After Her Husband’s Death, Shanno Begum Defied Odds to Become Delhi’s First Woman Uber Driver

“My name is Shanno Begum from Delhi.”

Thus begins a video telling the story of an extraordinary woman who overcame the impossible to become the first wo...

It's 2017! Why Do Women Still Need To Fight For Their Rights

It’s 2017! And just last week I was reading about how the Indian censor board of film certification has refused to certify a women empowerment film “Lipstick un...

7 Must-See Films At The 2017 Environmental Film Festival

From the hidden costs of our digital world to the frozen edges of civilization, here are a few films to catch this year. Now celebrating its 25th year, the Environmental Fi...

Scientists To Repeat 19th-Century Ship's Crossing Of Polar Ice Cap

In 1893 the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen embarked on a mission of extraordinary boldness and ingenuity. He planned to become the first person to reach the north pole ...

Wanted: Content For Change

Back in the 1990s, I was at a lesser known Irani bakery in Pune; other than the famous Shrewsbury biscuits, this one was also famous for bread rolls. My aunt made several v...

Dear Warren, Our 2017 Annual Letter

Our 2017 annual letter is addressed to our dear friend Warren Buffett, who in 2006 donated the bulk of his fortune to our foundation to fight disease and reduce inequity. A...

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Comedy, for some odd reason, has not been a favourite genre for Indian film makers. There is a marked preference for sentimental romances, love stories, family melodrama, g...

WhatsApp Is Now Home To Kannada Classes

Back in school, we all remember having to deal with learning a second language. For some it was English, for some, Hindi, and for others, Marathi. India boasts of 22 offici...

Love & War

Martin Cruz Smith is best known for his series of thriller featuring a fiercely upright Russian detective, Arkady Renko. The first book in the series was Gorky Park (1981),...