Figuring Things Out

  Recent research shows that communication in the oceanic world of whales is lot more complex and nuanced than we assumed it to be. Just as ...

Raghu Rai, a famous Indian photographer, passed away this week (26/04/2026). Having grown up seeing his amazing photographs in newspapers an...

  Last week on X, I came across a site that took me down the memory lane. The link to  Felt Map Archive site  came from @tejamalladi and the...

Distance running is a fun way to learn Anatomy, and Latin :) A part of the fun is of course taken away by the fact that these lessons come p...

  Each civilisation had a different way of looking at the stars. They found different patterns and linked them to a wide range of traditions...

George Orwell's book, "Burmese Days" is centred on a fictional town called Kyauktada 'in Upper Burma'. It is the stor...

  The last time I visited Bhopal was during my JICA days, in the early 2000s. My projects were far fron the city, in Sagar, Damoh and Tikamg...