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…
India’s growth held up well in the middle of heightened global uncertainties last year, and now – with govt changing the base year for calculating GDP growth from 2011-12 to 2022-23 on Friday – the numbers are looking even better. GDP grew by 7.8% in Q3 FY26, following high growth of 8.4% in Q2. Moreover,…
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…
Good investigations are built on proof — not guesses. Recently, a special judge named Jitender Singh strongly criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over its case about Delhi’s excise policy. The judge said the case seemed to be built on “conjecture” — which means guesses — instead of solid evidence. He even suggested that…