Grammar of gender relations in India
The contemporary discourse credits the modern world exclusively with improving the status of women. But thousands of years ago, Indian women had enjoyed high status. Gargi, Maitreyi and other women of Vedic lore illustrate the high status Indian women enjoyed in ancient times. The Gargi tradition... read more »
Know what stories do to your brain?
New York – Good stories can put you in someone else’s shoes, figuratively. Now is the time to see what a good novel may do to your brain. Researchers at Emory University in Georgia, US, have detected what may be biological traces related to actual changes in the brain that linger, at least... read more »
Fictional dose for your voracious appetite
An ace crime journalist is killed, and a honeymoon goes awry; a kidnapping somewhere on the streets of Karachi and love blossoming when least expected – aren’t these themes interesting enough to be read over the weekend? Take a look and pick one. 1. Book: The Prisoner; Author: Omar... read more »
Revellers usher in 2014
South Africa’s top tourist drawcard Cape Town bid farewell to 2013 with a 3D video send-off of Nelson Mandela as the nation entered the new year without its beloved icon. Mandela’s face was briefly mapped onto the city hall in Cape Town where he gave his first freedom speech in 1990... read more »
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