TRIBUTE Mahendar Misir: The man whom history forgot J.N. Sinha It is time to retrieve from the oblivion of history the colourful character of Mahendar Misir (1886-1946), musician, poet, athlete, revolutionary and
Food for thoughtJ.N. SinhaThe book explores Mahatma Gandhi’s obsession with diet and food and his experiments and innovations in them to improve health and nutrition.
Astronomy Decline of an observatoryJ.N. Sinha An observatory in Muzaffarpur, which had “excellent astronomical equipment”, has been allowed to go to rack and ruin and sink into oblivion.
Theatre Bard of BhojpuriJ. N. SinhaBhikhari Thakur used folk tradition to recount the ordeal, courage and humanity of his community and bring about social change.
Art Amrita’s villageJ.N. SINHASaraya, a little-known village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, will always be remembered for Amrita Sher-Gil’s masterpieces. A tribute on h
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
