Five Ways Ancient India Changed The World – With Maths
byWhen Europe was in the dark ages, the leap made in India transformed zero from a placeholder to a number in its own right.
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Coinage
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How Modi & Shah Are Fuelling The Rise of Hinduphobia
byModi & Shah’s actions, far from restoring a glorious past, are painting India as a violent state; fuelling Hinduphobia.
Is Narendra Modi “India’s Best Orator?”
byModi is an excellent orator. He keeps his audience spellbound. But his speeches are based on lies & half-truths.
How The World’s Fastest Growing Nation Went Off The Rails
byIndia, the fastest-growing economy in the world, is now facing a crisis. How did this happen?
The Rohingya Crisis In Cox’s Bazaar
byThe Rohingya, displaced by Myanmar’s military, are facing severe human rights abuse. Here’s a story from Cox’s Bazaar.
Why This Year’s Budget Is Irrelevant
byThe Finance Minister committed to spending four times the size of the budget she presented. Is this year’s budget relevant?
Life Through Pages
byLife, much like a book, is filled with stories we cherish & appreciate. Bina, a poet, reflects on them through verse.
How Scientists Created The World’s First Living Robot
byScientists created the world’s “first living robot,” Xenobot. Could such living, programmable organisms take over humans?
What Comics Can Teach Us About Ourselves
byWhy are comics so effective as a means of communication, education & self-discovery?
How Asian Grooming Gangs Got Away With Child Sexual Abuse
byin May 2019, there were at least 73 grooming gangs operating in the UK. Why isn’t the police prosecuting them?
Why Marvel Needs To Give The World A Scientific Religion
byThe Marvel Comic Universe needs to reincarnate itself as a liberal, scientific religion, argues Tejasway Nandury.
The Long & Short Of Baldness
byThere is amusingly more to the shiny pate than what meets the eye and mind.
The Loss Of I
byDo we realise how and when we lose ourselves? Do we recognise it? Prathap Kamath’s fascinating poem.
From Akhenaten to St Satyrus: Part II
byHere’s Part II of Simon Altmann’s short story on Autism & mental health issues.