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Category: Nobel

A Piece Of History

Once, Benito Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) had clicked a picture of noted Indian polymath, philosopher, poet, musician, and author Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 – August […]

Nobel, Nobility, Poverty & Democracy

India-born Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, his wife and fellow MIT Professor Esther Duflo, and Harvard’s Michael Kremer have recently been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. People consider this incident a […]

The ‘Nobel’ Couples!

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honoured India-born Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, his wife and fellow MIT Professor Esther Duflo, and Harvard’s Michael Kremer with the Nobel Prize for Economics. […]

The Not-So-Noble Action…

Can a not-so-good man create Art that is Grand? Perhaps, the answer is ‘Yes’… at least, the Nobel Committee believes so! The Royal Swedish Academy has recently honoured Peter Handke, […]

On Writing…

Chloe Anthony Wofford ‘Toni‘ Morrison (February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) – the Nobel Laureate American Novelist, Essayist, Editor, Teacher, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, gave invaluable pieces […]

No To Theravada, On To Taus

It was a day of double delight for the Yazidis. When the Norwegian Nobel Committee was announcing names of 2018 Peace Prize winners on October 5, the Yazidi community was […]

(An)archy Named Patriarchy

Patriarchy often tends to believe that women are nothing, but commodities! Patriarchy loves war, as it satisfies the male ego and the female body becomes the reward not only in […]

‘Nobel’ Acts

She had spent so many days and so many nights without foods and rest….. She even forgot whether she had taken a bath, washed her garments or cleaned the dishes… […]