Rana Safvi: The Untold Story
The world knows her as a famous historian who came out with her first book at the age of 58, a firm believer in the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of India...
A Child murdered in Ryan; Tom Alter Fights Cancer; Sasikala Ousted; Blast in London Tube and Rohingya Refugees
This week, Shail recasts five major events in the week that was in verse. A seven-year-child was brutally murdered in Ryan International School, Gurgaon, actor Tom Alter fights Cancer,...
How Susceptible are we to the Boom Bust Cycles?
A boom is a period of increasing demand, increasing productivity, increasing sales and increasing wages. A bust is a period when inflation decreases, unemployment rises, income falls, and demand...
The Mumbai Deluge Defeated by the Resilience and Bonding of the People
There is no city in the world like Mumbai when it comes to human bonding and resilience at the time of crisis. But, how much of resilience tests does...
Dogfight in a Typhoon on Delta 169, Atop Mediterranean, her Dream Sortie in a Red-Flag Eurofighter
Suman is the first Indian civilian and the world’s first civilian woman to experience a Eurofighter Typhoon sortie. It has been her dream sortie. It added another First to...
World Humanitarian Day: Spare the Humanitarian Aid Workers from Brutal Attacks
In December 2008, the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD). It is the date on which a brutal terrorist attack on UN...
Oceanic Eyes
Lily’s tribute to her mother on Mother’s Day. She talks of her sea-green oceanic eyes, among other things. Your perfume, dripping love As you tucked me into bed With the...
Children are Smarter than we Imagine
Aparna, a friend of our Managing Editor, Anumita, read a trending article by her. This is what she said, in her Facebook Timeline: “I have to thank you @ Anumita Chatterjee...
AIKMS Conference: Justice Kolse Patil blames Successive Central Governments for Deep Agrarian Crises
The proceedings of the third All India Conference of AIKMS began today at Allahabad. Justice Kolse Patil dwelt at length on how the policies pursued by the various ruling class parties...