YOU WONT BELIEVE: Akbar - You Need To See This

Why Ancient India Composed Sacred Ragas for Specific Hours: The Music of Time

The hour is not a suggestionBhairav does not sound like morning because it is peaceful. It sounds like morning because it was built for the exact quality of consciousness that exists in you before the world has asked anything of you yet, the state between sleep and full waking, when…

Times Life · Aug 25

India's Abandoned Ghost Towns Show You How Quickly Power Crumbles and Photographs Remember

The city that was sure of itselfFatehpur Sikri was built to last forever. Akbar chose the site personally, commissioned sandstone palaces that still stand without a crack, and moved the Mughal capital there in 1571. Fourteen years later, the city was empty. The reasons historians give, water scarcity, a shift…

Times Life · Aug 22

Akbar, Genghis Khan and ironically Stalin: 8 people richer than Elon Musk

When we marvel at Elon Musk's astonishing trillion-dollar net worth, largely bolstered by SpaceX's remarkable achievements, it’s essential to draw parallels with history's most influential monarchs. Leaders like Mansa Musa, Genghis Khan, and Akbar the Great presided over vast empires whose economic legacies, when adjusted for inflation, dwarf Musk’s wealth.

The Times of India · Jun 13

Did You Know Tulsidas Wrote Hanuman Chalisa In Jail?

“बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिके, सुमिरौं पवन कुमार। बल बुद्धि विद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेश विकार॥” The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the most widely recited prayers in India today. Millions of people chant it every Tuesday, Saturday, or during difficult phases of life without realizing that its origins are linked to…

Times Life · Apr 1

‘Lion King’ Composer Sues Comedian For Whopping $27 Million Over Viral Joke About The Lyrics

“The lawsuit will be a moral lesson to him and his career. He deserves it…”

Bored Panda · Mar 26

4 Must-Visit Ancient Monuments in India Over 500 Years Old

India is a country that is recognised by the whole world for its prestigious historical and mythological heritage. In fact, travelling throughout the country can expose our minds to a plethora of cultures and architectural wonders that this journey in itself can be considered as an educational course. In this…

Times Life · Feb 3

What’s missing from your child’s textbook? A deep dive into NCERT’s revisions in Modi years

Year after year, whole sections, topics, and names are altered if not altogether taken out of the school textbooks that belong to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). This has occurred so steadily over the last few years that news about history being erased from the school…

Newslaundry · Aug 4, 2025

TV Newsance 306: Labubu, Love Jihad & Bihar’s lost voter list

This week on TV Newsance, Anjana was back on primetime, tackling the nation’s most urgent crisis – Labubu, a sharp-toothed Chinese toy, apparently more terrifying than inflation or unemployment. But fear not, because Labubu wasn’t alone. Her evil cousin Annabelle also made a cameo, and just to keep things educational,…

Newslaundry · Jul 19, 2025

Creative sparks: how the Mughal empire made opulent art with power

The V&A’s Great Mughals shines a light on a cultured and enlightened reign over India and south Asia that still wields influence today. Take a close look at some of the remarkable artefacts of that era

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024

The Great Mughals at the V&A review: an extravagant, exuberant and quite marvellous show

4/5 The exhibition is punctuated with showstopper pieces, one of the finest being a magnificent gold-hilted dagger and scabbard with no fewer than 1,685 rubies

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024