How India’s Defence Secrets Were Traded For Whisky
byDuring the 1970s and 1980s, India’s top defence secrets were traded for bottles of Black Label whisky.
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How Coffee Came To India
byBaba Budan, the seventeenth-century Sufi saint brought seven seeds to India and replanted them. Thus began the coffee saga.
The Kamasutra Codes And The Arab Scholar
byYou can stumble upon the Kama Sutra in unlikely places. A cryptography course could be one of them.
ISRO: Globalisation In Outer Space
byThe story of space in India is one of globalisation, involving all of the world’s space powers.
India’s First News Scandal
byNewspapers and the Government have been at loggerheads with each other. Today, History repeats itself – yet again.
The Indian Hercules Was A Vegetarian Body Builder
byA famed Indian bodybuilder is said to have balanced elephants on his chest. What made Rammoorthy Naidu the Indian Hercules?
Operation Polo: How India Invaded Hyderabad
byHyderabad was invaded amidst communal clashes and the politics of region and religion. What can we learn from the past?
Jawaharlal Nehru: China, Spain, And The War
byA collection of writings and essays by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1939 shows how Nehru first viewed China with an open heart.
The Syncretic Treasure of India’s Oldest Mosque
byWhat can India’s oldest mosque, the Cheraman Juma Masjid, tell us about India’s secular ethos?
Of Aliens, Ganja and Time-Expired-Indians in Jamaica
byThe story of Time-Expired-Indians in Jamaica is one of survival and hope. Today, India and Jamaica share a common bond.
Could Flying Cars Work in India?
byThe first buyer for a flying car in India has already made his purchase. But is it as simple as getting in and flying away?
The Jews Who Built Indian Cinema
byMany of the firsts of Indian stardom – the first actress, onscreen kiss or Miss India – were set by Indian Jews.
Is May Day Still a Celebration of the Working Class?
byIn India, and across the world, May 1 is celebrated as the International Day of Labour. But is the spirit still alive?
The Begums Of Bhopal
byFor 157 years, Bhopal was ruled by its ‘Begum’ queens. How was woman’s rule different in pre-modern India?
The Taj Mahal: Symbol of Maternal Death?
byMumtaz Mahal, the lady in whose honour the Taj Mahal was built, died of preventable, maternity-related ailments.