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India, April 26 -- A mong the earliest surviving pieces of writing is a sort of bar tab. About 5,300 years ago, in the city of Uruk in present-day Iraq, a man named Kushim was in charge of a storage f... और पढ़ें


First-word problems: What did the earliest writers write about?

India, April 25 -- History is said to date to the first records about our species; everything before that is even more apocryphal, shrouded in the mists of prehistory. Writing is what made the differ... और पढ़ें


Word on the street

India, April 19 -- "Kokh ke andhere se kabra ke andhere tak (From the darkness of the womb to the darkness of the grave)," says a poster that serves as a comment on female infanticide, violence agains... और पढ़ें


Picture perfect: See more posters from Zubaan's feminist archive

India, April 18 -- Poster Women is celebrating 20 years with an exhibition (on until May 17) organised in collaboration with the gallery Arthshila Art Spaces, which opened at Santiniketan in March. Th... और पढ़ें


Word on the street: Trace the story of India's feminist movement through posters

India, April 17 -- * "Kokh ke andhere se kabra ke andhere tak (From the darkness of the womb to the darkness of the grave)," says a poster that serves as a comment on female infanticide, violence agai... और पढ़ें


Metro morphosis: Is the subway station the new frontier of architecture?

India, March 28 -- In Naples, Dante and two active volcanoes form the inspiration for a subway stop designed by Anish Kapoor. In Paris, an inverted skyscraper lets playful natural light dance all the... और पढ़ें


One in a melon

India, March 15 -- How does a person dedicate 48 years of their life to. gourds - is a question Narinder Pal Singh Dhillon doesn't believe you should be asking. A plant breeder, commercial farmer and ... और पढ़ें


One in a melon: A plant breeder's 48-year love affair with gourds

India, March 14 -- How does a person dedicate 48 years of their life to. gourds - is a question Narinder Pal Singh Dhillon doesn't believe you should be asking. A plant breeder, commercial farmer and... और पढ़ें


The woods are lovely...

India, March 1 -- High in the forest canopy, long before we built cities or roads, life clung to branches.Our ancestors ate mangosteens and black junipers, and dug up tubers and roots. On an ill-fated... और पढ़ें


The woods are lovely... and we now know more about why

India, Feb. 28 -- High in the forest canopy, long before we built cities or roads, life clung to branches.Our ancestors ate mangosteens and black junipers, crunched on nuts, and dug up tubers and root... और पढ़ें