scorecardresearch
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
HomePageTurner

PageTurner

Immortality was ‘scientifically proven’ in 1910s. But cancer cells compromised the study

In ‘Why We Die’, Venki Ramakrishnan examines breakthroughs in extending human lifespans and if death serves a biological purpose.

There’s good & bad nationalism. One cherishes power, the other the nation

In ‘The Dilemma of an Indian Liberal’, Gurcharan Das recounts his own personal and intellectual journey to elucidate the struggles of being liberal in India.

Delhi, Hyderabad, Calcutta live with memory of loss. There’s a lost city in each of them

'India and Its Intellectual Traditions' goes beyond the usually constructed binary of 'secular' and 'spiritual', indicating the potential of an integrated approach to all aspects of the human experience.

Even World Bank was inspired by India’s data collection. Politics, tech has weakened it now

In ‘Accelerating India’s Development’, Karthik Muralidharan analyses India’s governance challenges, especially in delivering essential public services.

Akbar was obsessed with Caracal. Ain-i-Akbari featured extensive text of the cat

In ‘Caracal’, Dharmendra Khandal and Ishan Dhar have widely research the small wild cat and tracked its history in India.

Henry Kissinger abused Indira Gandhi in 1971. Western media only reported his apology

In ‘Western Media Narratives on India’, Umesh Upadhyay writes about how former colonisers maintain their sway using media. He focuses on how the narrative was spinned in India from 1947 to now.

Chola kings divided people into 2 caste groups—to pit them against each other and exploit

In 'Caste Away', NA Vanamamalai talks about inscriptions from the time of Chola dynasty that reveal caste politics in medieval Tamil Nadu.

The luminous miniature paintings of Mewar — a centuries-long tradition

Today, works from the Mewar school such as manuscript illustrations, portraits and tamasha paintings are housed in museums and private collections across the world, including the City Palace Museum and the Government Museum in Udaipur.

Rukmini Devi did not sanskritise Bharatanatyam. She created the Kalakshetra instead

In ‘Rukmini Devi Arundale’, VR Devika traces the life of the dancer who was offered the position of the President of India. The book is part of a series on the pioneers of modern India.

Found myself in tears, sitting alone in metal container—Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra

In 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Rahul Gandhi writes about his initial days of initiating the padayatra.

On Camera

Iran’s response to Israel’s attack is a turning point in history. Will Netanyahu fold?

Benjamin Netanyahu will likely take even more erratic actions against Iran, especially now that he is more isolated than before and finds himself on the losing side of everything.

Pilots, engineers, maintenance crew — skilled worker shortages add to crisis in aviation sector

India’s aviation space is grappling with more than just a pilot deficit problem as industry experts highlight the need for the government and the aviation regulator to step in.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.