Past Present ContinuousWar Wednesdays Most of us have seen and enjoyed Ranveer Singh’s performance as Baji Rao Peshwa in Bajirao Mastani. While the movie focused more on the love affair and marriage between Baji Rao and Mastani, Baji Rao I is considered to be the most impactful Maratha warrior and minister. The movie’s climax is kind of […]
Trade Tuesdays In 1992, a 79-year-old lady Stella Liebeck bought a cup of takeout coffee at the McDonald’s in New Mexico, she spilled it on her lap. She sued McDonald’s and ultimately the jury awarded her nearly 3 million dollars in punitive damages for the burns she suffered. We may have heard of “frivolous lawsuits” […]
Mythology Mondays Famadihana, or ‘the turning of the bones’ is a sacred practice followed by some ethnic groups in the African nation of Madagascar every five to seven years. They celebrate this event so that the living can meet their ancestors and it is a moment of extreme joy for them. The Malagasy believe that […]
Social Saturdays Ballet dance is a very identifiable dance form, one that has been around for decades. It originated in around 1500 in Italy and was introduced in France in the court of King Henry II and was further codified by King Louis XIV. The dance form became increasingly famous and many tours were organised […]
Finance Fridays One of the greatest match fixing scandals of the 21st century, the Calciopoli Scandal rocked the top tier of Italian Football and saw Serie A teams Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio get relegated while AC Milan received a points deduction. Back in 2004, rumours started in Italian football, alleging that Juventus players were involved […]
Technology Thursdays We all know about the importance of saving the work which we have been tirelessly working on and taking backups in case disaster strikes. Pixar’s Toy Story 2 crew learned this lesson the hard way. In 1998, a year before the release of the movie, 90% of the movie was deleted due to […]
Trade Tuesdays Nutella, our favourite chocolate hazelnut spread which records over 12 billion USD in sales and was developed in 1946 by an Italian Pastry Chef’s unparalleled obsession with creating the perfect chocolate solution has roots tracing back to the days of Napoleon Bonaparte and World War 2! In 1806, Napoleon was trying to strengthen […]
Mythology Mondays Navratri is one of the most widely celebrated festivals of India, celebrated over 9 nights (and 10 days) every year in the autumn. Theoretically, there are four seasons of Navratri every year, but the most observed one is the Sharada Navratri, which is celebrated in the honour of Devi Durga. In each part […]
Social Saturdays All of us are sick and tired of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by now and just want all of this to get over! Human species have witnessed multiple plagues and epidemics in the past, but the one we will discuss here surely stands out. But hey, not because it infected or killed a […]
Finance Fridays Microsoft and Apple have always been fierce rivals, being mammoths in the tech industry. Bill Gates had become the world’s richest man by 1995, with a net worth of $13 billion, and his firm company was competing with Jobs’ for the dominant spot in the personal computer space. And then, in August 1997, […]
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