There are events that define the future course of history. Mangal Pandey, a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry of the East...
Conceived by Richard Nixon, the ‘Madman Theory’ was supposed to avert Washington’s ignominy of the Vietnam War. Nixon confided in his Chief of...
‘Kashmir, paradise on earth with its majestic azure mountains, the tranquil shadowy Dal Lake and the fairytale valleys of Gulmarg and Pahalgam,...
An oxymoron is defined as a figure of speech wherein seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. British writer Thomas Gibbons characterised...
Mark Twain’s wife Olivia abhorred his habit of swearing. One day, after he had voiced a barrage of his vulgar vocabulary, she repeated each...
Danse macabre - the dance of death - was a medieval theme fostered by 14th century plagues and wars. The most famous work inspired by it was a 15th...
