Cleopatra-Era Port Discovered
The death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who passed away on August 10/12, BCE 30, still remains a mystery. While some scholars hypothesise […]
On Purity Of Blood
In Jane Austen‘s 1814 novel Mansfield Park, Edmund Bertram tied the nuptial knot with Fanny Price. They were cousins who grew up together. Consanguineous marriage is common, as well as […]
New Study Challenges Columbus’ Italian Heritage
In a deed of primogeniture prepared on February 22, 1498, Christopher Columbus (between August 25 and October 31, 1451 – May 20, 1506) mentioned that his estate in Genoa, Italy, […]
What Justice Is Not
Sab yaad rakha jayega! (Everything will be remembered!) I mumble the immortal lines of Amir Aziz as I absorb the shock of the Delhi High Court order denying bail to […]
When Silence Is A Crime
The global support is gradually shifting towards Palestine. Media surveys suggest that those, who have long openly supported the indiscriminate Israeli bombing of Gaza, have started condemning the Jewish Nation […]
The Cessation Of Existence
A conference of Nobel laureates and nuclear scientists was held in Chicago on July 14-16, 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test, the US’ first nuclear explosion. […]
The Postmodern Architecture Of Genocide
The Bengal Famine of 1943 claimed the lives of an estimated three million people in British India. The famine was primarily caused by a combination of factors, including wartime policies […]
Blunders Made By A Statesman
The creation of Bangladesh from erstwhile East Pakistan is a bright milestone in the history of the Bengalis. However, the South Asian nation has faced various covert political attacks since […]
An Alternative To The Madness
Stop and think about what the following report from Newsweek, on June 20, 2025, actually means. “The Trump administration has not taken anything ‘off the table’, including the use of […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 