by Vikram Sharma | Oct 17, 2022
(October 17, 2022) As a student at the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, a young Yashovardhan Birla set out one day to explore the gymnasium. Unlike his peers, the then 23-year-old was a teetotaller and definitely didn’t enjoy heading down to the bar every...
by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 13, 2022
(October 13, 2022) About 15 minutes into our conversation, Dr. Ravi Margasahayam told me that he once had a chance meeting with mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who taught him a very important lesson – something he still lives by. “It was 1973, I was in...
by Amrita Priya | Oct 12, 2022
(October 12, 2022) The eminent contemporary Indian author of British descent, Ruskin Bond is one of India’s most-loved authors. The 88-year-old has been prolific for decades, writing mainly for children but also for adults. For his illustrious work in literature, he...
by Vikram Sharma | Oct 11, 2022
(October 11, 2022) Who am I? The question constantly kept popping up in Gyaneshwer Chaubey’s mind until one day, in early 2000, he decided to find an answer to it. The young scientist took permission from his seniors, isolated his DNA from his blood and sequenced his...
by Darshana Ramdev | Nov 20, 2022
(November 20, 2022) “We Leave No One Behind,” Lt Governor Aruna Miller tweeted when the election results were announced. It’s a big step for diversity in leadership, with Wes Moore, to whom she was running mate, becoming the first African American in...
