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The only Indian high schools that teach Aristotle and Plato
Scroll· 15 hours agoThis is a question asked of 15-year-olds appearing for the Class 10 board examinations in madrasa schools in Uttar Pradesh. To answer this question, students must know philosopher Avicenna’s key theories.
Dürrühsehvar Sultan: The Ottoman Princess Who Became Hyderabad's "Nagina"
Times Now· 16 hours agoPrincess Dürrühsehvar Sultan (1914-2006), the eldest daughter-in-law of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir...
Otter skins seizures in Assam signal continued trade in animal parts
Scroll· 1 day agoOn May 23, in a joint operation carried out by the sleuths of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along with Dhemaji forest department, four otter skins were seized from a man at Jonai in Dhemaji ...
On Frida Kahlo’s birth anniversary, a question: Would she have liked how she is understood by the...
Indian Express· 1 day agoFrida Kahlo seems to be everywhere — embossed on dangly earrings, painted on tote bags, drawn on...
Prison Break! Explore Notorious Penitentiaries Turned Tourist Hotspots
Free Press Journal· 1 day agoMy first such experience was at Auschwitz concentration camp. The bleak landscape, the brick walls, the small rooms, some containing relics of the prisoners like hair collected from the gas ...
Financial, not political: How the real pressure on Joe Biden to step down is coming from donors
Firstpost· 2 days agoThe whispers about how President Joe Biden must step down before the Democratic National Convention...
Explained: What it takes to widen mountain roads, and how the public can help
CNBC Awaaz· 2 days agoLast month, thousands of residents gathered at Dilaram Chowk in Dehradun to protest against tree...
‘Is Bangladesh secular?’ 1971 war documentary draws questions over ‘missing’ Hindu massacre
Theprint· 2 days agoReleased last year, Bay of Blood recounts Bangladesh’s bloody birth pangs in 1971 through a series...
Sanjana Thakur wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 for this new short story
Mid Day· 2 days agoSanjana Thakur’s short story Aishwarya Rai, set in Mumbai, won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize...
What Is Government Cheese And How It Got That Name
Mashed· 2 days agoGovernment cheese was part of programs that helped dairy farmers and low-income people in times of need, but numerous issues led to these programs...