On Edvard Munch and The Scream
Edvard Munch’s most famous painting, The Scream. Image by Perlinator from Pixabay It is time for another essay on art, and this time the subject of the essay is none other than the great...
Essays
On the Exodus of Indians from Uganda
Exiled Indians in the Netherlands after leaving Uganda. Bert Verhoeff / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Anyone even remotely aware of political leaders and political history has no doubt heard the name of the infamous President of Uganda,...
On the Influence of Montesquieu
Montesquieu. After Jacques-Antoine Dassier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Few thinkers have had as much impact on the legal and political fields as the famous French political philosopher Montesquieu. Montesquieu’s writings have influenced constitutions...
On the Mystery of Stonehenge
Stonehenge. Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Growing up anywhere around the world, I believe we have all heard of Stonehenge in some way or the other, either in school or through basic general...
On Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. India is a land not short of its own eminent philosophers and spiritual and religious teachers. In fact, I will even go as far as...
Archimedes – Biography, Greek Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer, Inventor, Engineer
Archimedes. Domenico Fetti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Archimedes Biography and Legacy We have all come across the name Archimedes in our schooling years. I believe (and I may be wrong) that in all...
Claude Monet Biography – French Artist, Painter, Father of Impressionism, Legacy
Claude Monet. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Claude Monet Biography and Legacy Claude Monet was a French artist who was one of the founders of Impressionism and one of the most influential artists of...
Vasco da Gama Biography – Portuguese Explorer, Navigator, Age of Discovery, Life, Legacy
Vasco da Gama. National Museum of Ancient Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vasco da Gama Biography and Legacy Although I am not sure about the rest of the world, most Indians have certainly...
Amerigo Vespucci Biography – Italian Explorer, Navigator, Age of Discovery, America, Life, Legacy
Amerigo Vespucci. Image by WikimediaImages from Pixabay Amerigo Vespucci Biography and Legacy Every child across the world grew up learning about the great Christopher Columbus, the renowned Italian explorer who discovered the Americas in...
Diego Rivera Biography – Mexican Artist, Mexican Muralism, Chicano Art Movement, Legacy
Portrait of Diego Rivera by Amedeo Modigliani. Amedeo Modigliani, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Diego Rivera Biography and Legacy Diego Rivera was an influential Mexican artist and a pioneer of the mural movement in...