by Charu Thakur | Dec 15, 2024
(December 15, 2024) It was supposed to be a simple visit to Canada. Padma, a middle schooler from Houston, thought her family was on a vacation. Instead, she found herself sitting in a waiting room at the American Embassy in Ottawa, her excitement replaced by...
by Charu Thakur | Dec 6, 2024
(December 6, 2024) In the remote Amazon rainforest, a researcher examines a moth’s wings through a microscope, uncovering colours that shift like a kaleidoscope. Thousands of miles away in Hyderabad, a ninth-grader uses the same tool to study his cheek cells....
by Charu Thakur | Nov 26, 2024
(November 26, 2024) In the summer of 2019, the town of Bareilly saw police officers and medical students training under Stop The Bleed, a program extended to India by New York-based Weill Cornell Medicine to train bystanders and ordinary people to act as first...
by Charu Thakur | Nov 21, 2024
(November 21, 2024) In 2021, Oprah Winfrey’s “Favourite Things” list included an unexpected star: The Chai Box. A blend of nostalgia and innovation, this product by India-born entrepreneur Monica Sunny captivated Oprah and soon, millions. It was a...
by Charu Thakur | Nov 13, 2024
(November 13, 2024) Thousands of miles away in the village of Vadluru in Andhra Pradesh, the air was thick with hope and prayers. Villagers gathered at local temples, offering prayers for JD Vance’s success in the US elections, hoping that his victory would not...
