These days, the buzz word is ‘Metaverse’ with Facebook announcing in October that it changed its name to ‘Meta’. The word ‘metaverse’ was coined by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 book ‘Snow Crash’ If you read bits and pieces of what it is going to mean, it…

A few days ago, I was flying into Delhi. It was dark outside, as the plane began to descend bright lights of habitations around Delhi began to twinkle in the night sky below. City lights appear magical and dreamlike from the skies. However, they are an increasing cause of concern. …

Wally Funk was one the passengers in space on the “New Shepard’ flight on 20 July. Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origins gave the 82 year old an opportunity to fulfill her life’s mission and dream. …

In the first week of June two important and linked International days are observed. On the third of June falls the World Bicycle Day, and it is followed by the World Environment Day on the fifth of June. …

The terrible relentless march of the COVID pandemic in the country is marked by the countless deeds of help and support offered by people to each other. Whether it is through the social media or through organizations or individual offers of help, the second surge in our country has brought…

As the International Women’s day comes again in 2021, there is much to feel happy about. Parts of the world being governed by women are increasing steadily. Estonia is the latest country to join this club, with both the President and Prime Minister being women. The US elected its first ever female vice president, and Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became the first woman to head the WTO. Rashmi Samant, became the first female president of the Oxford University Students Union. The Time magazine’s first ever ‘Kid of the year’ in 2020 was a young girl Geetanjali Rao. Flight Lieutenant Swathi Rathore led the flypast in the Republic Day this year.

A few days ago, a rather touching photo was doing the rounds on social media. The Tamil Nadu police was giving a guard of honor to the sanitary workers of the Tirunelveli Corporation. A singular gesture of appreciation for the everyday, ordinary work of cleaning. …

The drive towards the Gir forest area slowly turned into a road lined with mango groves. Although, it was the middle of February and the plains of North India were still shivering, the mango trees in that part of western India were laden with flowers and a heady fragrance was…

In 1602, in an alley in Amsterdam, a merchant began selling shares of the Dutch East India Company, bringing into existence the joint stock company- the bedrock of the capitalist economy. …