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A vintage colour lithograph from 1853 of William Shakespeare. | Photo Credit: Getty Images April 23 marked the 461st birth anniversary of the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare, who was described by his scholarly contemporary Ben Jonson as the “Soul of the Age”. Shakespeare was born in 1564, a year which was significant in the … Read more
While some desperately try to scrub away the so-called bad influence of violent films, they do yearn for the very thing they claim to despise. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Keralites have had a complicated relationship with violence in films, adoring the adrenaline rush of edge-of-the-seat action sequences but screaming blue murder the moment someone … Read more
The tension between languages and cultures is mediated by translation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A picture theory of language says images are the link between words and the real world. One points to a cow and tells a toddler, “Look, cow. Say it. Say cow!” Thereafter, it is unlikely that the child will point … Read more
For the last few months, residents of Bellathycombai village near Manjoor in the Kundha taluk of the Nilgiris district have been a worried lot. The Adivasi residents have been reporting strange explosions along River Sillahalla — the proposed project site of the Sillahalla Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. While officials of the Tamil Nadu Generation and … Read more
The story so far: After more than three years of intense negotiations involving over 190 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finalised a historic pandemic accord aimed at preventing and responding to future global health crises. The agreement was reached during a marathon session at the WHO headquarters in Geneva and concluded in the … Read more
When oppression lasts for centuries, it transforms into an invisible force, dictating behaviour without explicit rules. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A video recently surfaced showing an IAS officer receiving a petition from a woman. Before accepting it, the officer insisted, “You wear your slippers first, only then I will take it.” Though a small … Read more
AI lacks human intuition and it is very important not to discard the traditional methods of analysis when it comes to securities trading. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Imagine a world where artificial intelligence could predict stock market movements with accuracy. It sounds like a dream come true for investors and traders. But, what if … Read more
A short and unforgettable interaction. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It was one of those routine domestic flights of about two hours’ duration, only it was in the U.S., a country with which I am not too familiar. I had a window seat and settled down in it, hoping to catch up with some reading. … Read more
