Reminders
byYour best memories may not come from the photographs in your phone, but from the objects that created moments.
Madras News
The BBC & Butler English
byIn colonial India, household servants spoke a form of pidgin English as a common language. This survives as Butler English.
How Climate Change Impacts Mental Health
byClimate change related disasters displace hundreds of thousands every year. Survivors bear psychological scars for years.
The End Of India
byKhushwant Singh’s book ‘The End of India’ is a timely reminder that we live in dangerous times.
What Did The Government Achieve With Demonetisation?
byDemonetization stabbed India’s economic growth. GDP has crumbled and the unemployment rate is very high. Was it worth it?
Why The Indian Rupee Was Devalued
byIn 1931, one rupee was worth 18 pennies. But today, a rupee will buy barely more than a penny. How has the rupee devalued?
Mainstream
byThe things that make us who we are are also the things that make us stand out from the crowd.
Raja Filmwala & Piracy In Indian Cinema
byPiracy is as old as Indian cinema. Today, India had the highest percentages of pirates to broadband users in the world.
Conserving The Nilgiri Tahr
byThe Nilgiri Tahr is a charming and endangered mountain goat. Hunters, urbanisation and tea have cut its numbers short.
Colin Mackenzie: The Scotsman Who Became The First Surveyor General Of India
byIndia’s first Surveyor General started out as an engineer but found his calling as an archivist and cartographer.
Why India Emits 2.47 Billion Tonnes Of CO2
byIndia’s draft National Energy Policy aims to double coal production by 2040. It’s an unsustainable and unworthy goal.
How The Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion Inspired Vande Mataram
byA bizarre rebellion, fought collectively by the fakirs and sanyasis, inspired India’s national song – Vande Mataram.
Gods & Godmen Of India
by“India has been in the Godman business longer and continues to produce more of them than anywhere in the world.”
An Embrace
byThe true language of love needs no words; romance finds its subtlety and an embrace finds its innocence.
How American Private Armies Plan to Colonize Afghanistan
byPrivate armies want to handle Afghanistan’s security along the East India Company model. History warns against this.