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...
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Malcolm X: An African-American Political Icon
Malcolm X. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Malcolm X was an American human rights and political activist and a Minister of the Nation of Islam. He was an influential and prominent figure during the...
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...
Aretha Franklin Biography – American Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Musician, Queen of Soul, Legacy
Aretha Franklin. Atlantic Records, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Aretha Franklin Biography and Legacy Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who is widely regarded as the Queen of Soul. Her long and...
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...
On Paulo Coelho and The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho. Image by Gustavo Rezende from Pixabay Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho has managed to achieve something that very few writers in history have managed to achieve. He managed to write a novel that...
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...
Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird – Biography, American Literature, Classic Novel, Fiction
Harper Lee. Photo credited to Truman Capote., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird It is quite difficult to write a novel. It is a bit more difficult to...
Joseph Conrad and Heart of Darkness – Biography, English Literature, Classic Novella, Fiction
Joseph Conrad on the cover of TIME Magazine (1923). TIME Magazine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Joseph Conrad and Heart of Darkness Literature enthusiasts have no doubt heard the name, Joseph Conrad, and if...
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...