Autumn is a lot like you, with a smile on your sun-kissed face and a twinkle in your eyes.
November 30, 2016Exploring the life of the writer who almost single-handedly conjured the popular image of “British India”, we look at the legacy of the Raj in other locations close to his heart — from the magnificent architecture of Mumbai, where he was born in 1865, to the hill station of Shimla, former summer capital and colonialist …
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October 27, 2016Following my bucolic bent, we were going up a forested rise on elephant back in the wake of a dozen gaur. There were three of us on the young tusker, a keen-eyed Kuruba behind me, and the mahout (also a Kuruba) in front. I was wondering if it was worth while taking photographs of the …
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September 10, 2016There is only one purpose to all life — to reproduce itself. This cosmic order has been given to every cell in every being. It shapes the way we look, think and behave. In order to follow this order, the universe has designed a variety of ways: reproduction, using a male and female sperm and …
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September 10, 2016Marco van Basten is leaving his post as assistant coach of the Netherlands’ national team to join the world football governing body FIFA, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Tuesday. The 51-year-old van Basten will stay on as assistant of current head coach Danny Blind until the KNVB finds a successor, but until no …
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August 30, 2016Nature can help improve aggressive behaviour in prisoners
August 8, 2016