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Editor's Picks, Opinion

AI & Political Propaganda

Editor's Picks, Insight

Decoding The ‘Great Indian Head Wobble’

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Rising Tide Of Techno-Feudalism

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Is Social Media Good For Democracy?

Editor's Picks, Insight

From Chaturanga to Shatranj to Chess

Editor's Picks, Insight

India’s Spices Are Records of Its Glorious History

Editor's Picks, Insight

Art Deco & Bombay—A Love Affair

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Population Genetics Debunks Notions Of Racial Purity & Caste Supremacy

Editor's Picks, Opinion

The Perils Of Peddling Myths As History

Editor's Picks, Opinion

A Tale Of Two Wars

Editor's Picks, Insight

How A Con Man Re-Wrote The History Of A Country

Insight, Latest Posts

When Charlie Chaplin Met Gandhi

Insight, Latest Posts

Barabar Caves & The Lost Story Of Ajivikas

Insight, Latest Posts

How Advertisers Manufactured Lies To Sell Cigarettes

Editor's Picks, Insight

How Colonialists Used Phrenology, A pseudoscience, To Justify Racism & Slavery

Editor's Picks, Opinion

Digital ‘Vedic Astrology’: The $40 Billion Scam

Insight, Latest Posts

How Portuguese Jews Made Madras Their Home

Editor's Picks, Insight

How A Scottish Trader’s Murder Led To The Discovery Of One Of India’s Oldest Surviving Manuscripts

Environment, Latest Posts

Kashmiri Saffron: The Red Gold Underneath The Purple

Books & Films, Editor's Picks

What The Hedgehog And The Fox Inform Us About Decision Making

Environment, Latest Posts

Planet-Saving Panels: The Rise of Green Comics

The Stigma Around Schizophrenia

Deconstructing The 2023 Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change Report

Biography, Editor's Picks

The Legend Of Tenali Rama

Artificial Intelligence: ‘The Banality Of Evil’?

Sojourner’s Dialogue

by Shihabudheen K J

Here’s a poem that narrates a sojourner’s dialogue as a metaphor for life.

The ‘Living Buddha’: A 500-Year-Old Mummy In Himachal Pradesh

by Madras Courier

Chetak: The Famed Helicopter

by Madras Courier

The Alarming Resurgence Of Religion In Global Politics

by Jayakhosh Chidambaran

How Stalin’s Daughter’s Romance With An Indian Royal Paved The Way For Her Defection To The US

by Madras Courier

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Editor's Picks, OpinionSeptember 3, 2024<September 15, 2024

Draupadi’s Mahabharata

by John Koshy

Editor's Picks, OpinionAugust 30, 2024<September 15, 2024

The Alarming Increase Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India

by Swati Shikha

Editor's Picks, OpinionAugust 29, 2024<September 15, 2024

AI & Political Propaganda

by Sumit Bhaduri

Editor's Picks, OpinionAugust 27, 2024<September 15, 2024

“This is Not An Era of War,” Said Vishwaguru On The Ukraine War. What about Manipur? May one ask?

by Madhu Bhaduri

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POLICY

Complacency In Tacking Monkeypox Would Be Misguided

by Madras Courier

Complacency in tacking the Monkeypox virus would be misguided. Ergo, it is essential to prepare for an eventuality on a war footing.

Monkey Pox: Yet Another ‘Public Health Emergency Of International Concern’

by Madras Courier

Bonded Slavery: The Dark Side Of India’s Sericulture Industry

by Staff Writer

India’s Unemployment Crisis

by Staff Writer

Housing Apartheid In India: Passive Untouchability

by Staff Writer

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Opinion

Latest Posts, OpinionNovember 20, 2024<November 19, 2024

The Alarming Resurgence Of Religion In Global Politics

by Jayakhosh Chidambaran

Latest Posts, OpinionNovember 18, 2024<November 18, 2024

Cryptocurrency & Financial Scams

by Samuel A. Beatson

Latest Posts, OpinionNovember 11, 2024<November 10, 2024

Property Rights vs. Public Good: Insights From The Supreme Court’s Ruling

by Deevanshu Shrivastava

Latest Posts, OpinionNovember 6, 2024<November 6, 2024

Elon Musk’s Game Plan

by Timothy Graham & Mark Andreievic

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Environment

The Towns That Have A Mysterious Birth Rate of Twins

by Madras Courier

Two towns—Kodinhi In Kerala & Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu—have a high birthrate of twins. But no one knows why.

Dear Aliens, With Love

by Madras Courier

How Barbara McClintock Transformed The Study Of Genetics

by Madras Courier

Does Tur Dal Provide Enough Protein For Vegetarians?

by Madras Courier

Scientists Have Found A Way To Break Down Forever Chemicals. What Does That Mean For India?

by Madras Courier

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INSIGHT

Insight, Latest PostsNovember 22, 2024<November 21, 2024

The ‘Living Buddha’: A 500-Year-Old Mummy In Himachal Pradesh

by Madras Courier

Insight, Latest PostsNovember 21, 2024<November 20, 2024

Chetak: The Famed Helicopter

by Madras Courier

Insight, Latest PostsNovember 19, 2024<November 18, 2024

How Stalin’s Daughter’s Romance With An Indian Royal Paved The Way For Her Defection To The US

by Madras Courier

Insight, Latest PostsNovember 15, 2024<November 13, 2024

The World’s Most Precious Diamonds Are From Kollur Mines

by Madras Courier

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Biography

A Forgotten Woman

by Diyaa Jyothilal

Read the poignant story of a woman who works as a construction labourer in India to make ends meet.

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio: The Anglo-India Poet Who Inspired The Bengal Renaissance.

by Madras Courier

Fardunjee Murzban: The Founder Of India’s Oldest Running Newspaper

by Madras Courier

Marita Lorenz: ‘Patron Saint Of Conspiracy Buffs’

by Madras Courier

‘Your Dreams & My Courage Are Broken. I Don’t Have The Strength To Go On Anymore’: Vinesh Phogat

by Madras Courier

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Art & Poetry

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 23, 2024<November 23, 2024

Sojourner’s Dialogue

by Shihabudheen K J

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 16, 2024<November 13, 2024

Phoenix City

by Ajay Kumar

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 9, 2024<November 9, 2024

The Fear Of Names

by Jayant Kashyap

Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 2, 2024<November 3, 2024

Love Poem With Apologies To Ada Limón

by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

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Books & Films

The Reader-Writer Bond

by Swapan K Banerjee

A reader shares his love for writers who have had an impact on his life.

Why The Story Of Racial Apathy Portrayed In Mississippi Masala Remains Relevant Even Today

by Kamini Vadana

The Art Of War

by Jamie Q Roberts

Jayanth Pati’s Fool Bahadur Narrates The Tale Of A Place Rife With Endless Intrigues

by Abhay K

How Kalidas, The ‘First Indian Tamil & Telugu Talkie,’ Was Made

by Staff Writer

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