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Tea and India are intertwined in essence in popular images. Quite  rightly so. However, like Masala chai director Marco Hulser one image the divergent population of India, the brew also takes on different avatars according to the region’s…

Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee  As we mark the 125th birth year of the momentous leader, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, his sudden disappearance makes him one of the most bypassed historical figures in Indian history and politics. Netaji is one of…

By Bhaskar Saikia On January 21, 2022, Meghalaya attained 50 years of statehood. However, the story of Meghalaya unfolded long before the existence of the world that we know of. The process of the deep internal transformation of the…

Time really flies.  I can vividly recollect the day of declaration of the new state of Meghalaya by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister. Shillong and the two districts – United Khasi & Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills – had seen a mass…

By Esha Chaudhuri As Meghalaya prepares to celebrate its 50th Foundation, we recall the role of its leaders and many who participated in the hill state movement. They came from a cross section of society including the young and elderly.…

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He is considered the “Father of Fibre Optics”, one of the seven “Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century” for his Nobel Prize deserving breakthrough that spawned the Internet and is behind devices ranging from endoscopes to high-capacity…

According to a recent study by Bumble, 32 percent of single Indians believe their relationship with alcohol has altered as a result of the pandemic, and they now drink much less than they did previously. The women’s first dating app,…

The mindset and values that grew Karim’s from a tiny cafe to a big culinary empire were: ‘I want to achieve fame and money by serving royal food to the average man.’ Haji Karimuddin’s idea of bringing the experience of royal eating to the…

Experts say that a typical adult needs six to eight unbroken hours of sleep per night. But who wants a restless night’s sleep this year? Sleep deprivation causes dizziness throughout the day. There are a variety of reasons for sleep…

By Vishnu Makhijani S Nambi Narayanan, the aerospace engineer discharged in what is known as the ISRO spy case of the 1990s, is now playing the martyr to cover up his own role in the case, says veteran Former ISRO scientist S Nambi…

Growing up in the sleepy towns of Bhilai and Bokaro, Arundhati Bhattacharya never imagined that one day she would go on to chair India’s largest bank. It was by sheer chance that she came to know of the bank probationary officers’ entrance…

Growing up in the sleepy towns of Bhilai and Bokaro, Arundhati Bhattacharya never imagined that one day she would go on to chair India’s largest bank. It was by sheer chance that she came to know of the bank probationary officers’ entrance…

By Vishnu Makhijani S Nambi Narayanan, the aerospace engineer discharged in what is known as the ISRO spy case of the 1990s, is now playing the martyr to cover up his own role in the case, says veteran journalist J Rajasekharan Nair in the…

Experts say that a typical adult needs six to eight unbroken hours of sleep per night. But who wants a restless night’s sleep this year? Sleep deprivation causes dizziness throughout the day. There are a variety of reasons for sleep…

The mindset and values that grew Karim’s from a tiny cafe to a big culinary empire were: ‘I want to achieve fame and money by serving royal food to the average man.’ Haji Karimuddin’s idea of bringing the experience of royal eating to the…

According to a recent study by Bumble, 32 percent of single Indians believe their relationship with alcohol has altered as a result of the pandemic, and they now drink much less than they did previously. The women’s first dating app,…

He is considered the “Father of Fibre Optics”, one of the seven “Unsung Heroes of the 20th Century” for his Nobel Prize deserving breakthrough that spawned the Internet and is behind devices ranging from endoscopes to high-capacity…

By Sachin Katira We are going through dynamic behavioural and psychological adjustments to overcome and adapt to the “new normal” of today, with the wave of pandemic still knocking at the world’s doors. While the epidemic created a…

Many of us don’t genuinely compare true love, but we draw similarities from films and television shows. Doesn’t that make you think? Do you ever wonder why people seem to have bought into an idea of love, which is designed for amusement?…

With a wide choice of books, you can count on many beautiful pages of words to read and consider while starting off the New Year. Open House with Piyush Pandey Authors: Piyush Pandey and Anant Rangaswami Publisher : Penguin Random House…

By Aram Goudsouzian In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Their guest, he said, was his “soul brother.” “He…

The recent killings of civilians in Nagaland in an army operation gone awry has led to renewed debate over the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). The Naga Peace Accord is in a state of uncertainty and the political…

With a wide choice of books, you can count on many beautiful pages of words to read and consider while starting off the New Year. Open House with Piyush Pandey Authors: Piyush Pandey and Anant Rangaswami Publisher : Penguin Random House…

Many of us don’t genuinely compare true love, but we draw similarities from films and television shows. Doesn’t that make you think? Do you ever wonder why people seem to have bought into an idea of love, which is designed for amusement?…

By Sachin Katira We are going through dynamic behavioural and psychological adjustments to overcome and adapt to the “new normal” of today, with the wave of pandemic still knocking at the world’s doors. While the epidemic created a physical…

The recent killings of civilians in Nagaland in an army operation gone awry has led to renewed debate over the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). The Naga Peace Accord is in a state of uncertainty and the political…

By Aram Goudsouzian In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Their guest, he said, was his “soul brother.” “He…

Drawn from the details provided by a Brahmin-turned-amateur-historian, this is a real story that follows two learned men as they traverse India during the 1857 uprising on foot, unearthing history from a new vantage point As the First War…