The Not-So-Young Turks…
Turkey had failed to become a member of the European Union (EU) even after moving its capital from Istanbul to Ankara way back in 1923. Perhaps, the European leaders rightly […]
A Glimpse From May 1968
The Emmanuel Macron Administration in Paris is in trouble, as thousands have taken to the streets in several French cities, including the National Capital, to stage protests against the proposed […]
Games, Gender &…
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has made an unprecedented decision for women footballers, with the FIFA Council approving new rules, including a minimum 14-week Maternity Leave for Women […]
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Georgi Dimitrov (June 18, 1882 – July 2, 1949), the leader of Communist International, had held a meeting with Soviet Leader Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (December 18, 1878 – March 5, […]
Up Against Orthodoxy…
Indian Historian Ramchandra Guha has described Marathi writer Hamid Umar Dalwai (September 29, 1932 – May 3, 1977) as India’s Last Liberal in his publication ‘Makers of Modern India‘. The […]
Excavated & Inferred!
They were lying in a layer of gray ash at least 2mt deep for the last 2,000 years, unnoticed! The Officials in Italy recently discovered their skeletal remains during excavation […]
Warsaw Sees War Ahead
Ignoring the Corona Outbreak and ban on gatherings of more than five people, thousands have taken to the streets in Warsaw and other major cities in Poland in order to […]
An Embargo!
An online discussion between American Linguist, Philosopher, Cognitive Scientist, Historian, Social Critic and Political Activist Noam Chomsky and journalist Vijay Prashad at a Literary Festival in India has recently been […]
Into That Heaven Of Freedom…
A hillock cannot always be seen from a distant. However, one can see a Mountain Peak from the same. India recently marked the 131st Birth Anniversary of its first Prime […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 