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“Jana Gana Mana” is the national anthem of India. Originally written in Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a poem written and later set to notations by Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung in the Calcutta Session … Continue reading →

By Pallava Bagla – Science Journalist Agni-V missile to take India into elite nuclear club India launches long-range missile The media loves calling her Missile Woman of India – and with good reason. Tessy Thomas, a scientist from India’s Defence … Continue reading →

by Pramod K Chaudhari If you want to run, then run a mile. If you want to experience another life, run a marathon, said Emil Zatopek, a long-distance runner. A lot has happened since Delhi first organised the marathon in … Continue reading →

by Mahesh Grover Marriages are made in heaven, solemnised and endured on earth. Indian marriages imply an “enduring bond” spanning seven lives, just short of two lives that a cat has and the thought of spending this period with one … Continue reading →

Though the Ajanta caves were created for celibate monks, there is nothing austere about them, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer IN the heat of a Maharashtrian summer, we climbed a cliff, trudged into caves, and stepped into a challenging ancient … Continue reading →

by V.K. Kapoor Most of the people are the product of their landscape. In a world divided between the domineering and the dependent, there are broadly three categories of people: risk-takers, caretakers and undertakers. Risk-takers are usually rule-breakers. They exude … Continue reading →