Lessons that we learn from history are invaluable, yet as a nation and as a world, we seem to be disregarding all that is happening on this planet. In a moving letter, the author seeks to introspect on people’s actions, their indifference and the legacy that they seem to be leaving behind.
Category: The uses of History
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A thread of gold
The central feature of this article is that in learning, as in education, the focus must be on the whole person and not on individual capacities, because it is followed by integration. This is reflected in the works of J. Krishnamurti, Gandhi, Aurobindo etc.
Ball by ball – bowling through the ages
This article shows you how you can travel down a historical lane by tracing the development of bowling innovations in cricket.
An intricate web
This article explains how every scientific endeavour and technological advance is not a story in isolation but is part of a larger story. This , in turn is connected with other narratives of our past, present and future.