On A Pilgrimage, 90 Years Ago
He had described, in his letters written from Moscow, his visit to the erstwhile Soviet Union as a ‘Pilgrimage’… Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941) – the […]
Triskaidekaphobia?
Mysteries, it may be said, are hidden at every nook and corner of Egypt! There, the Archaeologists recently discovered 13 coffins, all of which are nearly 2,500 years old. Those […]
Artificially Natural!
“I taught myself everything I know, just by reading through the Internet, and now I can write this column. My brain is boiling with ideas!” Well, this is exactly how […]
Active Versus Passive Resistance…
Nowadays, a question, somehow, frequently pops up: Is there any need to prove the historical importance of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), and his Non-Violence […]
On A Prince!
The Mughal or Mogul Empire was an early-modern Empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th Centuries (1526-1857). Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal Emperor who had […]
In Search Of An Identity
An invitation card arrived at the house… one fine evening. The owner of the house was invited to attend a ceremony in memory of the deceased wife of a famous […]
Her Life, Her Struggle…
Well, she was not buried after her death, but cremated as per her last wish! This says quite a lot about Indian Urdu Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Filmmaker Ismat […]
Let There Be Light!
Once, a monarch was asked what he had done to defend his Kingdom. To that question, the King replied: “I have set up a lot of educational institutions!” Then, the […]
Utopia!
Since the mid-2019, one of the topics that has been at the top of the global agenda is: the destruction of Nature by the human beings. All forms of media […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 