Sikander, Shakkar and Slaves
Before sugarcane likely arrived in India from Papua New Guinea some 3,000-4,000 years ago, honey was the primary sweetener. Early…
Snakes and Milk: An Ancient Thread Connecting Bengal to Baltic Shores
When I was young I heard stories of a snake that once used to live in our house. It was…
Learning from Hunters and Gatherers
Where humans have multiple partners, does monkeys have multiple partners too? Where humans love sea food, does birds love seafood…
Book Review: Free will by Sam Harris
“Man can do what he will but we cannot will what he wills.”-Schopenhauer Are you reading this post of your…
Perfection: The Overrated Enemy of Progress
We’re often culturally conditioned to chase perfection. Yet, this stupid pursuit is not only overrated and boring but also detrimental…
Cognitive Dissonance
Would you kill something because you feel empathy towards it? I don’t mean killing it to reduce its suffering, but…
Nalanda University, Climate Change and the Spirit of India
Nalanda University has recently made headlines, though the attention stems more from political discourse than educational. This, however, is not…
History of Baroda
“We came to the city, by and by, and drove all through it. Intensely Indian, it was, and crumbly, and…
Book Review: Hiroshima- by John Hersey
Mr. Tanimoto, attempting to ferry survivors across the debris-strewn river, reached out to a woman floating in the water. Her…