Sir C V Raman (7 November 1888 – 21 November 1970), the first Asian and non-White person to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics. On February 28, 1928, Sir C.V. Raman demonstrated the Raman Effect: light changes wavelength and frequency when passing through a transparent material. That breakthrough won India its first Nobel Prize in…
Debapriya Mukhopadhyay Debapriya Mukhopadhyay is a distinguished Indian optometrist, vision scientist, researcher, and philanthropist dedicated to advancing eye health and community welfare. He began his journey in optometry in 2003, assisting in clinical practice, and earned his Bachelor of Optometry from Vidyasagar College of Optometry & Vision Science, followed by a Master of Optometry from…
Holi, the radiant festival of colors, is as much a celebration of flavor as it is of joy. Welcoming the arrival of spring and symbolizing renewal, Holi transforms homes across India into kitchens fragrant with cardamom, saffron, and freshly fried sweets. Food becomes an expression of love, generosity, and togetherness, binding communities in shared delight….
By Vithal C Nadkarni The celebrated American naturalist-cum-essayist Henry David Thoreau once confessed in his journals that he did ‘not know where to find in any literature, whether ancient or modern, any adequate account of that Nature with which i am acquainted.” Thoreau added candidly, though almost as an arguably subversive afterthought, that “mythology came…
Because we can’t consume the earth to save it Lithium came into existence minutes after the Big Bang. Stars still produce lithium. How it accumulates on earth, given that it’s an unstable element always bound to another element, is not known. Mined for almost a century, lithium has been central to the promise of reducing…
Rage is part of the human psyche. It’s certainly a recurrent part of competitive sports, which funnel high emotions. So, a WTA tournament in Texas has unveiled a ‘rage room’ for players, where they can take out their frustrations, away from the cameras. Such rooms can be found in India too, where stressed citywallahs can…
Special Judge Jitendra Singh punched so many holes in CBI’s Delhi excise policy case on Friday that it ended up looking like a sieve. To an agency that SC described as “caged parrot” in 2013, Singh’s remarks about a “premeditated and choreographed” probe may not matter much, but they should. Not because we say so,…
What is in a name? The Shakespearean question has particular relevance in a country like ours, where name-changing is an integral part of attempts to reinterpret history and re-establish cultural links with the past. No wonder, the first cabinet meeting at Seva Tirth—the new name for the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi—wholeheartedly cleared a…
One of the most picturesque and oldest campuses in the country became a living stage last weekend as the 200-year-old CMS College, Kottayam hosted a promenade theatre adaptation of N S Madhavan’s acclaimed novel ‘Lanthanbatheriyile Luthiniyakal’. A unique blend of colonial and traditional Kerala architectural styles, the campus, with its sprawling botanic garden and heritage…
What do many women want? Manly men. Yes, even now. More women than would admit it. Maybe the square jaw. Maybe the baritone voice. Or broad shoulders. The man who opens jars and doors. These women want men who radiate unapologetic, chest-forward masculinity – preferably with forearms that look like they wrestle bears recreationally. Read…