Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence presents the $1 million Global Teacher Prize to Rouble. Read the full feature here The sheet of paper was almost entirely black. Not messy-black but a deliberate, heavy shading of crayon pressed hard to dull the paper’s grain. And in one corner, easily missable, was a tiny white circle. Although it’s years later, Rouble Nagi, 45, still remembers the piece of

Ira Mukhoty, author of Akbar, The Great Muhghal – The Definitive Biography, tells of the ruler's legacy and bond he shared with his Brahmin courtier Birbal By Anand Raj OK    No history is entirely without biases, says Ira. 'But one has to be very careful not to blindly accept heavily doctored history' No history is entirely without biases, says Ira. 'But one has to be very careful not to blindly accept heavily doctored history' Supplied A favourite childhood memory of mine r

Some stories arrive quietly and then sit with you for a long time. Like tiny Punch's. Pic courtesy of Eshana Raj A baby Japanese macaque living at the Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, Punch was abandoned by his mother soon after birth leaving him to fend for himself. Sans the warmth of his mother’s embrace, he was pushed, pulled and bullied severely by other primates in the zoo. The little fellow, struggling to find a niche of safety, could be seen in videos walking

It’s cry is shrill, sad, plaintive, and heartbreaking. And I have been hearing it almost every day for the past 5-6 months.   Our...

A nostalgic journey into the heart of Kerala’s Karkidakam rituals, where myth, memory, and monsoon skies converge in the hypnotic rhythm...

I first remember seeing Shabana Azmi on screen in the film Masoom . And I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed her performance and the film....

The emotional cost of a digital life I must admit: I still have no idea what half the emojis on my phone really mean. Until recently, I...

Under the aegis of Ferriswheel International, Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna and A.R. Murugadoss ushered in a spectacular buzz to the UAE...

It’s strange what you discover when you are lost It lasted barely about 10 minutes, but those 600 seconds or so felt like hours and were...

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Kerala art forms take on new life in Dubai. Read the full story here

Author of 'PS I Love You' on what inspires her, what aspiring authors should keep in mind, and how the aura migraines she experienced...

The flurry of ‘Happy festivities’ messages that I (happily) received recently left me wondering: Is there a secret to happiness?...

Love is more than just a meeting of two hearts; it has a lot to do with the brain. Why, there’s even a formula for love, discovers Anand...

With Onam here, bestselling author Anand Neelakantan shares his insights on the enduring influence of Kerala’s storytelling traditions,...

Today, on International Day of Older Persons, a lovely anecdote comes to mind- about how a young boy discovered that his once-intelligent...

The Ig Nobel Prizes are being announced today (Sept 12). Here’s a look at some of the past winners and their achievements that have made...

Image by macrovector on Freepik Did you know there’s a day dedicated to doing absolutely nothing? Yes, it’s called Do Nothing Day,...

Of late, one of the most bandied-about terms in Kerala is ‘Bailey bridge’. These aren’t ordinary bridges; they’re proving to be the...

Bestselling author Caspar Henderson encourages people to take a new look at the wonders of life in his new book. By Anand Raj OK  It was February 20, 1962.   Squeezed in a capsule atop a Mercury-Atlas rocket and surrounded by an array of instrument panels, Colonel John Glenn was orbiting Earth, often reaching speeds of more than 27,000km an hour. In less than five hours, the American astronaut circled our planet thrice, catching three sunrises and sunsets in that short span o