Retroscope - In admiration

“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room .

His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night w...

Dove Puts Dusky Skin And White Hair In The Spotlight

If beauty means skinny, young, fair women with straight, long, flowing hair, what are dusky, chubby, aged, bespectacled women with short, curly hair doing in Dove's latest ...

After Decades Of Near Statelessness, Thousands Of Indians Will Vote For The First Time Ever

They were virtually stateless for decades, until a deal last year
When the Indian state of West Bengal goes to the polls this week, thousands of people will be able to...

Why Widespread Fusion Energy Is Taking So Damn Long

The dream of fusion energy hit a roadblock on Monday after it was revealed that it would take at least another decade and 4 billion euros for an international coalition to ...

Hidden Gems Film Festival Celebrates Women Of India

This year’s Hidden Gems Film Festival will present eight films over two weekends with the festival kicking off May 6 to 8 at the amphitheatre of the Alberta College o...

National Awards: Amitabh Bachchan ‘Touched’ By President Pranab Mukherjee’s Speech

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been honored with the Best Actor Award at the 63rd National Film Awards, says he was humbled and touched as President Pranab Mukherjee me...

8 TRAVEL DOCUMENTARIES ON INDIA THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU TO PACK YOUR BAGS NOW

The shining sun, the cooling breeze; the sounds of nature, the joyous rain; the deep sea, the vast mountain; the towering trees, the mind-boggling streets; the foreign tong...

MEET INDIA’S ONLY WOMAN TUNNEL ENGINEER. SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN BENGALURU’S METRO PROJECT

Annie Sinha Roy, a 35-year-old resident of Bengaluru, is India’s first and only tunnel engineer.
AND SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 4.8 KM EAST-...

FOUR IMMUNIZATION INNOVATIONS THAT ARE SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

One of the things I like most about spring is that my 52-week-a-year job gets extra attention for one full week: World Immunization Week.
Each year, the World Health O...