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A source of inspiration is often hidden in plain sight. Robert Bruce, the king of Scotland, found it in a spider, while an Indian conqueror got it from a local culinary delicacy –...
The recent ghastly attack on Salman Rushdie took us to this 1990’s Pakistani film where three brave brothers in vowed to defend Islam and kill the evil super-villain - Rushdie. A f...
Possessing a Harley-Davidson bike is almost every biker’s dream. But to imagine it carrying 8 people on its back, sounds absurd. Yet it did. That too as one of the flashiest transp...
A century-old sea ballad, a viral tiktok, and a young Scottish postman. Can we possibly link the three? You’d be surprised. 1/11 https://t.co/fH64vAhWbk
How a humble piece of fabric from colonial Madras became a symbol of the sacred way of life for a tribal community in West Africa. A thread. 1/14 https://t.co/gTmLqmPWRM
Just savoring a bite of chocolate can create a perfect moment. Now if that bite surprised you with fruit/liquor on the inside? Delectable. Though there's no definitive theory on it...
High in the mountains of Himachal, in the little hamlet of Naggar, one can find a samadhi (grave) of a Russian Maharishi. If that doesn’t sound strange enough, here’s a story about...
What could the Kohinoor Gem and a Premier League Football Club possibly have in common? A grand world event hosted by the British wound’t have crossed your mind. 1/16 https://t.co/...
Imagine you’ve been to a country for a vacation. It was a normal day and as you tried to cross the road when the traffic signal turned green, a policeman came and fined you. Howeve...
In world history, it's very common to find people fighting for years to create a new state or a country. But how often do you hear about trees and rats playing a pivotal role in ad...
51 years ago #OTD, a music concert took place in New York that was both a celebration of the goodness of the human heart as well as a stark reminder of the depths it can fall to. W...
Did you know that the extremely light weight “Muslin” sarees, the reverential art of “Kalamkari” and one of the earliest Roman coins found in India are all connected to a 2000-year...