Behind the formidable achievements of history’s greatest scientific minds often lies a sharp, irrepressible wit. Through delightful encounters involving Pyotr Kapitsa, Ernest Rutherford, and Paul Erdős, these lighthearted anecdotes capture how quick…
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The man with big ears, and big dreams that took India to the moon
Born into privilege yet guided by a deep social conscience, Vikram Sarabhai saw advanced science not as an abstract pursuit, but as a practical instrument to uplift millions. From launching India’s first…
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Real treasure
Through a thoughtful confrontation between worldly power and simple necessity, this traditional fable reveals how genuine worth is measured not by what we hoard and protect, but by what actively serves and…
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Manipur: How one man planted a 300-acre forest near Imphal
IMPHAL: At a time when global warming and climate change are dictating geopolitics, 45-year-old Moirangthem Loiya from Manipur comes across as a leading light. For the last 18 years, Loiya, a resident…
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The Bhishma way or the Jatayu way?
No two people react to the same situation in a similar way. Here are examples of two legendary personalities who were faced with very similar situations, but their responses were diagonally apart. It…
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Lithium-ion battery inventor introduces new glass electrolyte technology for fast-charging, noncombustible batteries
2017: At the age of 57, John B. Goodenough invented the lithium battery which powers all our smart phones, tablets and laptops – as well as electric cars. 37 years later at…
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The good doctor of Malkangiri
When Kumulu Kirsani, a tribal teenager, fell seriously ill on a dull grey morning on September 17, 2019, all the ills that keep Odisha’s Malkangiri district backward seemed to conspire against him.…
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Harakchand Sawla: Charity begins on the footpath
A young man in his twenties used to stand on the footpath opposite the famous Tata Cancer Hospital (Tata Memorial Centre) at Mumbai and stare at the crowd in front of him…
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Life is baeutiful
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I do, mine. Her name was Mrs. White. And I remember thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney’s Snow White,…