On A Ghost Island With A Dark History
Gunkanjima or Hashima – a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15km from the centre of the city – became popular for coal mining during the industrialisation of Japan […]
King Djoser’s Pyramid & Hydraulic Lift Technology!
A new theory has suggested that ancient Egyptians might have used a water-powered hydraulic lift system to construct the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest one in Egypt! Although Egyptologists […]
Anne Frank Statue Defaced With Pro-Palestinian Graffiti
The war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas Movement has been going on in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Amidst tension between the Israelis and the Palestinians, some […]
The ‘Brutal’ Truth About Silence…
It seems that Socrates would not have tried to trace the philosophical roots of justice in ancient Greece, had Athens and Sparta not engaged in the Peloponnesian War (BCE 431-405). […]
Post-Independence India As A State…
On August 15, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), the first Prime Minister of India, called Independence (of the South Asian country from the colonial […]
Napoleon’s Pistols Auctioned For USD 1.83mln!
Former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (also known by his regnal name Napoleon I; August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821) made an attempt to commit suicide with a pistol after […]
The Dynamics Of Super- & Small-States
The borders defining today’s nations may seem permanent, but over a broader historical lens, they are fluid and ever-changing. In the last two centuries alone, almost no international boundary has […]
Sudden Disappearance Of A Legendary Sword…
A sword, believed to be possessing magical powers, was embedded in a cliff in the French town of Rocamadour for more than 1,300 years! However, it went missing from that […]
Austria Celebrates Nehru’s Global Statesmanship
By S N Sahu While visiting Austria on July 9-10, 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke yet again about the prevalence of despondency, despair and hopelessness in India till […]
