Recognising Her Work & Legacy
American pioneering art historian Stella Kramrisch (May 29, 1896 – August 31, 1993) had arrived in India in 1922 at the invitation of great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore […]
Towards A Permanent Conflict
The number, 100, has a special significance. When a person, organisation or event reaches this milestone, it becomes worthy of celebration, or remembrance. The war between Russia and Ukraine, which […]
Distorted, Wilfully…
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (1618 – March 3, 1707), commonly known as Aurangzeb, was the sixth and last effective Emperor of the Mughal Empire, who had ruled South Asia from July […]
Blot On The Landscape
In 1993, American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist and author Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) had mentioned that the Earth was not an insignificant […]
After Nine Months & Some Days
India had virtually snapped ties with Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the war-ravaged South Asian nation on August 15, 2021. Exactly nine and a half months later, the […]
Diamond Jubilee: The Legacy Of ‘Silent Spring’
Although the word groundbreaking has become somewhat cliché, the adjective is still appropriate for Harriet Beecher Stowe‘s 1852 novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin‘. The author had penned a touching story of […]
That Is ‘Yue’ For Us!
Archaeologists recently revealed many information about ancient China after analysing a 3,000-year-old female skeleton. They have come to know that the Chinese rulers used to punish criminals in a cruel […]
Crises, Trauma & Vulnerability
Russia launched a military operation in neighbouring Ukraine on February 24, 2022. It is difficult to predict exactly how many persons in Asia, Africa and Latin America knew about the […]
A Radical
Jesus Christ is widely known as a preacher, whose activities led to the origin of Christianity. However, a section of Sociologists believes that he was an uncompromising revolutionary. To get […]
