Ancient India’s ‘Modern’ Education System
Dedicated to my respected teachers… Britons often claim that they enlightened the Indians by introducing a modern educational system during the colonial era. However, historical evidence suggests that India had […]
Atonement
After France, it’s Britain. More than a century after the British Government issued the Balfour Declaration (on November 9, 1017) to pave the way for the establishment of a “national […]
Remembering The Voice Of A Lonely Conscience
The Chinese media outcast him not only during his lifetime, but also after his demise on July 13, 2017. The State-influenced social media platforms, including microblogging site Weibo, banned searches […]
Political Decisions Analysed By Game Theory
Common people are not supposed to be interested in Game Theory, the study of strategic decision-making where the outcome for each participant depends on the choices of others. However, this […]
Masquerade
A fine example of how an authoritarian ruler can force her/his countrymen to live in chains under the guise of apparent simplicity is Italy in the 1930s. The Fascist Rule […]
The Remnants Of Consumerism
Once, renowned Bengali poet Sudhindranath Dutta wrote: “Will he end up eating himself out of hunger?” (Verse: Ostrich or Uthpakhi; উটপাখি in Bengali) Perhaps, it would be difficult to find […]
Ancient Riverbed Discovered In Mars
Scientists previously found substantial evidence of past water, as well as the existence of river basins, on Mars. A number of successful missions have been launched to the Red Planet […]
The Wizard Of Grey Twilight
Genesis, the series of photography by Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (February 8, 1944 – May 23, 2025), shows a scene on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic […]
Neanderthal Genes May Be Linked To Brain Defects
Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), the extinct group of archaic humans, inhabited Europe and Western and Central Asia during the Middle to Late Pleistocene, 0.2-0.3 million years ago. Homo sapiens or modern […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 