Sevdah
byHere’s a poem about life, love & memories that have been long forgotten. Do read.
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Was Earth Already Heating Up, Or Did Global Warming Reverse A Long-Term Cooling Trend?
byThousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers & before humans warmed the climate, was Earth’s temperature warming or cooling?
Ponting: His Willow’s Voice
byRicky Ponting was the Leonardo da Vinci of batting, as it were.
Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: A Seismologist Explains What Has Happened
byAs the aftermath of these major earthquakes continues to be felt by the people living in this region, we can only hope that international aid gets to Turkey and Syria as soon as possible.
Sol – E – Dar
byAn Indian scholar who adopted Kyiv as her home tells a compelling tale of how Ukrainians fight against a brutal aggressor.
The Story Behind The Magnificent Brihadisvara Temple Of Tanjavur
byThe Brihadishvara Temple tells the story of the King Raja Raja Chola I & his reign.
How Dhamaal, A Gujarati Musical Tradition, Evolved From Sufi & East African Culture
byDhamaal, a mix of Sufi and African (mostly East African) musical & dance traditions, refers particularly to the spiritual practices of the Siddis of Gujarat.
Economy & The Gun: How Indo-China Border Tensions Impact The Indian Economy
byWith burgeoning trade deficits will the real war with China be economic, and will the Indian middle class dictate the outcome
Bradman: The Don Of Cricket
bySir Don Bradman’s success, in reality, is the success story of cricket as a sport per se.
Short Selling Adani: How Hindenberg Triggered Adani’s Price Plunge
byIf the report is truthful, blaming Hindenburg for Adani’s crash is like blaming an alarm for a fire.
Silences
bySilence is powerful. It communicates sadness, joy, anger & other human emotion.
The Fascinating History Of Konkani Language
byKonkani, a beautiful language, needs to be preserved. And that can happen only of there is a bottom-up movement from the people of the Konkan region.
Khushwant Singh: The Prolific Author Who Did Not Put A Condom On His Pen
byKhushwant Singh wore many hats. He was a professor, a lawyer, a journalist par excellence & a prolific author.
The Weird World Of Roald Dahl
byRoald Dahl’s surreal stories always had that bizarre thread of the grisly; they also, quite remarkably, articulated extraordinary humour.
Gandhi’s Visit To The Lancashire Cotton Mill
byDuring the Swadeshi movement, Gandhi visited a cotton mill in Lancashire. Was he able to convince the mill workers of his struggle? Did the cotton mill workers persuade Gandhi?