Another Travelogue
“The young lady is reciting her works aloud… one after another… the audience are listening to her in rapt attention… The candle, there, is lit as many times as it […]
Social History & The Man
The Bard from Bengal (India) had once exclaimed: “I shall remain useless and frustrated!” However, some of the Historians are of the opinion that only the frustrated people could become […]
The Delicate Delegates…
Fawzia Koofi was chastised for using nail polish in the past. As the Taliban used to rule Afghanistan at that time, it was mandatory for the women and girls to […]
On A Pilgrimage, 90 Years Ago
He had described, in his letters written from Moscow, his visit to the erstwhile Soviet Union as a ‘Pilgrimage’… Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941) – the […]
Triskaidekaphobia?
Mysteries, it may be said, are hidden at every nook and corner of Egypt! There, the Archaeologists recently discovered 13 coffins, all of which are nearly 2,500 years old. Those […]
Artificially Natural!
“I taught myself everything I know, just by reading through the Internet, and now I can write this column. My brain is boiling with ideas!” Well, this is exactly how […]
Active Versus Passive Resistance…
Nowadays, a question, somehow, frequently pops up: Is there any need to prove the historical importance of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), and his Non-Violence […]
On A Prince!
The Mughal or Mogul Empire was an early-modern Empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th Centuries (1526-1857). Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal Emperor who had […]
In Search Of An Identity
An invitation card arrived at the house… one fine evening. The owner of the house was invited to attend a ceremony in memory of the deceased wife of a famous […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 