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A Tale of Two Hands
I’ve lived a fair bit of my life in the city of Pune and it’s a very special place to me. I first moved here in 2012 to study medicine at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), an institution to which I owe a lot. Between adjusting to new life and its rules, studying anatomy […]
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Monopoly and its Forgotten Hero
An enterprising woman and a feminist icon in the early 1900s essentially created the first version of the game we love today, but lies largely forgotten. Here’s the story of the game’s origin.
Many of us are familiar with the name ‘Safdarjung’. But who was he? And how is his story linked to the decline of the Mughal empire?
This stone marks the official centre of Pune, India. Many cities in the world have monuments marking the same. But what are their stories? And how is this stone connected to one of the greatest exercises in human history?
This mediaeval fort in the heart of Delhi is supposed to be the home of jinns – supernatural mythical shape-shifting creatures.
A man in California is haunted by the memory of a pop song from his youth. He can remember the lyrics and the melody. But the song itself has vanished, completely scrubbed from the internet. PJ Vogt, one of the hosts at the ‘Reply All’ podcast decides to investigate.
Many of us are familiar with Le Corbusier and the fact that he planned the city of Chandigarh. But what about the others whose names are relatively forgotten today?
The Mumbai suburb of Bandra, or ‘Queen of the Suburbs’ as it’s often called, is one of the most affluent and well-known parts of Mumbai. It’s home to some of the wealthiest and most popular movie stars and sports stars in the country. Many visit Bandra to shop at Linking Road; to sit on the […]
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