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Category: History

On Polarisation

Merriam-Webster, the US’ most trusted dictionary, has named Polarisation as its 2024 Word of the Year. The editorial board made a final decision in this regard after considering the outcome […]

The Rise & Fall Of A Great Power

The centre of power has shifted in West Asia in recent times as two Arab nations have emerged as the most powerful countries in the region. Another nation, too, is […]

A Breathtaking Sunrise!

November 13, 1872… Le Havre woke up, with River Seine flowing past this northern port city of France. Port operations had not yet started as a young artist was standing […]

The Importance Of Dialogue In The 21st Century

When animosity between two conflicting parties escalates beyond rhetoric to the threat of war, rational persons remind them of the importance of dialogue in order to restore normalcy. However, a […]

Exploring The Four-Dimensional World…

Human beings love to travel. Homo habilis, an extinct species of archaic human from the Early Pleistocene of East and South Africa about 2.3 million to 1.65 million years ago, […]

In January… 160 Years Ago!!!

“Please read and answer this letter as though I was not President, but only a friend….” wrote Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the 16th President of […]

The Tragic Tale Of Minik & 5 Other Inuit

The Inuit or Eskimos are basically warriors whose resilient attitude helps them survive on the Earth. Inuit are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the […]