Asking For A Friend’s Address
bySayan’s gentle poem, which seeks warmth & love from precious memories, tugs away at your heart. Read it.
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OTT Platforms Like Netflix & Amazon Prime Are Indulging In Social Engineering: Here’s How
byProfanity–such as madarchod & behenchod–has been normalised in contemporary cinema. OTT platforms are serving a strong dose of violence & sex to sell their content.
The Jatinga Bird Mystery
byEvery year, in August & September, groups of migratory birds go to the Jathinga ridge and die. No one has been able to decode the reasons behind this mystery.
The World Is Falling Apart & Coming Together
byAlmost twenty-five years ago, Benjamin Barber wrote a book about terrorism’s challenge to democracy. It’s relevant even today.
How India Eradicated Polio
byIndia’s fight against Polio took 66 years. It can offer invaluable lessons in the battle aganist Covid-19.
How A Soviet Miner From The 1930s Helped Create Today’s Intense Corporate Workplace Culture
byHere’s a fascinating story about how modern corporate ethic evolved from Communist Russia.
Fire And Rain
byYou are about to read a powerful, poignant and haunting poem that reflects the dystopian times we are living through. Do read.
How Sangam Literature Influences Tamil Film Songs
byThe writing style of two-thousand-year-old Tamil love poems continues to influence Tamil film songs. Here’s how.
The Last King Of Burma
byThibaw Min, the last king of Burma who faced a humiliating defeat, was exiled out of his country – never to return back. Here’s his tragic story.
The Saiga Antelope, A Critically Endangered Species, Is Making A Comeback
byThe Saiga Antelope, once critically endangered, is slowly making a comeback. Here’s how.
Beware Of Green Fungus
byWhat is Green Fungus? Why must we be concerned about it?
Jack Nicklaus: The Cézanne Of Golf
byJack Nicklaus, one of golf’s all-time quiet superstars, continues to be a role model.
Foreverness
byHere’s a poem that reads like a song, stings like a bee and bites like a crocodile. Read it.
Kim Jong-Un’s COVID-19 Policy Could Lead To Mass Starvation
byKim’s response to COVID-19 has made North Korea even more isolated, leading to food shortages that are likely to impact millions.
COVID Lab-Leak Theory: ‘Rare’ Genetic Sequence Doesn’t Mean The Virus Was Engineered
byDoes the science really support the claim that the coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory?