“At the stroke of today’s midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” On 15th August 1947, these words ushered in a new era for India, marking the moment of their emancipation from British occupancy. It was a hard...
Category - Amazing World
In 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act was passed by the British government. In 1839, UK-based charity Anti-Slavery International established themselves, knowing that globally, and even within the British Empire, there was still much more work to be...
There’s big, and then there’s ‘so big that you have your own weather system’ big. Er Wang Dong, a colossal cave network stretching 42 kilometres under Southwest China, is a self-sustaining world that fits into the latter category. Lush green forest...
On July 18th 1918, Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa – a ‘region’ created specifically to home black South Africans as a part of apartheid’s racial segregation. Today, we know him by a name that he was given at primary school...
For those who grew up watching The Jetsons, a childhood staple from yester-year that more than a few of us will remember fondly, flying cars were a sci-fi dream that we hoped we’d live long enough to see, but never actually believed we would. Well...
Throughout our history, humanity has ventured to new shores to prosper, be it to trade, farm, dig for gold or drill for oil. To the entrepreneurs amongst us, new frontiers mean new resources, new needs, and new opportunities for business. Since long...
“Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.”
– William Jennings Bryan
We all love a mystery, and this one is truly a riddle wrapped up in an enigma. Hidden in the seas of the southern coast of Yonaguni, Japan, a discovery has been made that has confused archaeologists, historians and scientists no end, and kicked off...
The term ‘paradise’ is one which, to say the least, is a little overused. The word has become low-hanging fruit for marketers and advertisers the world over, so you’d be forgiven for being unmoved and unconvinced when, in describing Bora Bora, we...
When it comes to the design and construction of buildings, there is no such thing as architectural modesty: bigger is undoubtedly better. Ever taller, ever grander structures have long been the ultimate symbol of prestige, power and...
