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Forgotten Story: How Ramanujan’s Elbow Helped in Making a ‘Genius’ Out of Him!
Scribbled in black ink, about 130 unlabeled pages with mystifying mathematical equations that made no sense at the first glance was gathering the proverbial dust in a quiet corner in a box with...
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Knowledge is Power: Meet The Bengalurean Saving Lives During Our Morning Walks
Cubbon Park is a place for sightseeing, enjoying nature or being part of an exercise, yoga or laughter club. For 33-year-old Ganesh (name changed), it’s his workplace. He is a Health Facilitator for...
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Here’s Why Punekars ‘Give a Hoot’ About the Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
The threat to the Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary in Pune brought 740 people out on the street to form a human chain on a bright winter morning. The Pune Municipal Corporation’s road from Shivane to...
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These 15 Brilliant Achievements Proves 2018 Was The Year Of Indian Scientists!
The year 2018 is ending with spectacular success of Indian scientists and technologists in space and defence sectors, with a series of high impact missions. But that’s not all Indian scientists...
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Meet Lakshmi Sita, the Biotech Pioneer Who Mass-Produced Trees From Test Tubes
In the summer of 1976, a young scientist named Lakshmi Sita joined Indian Institute of Science (IISc) as a postdoctoral fellow. She had just completed her PhD after working on growth substances and...
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The Forgotten Story of How IISc Launched Aerospace Research in India
IISc set up its Department of Aeronautical Engineering in 1942 – bang in the middle of World War II. It was the year that the Nazis were to begin acting on their horrific plan for a “Final Solution”,...
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Bengaluru Housing Society’s System is the Perfect Weekend Gift For Staff...
40 kitchens bustle with activity on a Saturday morning, as scrumptious dishes are prepared. These are no commonplace kitchens, no boring dishes and definitely no ordinary hands preparing the meals. I...
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How One Woman Changed the Lives of 1 Lakh Others, One Doorstep at a Time
For many old-time Bengalureans, coffee and conversation at Koshy’s is routine. The classic white walls bearing the paintings of Bengaluru’s landmark buildings, with large fans creaking in the...
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Republic Day: How Many Positive Changes Has India Had Over The Decades? Find Out
Every January and August, we become more aware of our Indian-ness. Online and offline conversations burst with expressions of pride, devotion and love for the country, peppered with anguish, concern...
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How the Beautiful Campuses of IITs & IIMs Can Help India Manage Its Waste Better
The problems of garbage and waste disposal have reached a crisis in most cities. Municipal bodies around the country are struggling with the increase in the waste generated and the costs of collecting...
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Expert Speak: Slavery Still Exists in India, And Here’s How You Can Help End It!
In 1939, Symington, a British civil servant visiting Central India, reported that abnormal rent, usurious rate of interest, veth or forced/bonded labour, and severe economic coercion had reduced a vast...
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Cracking the Puzzle of the ‘Mother of All Molecules’: A Conversation with...
How is genetic information translated into chains of amino acids which combine to form proteins, the building blocks of life? In the ‘Gene Machine’, published by Harper Collins India, Nobel Laureate...
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How Science, Marketing And Technology Lets This Farm Earn Crores From...
Mark Twain once said, “A cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college degree.” India produces 7.2 million tonnes of cauliflower every year, second only to China’s 10.2 million. And in the...
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This IPS Officer’s Record-Setting Initiatives Are Reducing Crime & Much More!
Bharti Pankaj, sarpanch of Devri Khurd Panchayat, never had the guts to speak up in her male-dominated region. Today, she is breaking barriers with the self-defence course conducted by Chhattisgarh...
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This Incredible Maha Teacher Takes a 3.5 Km Walk & a Boat Ride to Reach...
She wanted to become a doctor, but if she had, she could have never changed the lives of Gautam, Lakshmi, Srikanth and innumerable other children in the hinterlands of Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli. Let’s...
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India Needs to Know: “I Battled TB for 7 Long Years. This is How I Survived.”
I was a carefree 24-year-old architect starting a new job. Seven years later, I am a survivor of Extremely Drug Resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). I battled TB for seven long years and was recently...
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Husband-Wife Duo is Challenging Rote Learning With Interactive Kits in 1,200...
In the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, there is a series of buildings filled with puzzles, blocks, and games made of brightly-painted wood. These are not toys but tools and materials, that, when...
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No ‘Half-Baked Solutions’: An Expert’s Advice to Ensure Your Innovations Matter!
This article is part of a series by experts in support of the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon – organised by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and The Better India. Read more about the marathon...
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How One Woman Changed the Lives of 1 Lakh Others, One Doorstep at a Time
For many old-time Bengalureans, coffee and conversation at Koshy’s is routine. The classic white walls bearing the paintings of Bengaluru’s landmark buildings, with large fans creaking in the...
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Voting Does Not End Your Role in Democracy. Here Are The Next Steps You Can Take
The elections to the 17th Lok Sabha elected 543 Members of Parliament over seven phases. Massive pre-poll awareness sessions were conducted by the Election Commission through the Systematic Voters’...
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