Spotlight

Eksar in 19th century
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The Viragals (Hero Stones) at Eksar in Borivali represent a fragment of Bharatavarsha's glorious naval heritage left behind by Bhoja Raja, Kadambas and Shilaharas. They are now in a compound of the po ...
Consumed by Communism: The Sordid Story of how Amartya Sen Ruined the Nalanda Revival
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
9 min read
The comprehensive story of how Amartya Sen thoroughly botched up the revival of the Nalanda University using a mix of nepotism, incompetency and ad hoc functioning
Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan reading the Quran
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Murshid Quli Khan was a fanatical Shia who ran his administration strictly according to the diktats of the Quran
When Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan Composed the Mela Ragamalika in Just a Week
By
Dr. N.S. Rajaram
4 min read
Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan was a child prodigy whose compositions match the quality of the Trinity of Carnatic Classical Music.
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