‘Much of the chaos in today’s world arises not because we forget history but because we seek to relive or reverse it’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu In March 2025, a wave of textbook revisions such as omitting or vilifying figures like Babur and Aurangzeb while glorifying select native rulers, coincided with rising public anger … Read more
Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village demanding justice from the State and Central governments, which had promised rehabilitation over 40 years ago after acquiring their lands for a township project | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village in Uran taluka of Maharashtra’s Raigad district sat in protest … Read more
Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The shortlist of the International Booker Prize 2025 was announced last week; Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp (And Other Stories), a collection of 12 short stories written between 1990 and 2023 about the everyday lives of Muslim women, and translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is among the six books on the … Read more
Enhancing memory capacity, strengthening problem-solving abilities, improving multitasking capabilities, and even helping delay cognitive decline in later years. This is merely scratching the surface — the cognitive advantages of multilingualism are vast and far-reaching. These benefits are particularly relevant in India, where languages define geographic state boundaries, making multilingualism a lived reality. With two official … Read more
Modern medicine, as we practice it today, began with trial and error, and has evolved over time. Central to this process is the quality of research, which drives evidence generation. It is evidence—not just logic and gut feeling—that we rely on. Naturally, learning the art of research, to generate and understand emerging evidence, is paramount … Read more
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrests Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the key conspirator in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, immediately after his arrival at IGIA , following his successful extradition from the United States, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Tahawwur Hussain Rana and David Coleman … Read more
In one way or another, all living people on the earth can trace their ancestry to Africa and therefore carry some portion of African ancestral DNA — some to a significant degree, others less so. If we all originated from the same African ancestors, why do we look so different? Imagine two grains of paddy, … Read more
Every year on April 19, World Liver Day is observed globally, to raise awareness about the importance of liver health. This year, the theme ‘Food is Medicine’ shines a spotlight on how nutrition plays a powerful role in preventing, and even reversing liver disease. Why liver health matters The liver is a hardworking organ that … Read more
Reports from the World Health Organization and the Commonwealth Malaria Report have indicated that India is set to eliminate malaria by 2030. The number of deaths from malaria has significantly fallen, with better surveillance and access to diagnosis and medicines, the reports add. Malaria, the WHO says, is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by … Read more
