India proverb of the day by Vishnu Sharma: ‘A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend’; Panchatantra’s lessons on choosing wisdom over blind loyaltyAn ancient Indian proverb of the day from the Panchatantra, 'A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend,' highlights the value of intelli...
01 May, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Wealth whisperings: Quiet luxury finds voice among India’s new eliteIndian creators are redefining global luxury by blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Designers, couturiers, and che...
22 Mar, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
A sensory Shangri-La: Designer Vikram Goyal speaks of memory as a museFrom Indian folklore to chasing shadows and light, Goyal talks early influences in the wake of his debut at Design Miami.Paris
24 Nov, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra get UNESCO recognition for leaving 'indelible mark on readers' across the worldIllustrated manuscripts of the ancient Ramacharitamanas and a 15th-century manuscript of the Panchatantra fables have been inscribed in UNE...
15 May, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
How 19th-century British botanist Albert Howard changed the world with an Indian secret in soil healthAlbert Howard observed how Indian farmers preserve soil health by mixing natural wastes with the soil. This led to his seminal work 'An Agr...
08 Oct, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
Tracing Ali Baba's quest for the magical sesame seedsWalk down the sesame street: What attracts culinary Ali Baba to the magical seeds that yield riches.
23 Jan, 2020, 12.58 PM IST
When it comes to innovation, think pigTheir tools are still quite basic, but can they end up hogging our planet?
14 Oct, 2019, 08.04 AM IST
‘New Bengaluru’ may have been the oldestDoddakannali peppered with swanky business parks and pubs is often dismissed as ‘new Bangalore’, but, ironically, it houses one of the earl...
03 Jul, 2019, 11.34 AM IST
Professor Yash Pal, missionary of clarityWave-particle duality, Fraunhofer lines and radioactive decay were not hitched on to anything mystical, ‘ancient’ or Indian. They were part...
25 Jul, 2017, 10.36 PM IST
Crows make a point, lest humans get lost in their own hubrisAt the very least, a certain 1963 Alfred Hitchcock avian classic may have to be reclassified from horror to docudrama.
23 Dec, 2014, 06.41 AM IST
Undivided we Stand!Udaka Mandala is Karnataka's other place by the waters that became more famous as Ooty, or Ootacamund thanks to the Brits.
31 May, 2013, 08.03 AM IST
Subtle schism'Me-mine' is the way of the narrow-minded; but to the really broad-minded, the whole world is a family(Vishwa-Kutumbakam)!
15 Mar, 2012, 12.41 AM IST
- PM gifted books, Pashmina shawl to Obamas in 2009
The most expensive gifts from the Prime Minister to President Barack Obama was a collection of books with an estimated value of $3,572.
19 Jan, 2011, 04.44 PM IST
Look back, and aheadThere’s a nip in the air at year-end. Time to scurry up to the newspaper and network ‘morgues’, for an annual review of events. Quaint as i...
25 Dec, 2010, 06.44 AM IST
- Treasure your friends
Its the quality of maitri that matters than the number of friends.
14 Apr, 2010, 06.47 AM IST
Devotion scores over reasonThis happened when the world wasn’t wired; when e-mail meant elephant mail; when logs written in long hand were yet to turn into blogs. Tha...
09 May, 2009, 03.43 AM IST
- Mumbai-based co's plan to launch CDS in healthcare
The Mumbai-based Dove Multimedia Private Ltd plans to launch CDs in health care and regional customs next year.
15 Nov, 2007, 04.30 PM IST