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Quote of the day by Charles Baudelaire, “Always be a poet, even in prose”— how the 1857 publication of Les Fleurs du mal continues to shape modern creativity in 2026Quote of the day: Charles Baudelaire’s quote of the day, “Always be a poet, even in prose,” shows why his 1857 Les Fleurs du mal still infl...
How one officer class offers a glimpse into Russia's military amid Ukraine warIn 2016, a new class of officers graduated from the Ryazan paratroop academy in Russia, symbolizing President Vladimir Putin's commitment t...
Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' and the song of the infrastructure'Pather Panchali' was released in 1955. India was embarking on its second Five-Year Plan that promised rapid industrialisation. It was a bi...
Temples used to give spiritual benefits to the market and get material ones in returnIn ancient times, the market and the temple had a close relationship. The maintenance of the temple depended on the income that came from t...
Little bit of humour & smart branding can go a long way for Air IndiaTata will try to bring back the Air India of its glory years, when it had memorable service that was accompanied by smart, sometimes irreve...
Plan a visit to Thanjavur to experience the Chola grandeurThe Brihadisvara temple is a stunning repository of Chola magnificence.
Orlem parish beautifies the same railway station it helped establish a century agoWith the help of about 200 volunteers, made up of both parishioners and Malad residents, 75 percent of the project was completed on the fir...
Renowned artist Yusuf Arakkal passes away at 70Arakkal had done many works in canvases & sculptures with emphasis on tiger conservation.
A creative oasis: The Museum of Goa is so much more than just a galleryMOG is simple yet elegant three-storey white structure for photographs, paintings and installations, besides other art forms like music, ci...
How Blippar's Ambarish Mitra went from living in Delhi's slum to founding a billion-dollar companyLiving in the slums, Mitra went door-to-door in the city selling magazine subscriptions by day. At night, he worked in a tea stall.
How one CEO went from a teenage runaway living in an Indian slum to founding a billion-dollar companyWith one IPO under his belt, Ambarish Mitra now has a billion-dollar augmented reality advertising company, Blippar.
Excalibur' actor Nigel Terry dies at 69Terry's first major appearance came in 1968 in Anthony Harvey's "Lion in Winter", where he played Prince John alongside Peter O'Toole and K...
Basel: The unique city that juxtaposes traditional, modern & cross-cultural influencesA light, cold drizzle coupled with dull grey light added to the gloom; people rushed about, heads bent and huddled under their umbrellas.
Dan Brown: I would love to write about Hinduism; but don't know enough about Indian cultureI just write my books and hand it over to the publisher for them to work it out. I don’t have a strong opinion on this but hope there will ...
Bhadralok: An artefact from the past turning unculturedThe fading of bhadralok glory in West Bengal began not very many years after Independence and gathered pace soon after a determined clique ...
Seven levers marketers are pulling to beat slowdownFrom auto to FMCG, insurance to telecom, every sector is hitting the brakes, and CMOs are having to work harder and smarter to beat the blu...
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Rene Descartes came to our class in college; not literally of course: we were learning his algebraic geometry.