Modi In Israel: Fulfilling Nehru’s Promise
byIndia’s first Prime Minister, Nehru, made a promise to visit Israel. Six decades later, Modi is fulfilling that promise.
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P C Mahalanobis: The Architect Of The Indian Statistical Institute
byP.C. Mahalanobis elevated modern Indian statistics. His legacy includes the National Sample Survey and the Five Year Plan.
Is India A Lawless Land Of Lynch Mobs?
byIn a country with the world’s largest written Constitution, the rule of law remains a mere principle.
Will The Ganga Be Cleaned This century?
byDespite tall claims and false promises, successive Governments have failed at cleaning India’s national river – the Ganges.
Will GST Simplify Tax Rules Or Prove To Be A Nightmare?
byThe Goods and Services Tax will benefit consumers and burden small businesses. Along the way, a single market may emerge.
How India’s Defence Secrets Were Traded For Whisky
byDuring the 1970s and 1980s, India’s top defence secrets were traded for bottles of Black Label whisky.
The World Of Megasthenes
byIn the third century B.C., a Greek ambassador wrote about India. It remains one of the oldest written works about India.
Cabin In The Woods
byA holiday in a log cabin is momentarily interrupted by the thought of looming Reality.
Captain Lakshmi: The First Indian Woman to Run For President
byThe first woman to run for president in India was a Communist, doctor and revolutionary.
Saving Nepal’s Ancient Water Spouts
byDhunge Dhara, the ancient system of water distribution in Kathmandu valley, is now a pipe dream. Can they be restored?
Remembering Ustad Bismillah Khan
byUstad Bismillah Khan is the greatest master of Shehnai the world has known. His soul stirring music signified harmony.
Why India Is the World’s Largest Spammer
byThe Prime Minister’s Office spams users with his messages. Does this explain why India is the world’s largest spamming nation?
How Coffee Came To India
byBaba Budan, the seventeenth-century Sufi saint brought seven seeds to India and replanted them. Thus began the coffee saga.
Death and Other Hallucinations
byDeath is a warehouse, a sunflower, a DTC bus; perhaps even the purpose of life. Or is it all a hallucination?
The Indian Pariah Dog
byThe average street dog in India has a legacy as old as India itself. The INDog evolved from 15,000 years of Natural Selection.