Famadihana – Dancing with the Dead

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 […]

Ballet and the Russian Revolution

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 […]

The Calciopoli Scandal

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 […]

Nutella – The Miracle of WW II

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 […]

The Dancing Plague

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 […]

How Microsoft saved Apple

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, […]

Halley’s Comet

Technology Thursdays Halley’s Comet is the most famous comet and is often used in conversations when we refer to phenomena that take place very rarely. But what exactly is a comet, and what makes Halley’s comet so special? A comet is just a cosmic ball of dust, rocks and frozen gases which orbit the sun, […]

Nazi U-Boats

War Wednesdays During World War-II, Nazis used to demonize opposition forces using their advanced military systems and warfare styles. British Prime Minister at the helm of affairs during WW-II Winston Churchill stated that the only thing that really frightened him during the war was the “U-boat” peril. The U-boats or Unterseeboot (undersea boat) were German […]

Rothschild Family – Controlling the world?

Trade Tuesdays The Rothschild family has at one point been the richest family on earth, and more popularly they have been surrounded by a variety of conspiracy theories and allegations which range from controlling the world economy, various financial institutions, bankrolling Adolf Hitler, plotting to kill Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy and even controlling […]

The world’s largest gold vault

Finance Fridays A few minutes’ walk from the hustle bustle of the Wall Street, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s gold vault rests, where 25% of the world’s gold is kept. Some countries deem it safer than their own gold vaults and hence store a large part of their reserves here; foreign nations own […]