How a theoretical physicist’s passionate approach to simple math got him the Padma Bhushan
First Indian to get Boltzmann Medal, Dhar equated his approach to statistical mechanics to art & said it is wrong to ‘propagate idea that everyone should do only applied work’, reports Mohana Basu.
Dipti Kumari was a soaring national archer. Now she has a tea stall, broken bow in Jharkhand
Jharkhand kids learning archery don’t recognise Dipti Kumari, the award-winning archer waiting on some help from the Hemant Soren govt. ‘I just need one chance’, reports Nootan Sharma.
Why India wants to modify Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan
India & Pakistan have locked horns over Kishanganga & Ratle hydroelectric projects, primarily over process of dispute resolution under Indus Waters Treaty and World Bank’s role, reports Pia Krishnankutty.
3 reasons why Hinduism is purging itself of texts promoting casteism—and why I welcome it
Gita Press changed the translation of a casteist controversial verse from the Ramcharitmanas with no explanation, writes Dilip Mandal.
How to survive a bear attack — lessons for Adani in Ambani’s stock market victory in 1980s
Dhirubhai had rounded up ‘Friends of Reliance’ & launched a counter-attack on the bears. However, difference here is Adani group’s stocks have already been on a slide for some months, writes TN Ninan.
Pathaan is not just any other Hindi movie. It’s a battle for India
Given the frenzy of Hindutva right’s boycott campaign, many believed that Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan had flopped even before it was released. We are seeing how wrong they were, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Market has won & now it’s for Adani to decide whether he will lose or not
If the political establishment responds to a situation like this as if it’s something that must only play out between a corporate & the market, it’s coming of age of Indian capitalism, writes Shekhar Gupta.