Bombay Duck
When the British took over the Bombay Island from Portuguese, they quickly realised it to be a very unhealthy place. Its air and water affected them badly. Sickness and mortality were high among the European residents as the following extracts from letters, written by...
Brahman’s Namaskar
Namaskar or Namaste is a traditional Hindu greeting. It simply means “I bow to you” and is a form of giving respect to another person. Today, in fact, it is a very casual greeting, a salutation, in the manner of a ‘hello’ than an obeisance. However, a few centuries...
Lost Votes Conundrum
A few weeks back, when a leading national daily launched a campaign highlighting what they called ‘Lost Votes’, it was like old wounds being reopened. The campaign attempted to draw attention to the countless people who are unable to vote because they are not at the...
Last of the Northern White Rhinos
The photo above, taken in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya on 12 January 2013, fortuitously captures the only four Northern White Rhinos alive in the world at the time. Two of these were males and two females. The very last members of this critically endangered...
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