Legend of Alexander

Alexander the Great Mozaic (Wiki) After a day of acclimatization for the oxygen starved high altitudes of Ladakh we started our long drive towards Dah to meet Alexander’s kin. It was a hot sunny day and we had to stop 5 kilometres short of Dah. The heat from the scorching sun has melted too much snow, raising the height of water in the river to dangerous levels. Indus, the mighty river that Alexander once crossed to enter India, has overflowed...

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Is there Free Will?

In this age of information, we are constantly being bombarded with data that affect our perception. Often times, the media persistently project a single story that gets imprinted in our brains, leading to prejudice. A country like India can be thought of as very unsafe for women. US could be thought of as a precarious place where you might get shot down the moment you land. People from Nigeria might be considered as tribal, even though Nigeria...

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5 insults that changed Indian History

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Evolution of Durga - Connecting with the World

Having travelled around the world and interacting with different people I have come to realise one thing - despite the apparent difference in language, culture and cuisines, human beings are very similar... and why not? A lot of our behaviour is guided by our genes, and the genetic difference between individual humans is just 0.1%. While the look, dress and music to which people danced and celebrated in Xian had no resemblance...

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