Pirates Of The Arabian Sea & The Letter Of Marque
byIn the 17th-Century, European pirates got the Letter of Marque – a license to kill. Will it be given to robots today?
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The Curse Of Gold & The Cyanide Mud
byGold mining is one of the world’s dirtiest industries; Human obsession with gold is a curse on the environment.
Jean Francois Allard: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Most Trusted French General
byMaharaja Ranjit Singh’s most faithful commander & trusted lieutenant was a Frenchman – General Jean Francois Allard.
In Praise Of The Bioscopewala
byThe Bioscopewala has always been a part of India’s social fabric. Can technology ever replicate their skill & humanity?
The Spike Missile Deal & The Dawn Of India’s Military Industrial Complex
byMr Modi’s political rhetoric seeks self-reliance in defence. But his policies encourage corporates to profit from war.
A Mandir In Kabul
byKalyani Sethuraman’s rendezvous with a temple priest in Afghanistan inspired her to tell his tale through her verse.
Secrets of Vijayanagara Architecture
byWhat can the Vastu blueprint of the Vijayanagara temple architecture tell us about modern computer graphics?
How South East Asia’s Plastic Addiction Blights The World’s Oceans
byFive South East Asian nations contribute to sixty per cent of the world’s plastic. How can it be tackled effectively?
The Many Dangers Of Fake News
byFake news, spread through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, is a public security risk. Can it be regulated?
A Swiss Woman’s Trip ‘From India To The Planet Mars’ in The 1890’s
byHélène Smith, a Swiss woman, said she’s a Hindu princess, a French queen, who went from India to the Mars in the 1890’s.
The Repeated Rise and Fall of Nalanda University
byOnce known as a great seat of learning, the Nalanda is now a textbook case of how not to build a world-class university.
Black Spring
byPrathap Kamath’s melancholic poem paints the charades of a dark spring. The trees & the birds know it. Can we fathom it?
Tana Shah: The Last Ruler Between Aurangzeb & The World
byThe Golconda fort in Hyderabad tells the tale of Tana Shah, the last Qutb Shahi ruler, who stood against Aurangzeb.
On Professional Mourning & Caste Hierarchy
byProfessional mourners are hired to cry – for a person they never knew. It’s a practice rooted in the caste hierarchy.
Childish Pursuits
byDo you remember the time when you stretched to a bright world to explore and roam free?