Taking a break from work in England, Homi Bhabha returned to India in 1939 and decided to stay, going on to become the father of India's nuclear programme.
A Raj loyalist or a social reformer who transformed education for Muslims — regardless of how he is perceived, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan left an indelible mark on India.
The first English writer to win the Sahitya Akademi award, Narayan's simple, unassuming narrative continues to strike a chord with literary enthusiasts.
While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
The author says “Given the turmoil in Europe, he decided to stay back and joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Bengaluru) as a reader in physics.” It wasn’t so much a decision made by Homi Bhabha as one forced upon him by the circumstance of the World War. In reality, he was desperate to get back to England and thought of his sojourn in India during the war as a hardship. Take a look at Itty Abraham’s “The making of the Indian atom bomb” for details.
The author says “Given the turmoil in Europe, he decided to stay back and joined the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Bengaluru) as a reader in physics.” It wasn’t so much a decision made by Homi Bhabha as one forced upon him by the circumstance of the World War. In reality, he was desperate to get back to England and thought of his sojourn in India during the war as a hardship. Take a look at Itty Abraham’s “The making of the Indian atom bomb” for details.