by Amrita Priya | Dec 18, 2024
(December 18, 2024) Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil, one of India’s most celebrated ecologists has received the 2024 United Nations’ Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award—one of United Nation’s top honours, for decades of dedication to community led environmental...
by Mallik Thatipalli | Dec 17, 2024
(December 17, 2024) It is early afternoon, and the royal scion Maharaj Kumar Sahib Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Ji Mewar of Udaipur walks in briskly, radiating energy and fresh off a round of meetings. Born into the illustrious Mewar royal family with a legacy stretching back...
by Amrita Priya | Dec 15, 2024
(December 15, 2024) It was supposed to be a simple visit to Canada. Padma, a middle schooler from Houston, thought her family was on a vacation. Instead, she found herself sitting in a waiting room at the American Embassy in Ottawa, her excitement replaced by...
by Amrita Priya | Dec 19, 2024
(December 19, 2024) At the age of 19, Ustad Zakir Husain travelled to the US for the first time. “It was the most important decision of my life,” he said, decades later, in an interview with Karan Thapar. “In some ways, the decision was already made...
