City Of Joy
byHere’s a verse that narrates, quite imaginatively, how the city of joy unfolds.
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Van Gogh, Theodore Roosevelt, Prince & Epilepsy
byWhat did Van Gogh, Theodore Roosevelt & Prince have in common? All of them suffered Epilepsy but successfully managed it.
A Royal Love Story Lost In the Sands of Time
byThe tragic love story of Ram Chandra Bhanjdeo and Sucharu Devi, lost in the sands of time, is retold by the younger generation.
The Genesis Of Indian Comics & The Delhi Sketch Book
byIndia’s love for visual storytelling explains the success of comic books & cartoons. At first, pictures were part of a performance; with comic books, they became part of literary works for reading.
Mircea Eliade, Maitreyi Devi & The Bengali Night
byThe Bengali Night, La Nuit Bengali, a film starring Hugh Grant, has a decades old back story; read the fascinating story here.
An AI System Has Reached Human Level ‘General Intelligence’: Here’s What It Means
byA new AI model has just achieved human-level results. It could usher in a new era of self-improving accelerated intelligence.
Babu
byWhat does the term ‘Babu’ mean? Is it a synonym for a person who has an over inflated sense of importance?
Indrani Rahman: Dancing Icon & Beauty Queen
byIndrani Rahman, first Miss India, gracefully maintained her image as not only a beauty queen but also one of India’s most prominent dancers.
How A Bizarre Mating Behaviour Is Used To Produce An Insecticide
byScientists who have studied the mating behaviour of flies inform us not only of their shocking mating ritual but also of how humans can apply that knowledge practically for pest control.
Isidor Isaac Rabi, MRI & Physics For Peace
by“Real peace means more than the absence of violent war.”
Gaming: A Very Twenty-First Century Addiction
byThe debate surrounding the addictive nature of video games is not new. But here’s what you need to watch out for.
Mirror Life Forms’ Could Be Deadly
byThe extraordinary risks of mirror organisms might sound like the plot of a sci-fi thriller, but the concerns are grounded in valid scientific reasoning.
“But He Loved the Dalai Lama”
byHow do we understand the people around us? Is it by their apparent beliefs?
The Women Who Ruled Bhopal
byIn an India torn by colonial forces & internal conflict, a mother and her daughter held power under the overarching British hegemony.
Rajma, Portuguese & Protein
byRajma may be a Punjabi dish. But do you know its connection with the Portuguese?