John Steinbeck. McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons John Steinbeck Biography and Legacy John Steinbeck was an American writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and...
Ragyapa houses in Lhasa. Charles Bell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Many of us seem to associate a caste or class system only with Indian culture and history. However, as mentioned in my previous...
A procession of Cagots, with duck or goose foot attached to their clothing, arrive on the banks of the Lapaca. Histoire épisodique du vieux Lourdes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In my last two...
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay In my last essay, I addressed the issue of untouchability in India. As mentioned in that essay, the concept of untouchability is not just peculiar to the Indian...
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at the opening ceremony of ‘Paro’ (Story of an untouchable girl) at West End Theater, Bombay (1949). See page for author, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Being an Indian born and raised...
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...
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...
Alex Haley. U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Alex Haley was an American writer and journalist, best known for his popular and acclaimed novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Haley is...
Image by Shawn Gaske from Pixabay Robert Johnson was an American blues musician and singer-songwriter, who is widely regarded as a master of the blues and one of the most influential musicians of the...
Kahlil Gibran. Le Liban … en quelques mots, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and visual artist who is best known for his bestselling book The Prophet. His...