 10 million people, self-styled “leaders” took advantage of the situation & climbed the political ladder.
Hindu Metaphysics In The Matrix
byA closer analysis of The Matrix trilogy suggests that it is embedded with many elements of Hindu metaphysics.
Allama Mashriqi & The 1943 Bengal Famine
byEven as the Bengal famine decimated 3 million Indians, vested interests politicised relief on the basis of religion.
The Dirty History Of Soap
byAncient people used soaps to clean wool or cotton fibers before weaving them into cloth, rather than for human hygiene.
India’s Initial Coronavirus Response Carried Echoes Of The Colonial Era
byThe shadow of India’s imperial past looms large over the coronavirus crisis.
How The 1918 Flu Pandemic Killed 12 Million Indians
byThe Spanish flu killed over 12 million Indians; the majority of those affected were Mohammedans and low-caste Hindus. Why?
How The Rich Reacted To The Bubonic Plague Has Eerie Similarities To Today’s Pandemic
byThe wealthy moved to pastoral second homes, while the poor, packed into shanty homes, were compelled to show up at work.
Death Of A Diplomat
byK Sankara Pillai, a young Indian diplomat serving in Ottawa, was assassinated by a deranged man. Here’s his story.
The Chapekar Brothers – A Story Of Resentment, Revenge & Patriotism
byThe Chapekar brothers assassinated the Plague commissioner of Pune. Why did they do it?