Also a list of the other participants from India at the 1893 Parliament of World's Religions at Chicago. There were at least 15, including Vivekananda.Continue Reading →
(This post is a part of a series on the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India) This…
RK Laxman, India’s best-known cartoonist, died on January 26, 2015. He was 93. I had the opportunity to meet the…
The elections in the world’s largest democracy (that is also a prominent emerging economy) is obviously an item of importance in the world media. Here’s a snapshot of how newspapers…Continue Reading →
Indians would have surely been disappointed by Milkha Singh’s legendary defeat in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome…
It’s been 50 years since the ‘Himalayan Blunder’ of 1962 when the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unexpectedly rampaged into Indian…
In the final bout, death got more points but Dara Singh won. The loveable wrestler turned actor died today aged 83. A few days ago I was reading Vir Sanghvi’s…Continue Reading →
The Hindi daily Amar Ujala (April 23, 2012) carried a home page anchor story on Cutting the Chai making Raja…
To celebrate its 153 years of existence, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder published a Lintas created advertisement that many,…
The recently launched India Public Domain Movie Project is getting some much needed publicity. Today’s Sunday Mid Day has a story on the story behind this Cutting the Chai project.…Continue Reading →
As The Times of India versus The Hindu advertising battle rages on, Cutting the Chai thought it was about time…
There’s a difference in knowing from a history book and learning via a historical source. Accounts from a time when…
