What we do not understand or perceive dimly creates fear and awe. While it is the same emotion that goads scientists to discover, it also has a negative connotation. Paranormal events are generally associated with something sinister as we are not able to understand or explain them. It is like … Continue Reading
India At Tokyo 2020: A Triumphant Haul
The 2020 Summer Olympics were initially scheduled from 24th July to 9th August 2020. Although due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the multi-sport event was pushed to 23rd July 2021 and continued until 8th August.
India sent its highest number of athletes to the games—127. In the opening ceremony, boxing … Continue Reading
The Cognizant Citizen: Disquiet in The Kashmir Valley
Stability in Jammu and Kashmir has always been a delicate issue. Geopolitical, social and economic issues have clashed together leaving a trace of uncertainty since the formation of the state. In August 2019, the scales of this unpredictable imbalance were tipped off even more. The scrapping of Article 370 resulted … Continue Reading
The Indian Premier League—Controversies in Cricket
In the past decade or so, cricket has gained a lot of prominence. Sometimes for good reasons and the other times for bad. And right in the centre of it is the franchise-based league called the IPL or the Indian Premier League. IPL is an extravagant cricket league that started … Continue Reading
All You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccination
Having completed two phases of its vaccination drive, India now gears on towards the third. Starting May 1st, all citizens above the age of 18 are eligible to take their jab against COVID-19. If you plan on getting your dosage, here’s what you’ll need to know!
Essential Information
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Partition- The Forgotten Chaos
The British Raj in India ended in 1947, giving rise to two new countries- India and Pakistan. It was hoped that this would usher in a new era of freedom. Instead, at the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world slept, India awoke to chaos and riots.
The … Continue Reading
Discovering the Real India: Harish Bijoor at Article-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only changed our lifestyle drastically but is gradually making us forget what ‘normalcy’ felt like too. The misery of being confined to the four corners of our screen may have dampened our hope of returning to “the good old days” anytime soon. However, it still … Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Countries—An Alternate History of Hyderabad
History tends to conceal itself through monuments, diary entries, letters, and relics. If it wasn’t as we know it today, would our lives be the same?
As it freed itself from the shackles of British Rule, India lost the territories of what is now known as Pakistan and Bangladesh. … Continue Reading
The Echoes of a Distant War
“All the world admires, a deed well done. And I think, with all modesty, we can say that we have done this action…well”
-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in an address to the Indian Parliament, 18th December 1971
How is a nation born? How do people find common ground, to … Continue Reading