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Introducing Shakespeare at School

Have you ever tried reading Charles and Mary Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare, out of sheer curiosity? As a middle schooler, when it was passed down to me by my cousin, I held the much revered title in my hands.

AI Mirror’s Miracle-Curse

"What did Cleopatra in ancient Egypt usually have for lunch?" I asked Grok, exploring the ‘thinking’ machinery in Artificial Intelligence (AI). “List your steps to the answer.”

From a hired house in Daryaganj to the commanding heights of India’s economy

In 1926, an idea took shape with the founding of the Commercial College, operating modestly out of a hired house in Delhi's Daryaganj, with just 12 students on its rolls. In 1951, it was rechristened the Shri Ram College of Commerce, and three years later, it shifted to its present campus at Delhi University's North Campus.

Himalayan pilgrimage explores grief, faith, and healing

Travel accounts of the vast Himalayan region that spans India, Nepal, China, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tibet have proved to be a rich treasure trove for travellers, researchers, mountaineers, climate change experts, geologists, ecologists, as well as Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims.