Recognising Her Work & Legacy

American pioneering art historian Stella Kramrisch (May 29, 1896 – August 31, 1993) had arrived in India in 1922 at the invitation of great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore […]

A Relatively Quiet Trial Run

Iran and Russia have tested a new trade corridor to transport commodities via India. As the US and its Western allies have imposed economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine […]

Towards A Permanent Conflict

The number, 100, has a special significance. When a person, organisation or event reaches this milestone, it becomes worthy of celebration, or remembrance. The war between Russia and Ukraine, which […]

The (Anti)Social Networking

It seems that surfing Social Media has become more than just a leisure-time activity for many. While the Social Media often become platforms for attacking political opponents, sometimes the Netizens […]

Messages From A Distance

Many secrets are hidden in space, and astronomers have received the hint of one such secret. They have detected a mysterious radio signal from space. Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary […]

Distorted, Wilfully…

Muhi al-Din Muhammad (1618 – March 3, 1707), commonly known as Aurangzeb, was the sixth and last effective Emperor of the Mughal Empire, who had ruled South Asia from July […]

Blot On The Landscape

In 1993, American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist and author Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) had mentioned that the Earth was not an insignificant […]

On A ‘Vision Of Invasion’

After Europe, perhaps it is Asia’s turn to experience a war, with China planning to invade Taiwan. The Washington Post has triggered such a fear, as the US daily has […]

Art(iculation)

A tramp comes across a little child, and brings him up, but is at a state of utter loss, when the orphanage reclaims the child. This is, in a nutshell, […]

On Flawed Perspective Of World’s Problems

Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently sent a strong message to Europe, saying that Europe’s problems should not be considered as global problems. Speaking at the Globsec […]