Edmund Hillary and the Three Poles Challenge
We all know of Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand as one of the first two to climb the world's...
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The Indian dairy diaries
Tales of Indian dairy production will be incomplete without the story of Amul and Operation Flood. Operation Flood was launched...
The Washington connection
It was on this day, in the year 1877, that the American daily, The Washington Post, was first published. It is the...
Cloud Gate: The bean of steel
Ever wondered to what extent liquid mercury could inspire someone? A look at Cloud Gate might give you an idea....
This footballer was murdered for scoring an own goal
Andrés Escobar was a Colombian footballer. He was a defender. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup match against the USA, he inadvertently...
Once Gandhiji asked, ‘What is hockey?’
In 1932 Los Angeles Olympics there were three teams, India, Japan and the USA, in men’s hockey. India won the...
