How this columns readers became detectives and helped me find the man who commissioned a 2. 5-km road in Pune that has not had a pothole in 50 years. Continue reading The hunt for Shrikant Shirole
T he most surprising aspect of Noor Jehans life was her decision to migrate to Pakistan at the time of Partition. It was surprising because she was then at the height of her career as a playback singer. She was unmatched in talent and virtuosity, and since films relied heavily on. Continue reading The voice that shaped Pakistani cinema
Hard to believe with all the heat and dust thrown up by the ongoing Asia Cup cricket championship in Dubai, but it was less than three years after Independence and Partition, in August 1947, that India and Pakistan fielded a joint cricket team in Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), in March 1950. Continue reading When SL, India And Pakistan Teamed Up Against The Rest
India’s rich cultural heritage extends beyond the surface, with a number of fascinating underground sites waiting to be explored. Continue reading India’s most fascinating underground wonders: A list
Father Michael Morrison was with the British and Canadian troops who entered the camp in western Germany on April 15, 1945. Continue reading Irish priest remembers role in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp liberation
For much of the post-war era, the United States has cloaked its foreign policy in the rhetoric of liberty, democracy, and human rights. Yet, the historical record points to something more of less flattering: a practice of regime change, pursued whenever a government’s orientation diverged from Washington’s strategic or economic preferences. Continue reading US Foreign Policy: From Democracy To Coercion – Lessons For India’s Strategic Autonomy