Rishabh Banerji writes in India Times on February 19, 2016, that reading these listed profiles for matrimonials will make you feel very happy you’re single.
*) Shaadi means marriage in Hindi
World Food Day was held on October 16, 2016. In a letter to Professor José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the FAO, Pope Francis made his stance on GMOs and the Biotech Industry abundantly clear.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the famous Kolkata egg roll. Justin Rowlatt reports on BBC on July 29, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’ – Bihar’s famous litti are char-grilled flavour bombs, writes Justin Rowlatt. Published on BBC on July 22, 2016.
Thimmakka is not a book-inspired environmentalist. She did not go to school or get any formal education. She worked as a labourer and like most voiceless Indian women, took life head-on for survival.
Stephen Hawking speaks to Larry King about the rather grim status quo of mankind. Published in Russia Today on June 27, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’ – a look at India’s home kitchens by Amita Baviskar, published on July 25, 2016.
In the highlands of West Sumatra, a man is considered a guest in his wife’s home, writes Rathina Sankari on BBC on September 22, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’ – Laddoo from Tirupati and its secrets – by Shilpa Kannan and Premanand Boominathan, published on BBC on July 20, 2016
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the origins of and popular demand of masala chai. Justin Rowlatt on BBC, July 15, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the origins of and popularity of biriyani. Pushpeth Panth on BBC, July 12, 2016.
Psychologists explain why our minds tend to shut down when confronted with the alternate view of what happened on 9/11, writes Alex Pietrowski. Published in Waking Times on June 30, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on Gujarat’s love affair with ice cream. Soutik Biswas on BBC, July 11, 2016.
India on a plate: Jhaal muri is the king of street food snacks in Kolkata (Calcutta), reports Justin Rowlatt, published on BBC on July 8, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, introducing chole bathure that originated in the Punjab. Justin Rowlatt reports on July 2, 2016.
Reading books is tied to a longer life, according to a new report, writes Nicholas Bakalar in The New York Times on August 3, 2016
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’. India is a land with diverse cuisine, writes Ayeshea Perera, published on BBC on July 6, 2016.
Outspoken and controversial well-known film director speaks on ‘invasion’ of privacy in gaming app and about his new film ‘Snowden’. The Guardian, July 22, 2016
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, sampling food at the amma canteens in Chennai. Geeta Pandey reports on July 4, 2016.
With reference to the Republican presidential candidate, Deepak Chopra explains the secret side of human nature that has a special name: the shadow.
Paul A Philips researches the concepts of heaven and hell, and wonders, “The question is, if people keep coming back lifetime after lifetime then how come is it that they never went to heaven or hell in between lives?”
Only a psychopath could read someone else’s lies from their teleprompter with such feigned emotion. Video by The Corbett Report, published July 21, 2016.
From the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, about the Irani cafés of old world charm in Mumbai that used to be hugely popular. Published June 29, 2016
Captivating video by Jeremy Bennett, one of Canada’s most prolific experts and speakers on stress and anxiety.
Fourth article in the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the popularity of international and in particular Chinese food in India. Samar Halarnkar writes on BBC on June 27, 2014.
A new and extraordinary deep view of the nebula. Marisa Gertz writes in TIME Magazine on July 12, 2016.
On July 9, 2016, thousands of people stripped and painted themselves blue for a Spencer Tunick art installation in Hull, England.
Micro-plastics threaten our oceans’ ecosystem as juvenile fish are becoming addicted to micro-beads. By author ‘number 23’ at AnonHQ.com, published on Natural Blaze on July 2, 2016
BBC Two documentary about a young British family’s move to Germany to find out how it is the Germans can work fewer hours than the Greeks and still live in Europe’s economic powerhouse.
Why do we wait so restlessly for the workday to end and for the weekend to come? And this is not only true in India. Ashish Kothari writes on Scroll.in; published on SOTT, June 17, 2016
Third article in the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the history and popularity of the samosa. Justin Rowlatt on BBC, June 23, 2016.
Czech artist and linguist Jakub Marian researched just how frequent European surnames are and created a colourful map. We were surprised to see so many Newman’s listed!
Here’s something you probably aren’t doing when you’re not doing that other thing you’re supposed to do, says Sarah DiGiulio in The Huffington Post on June 25, 2016.
Huge non-stop lightshow dwarfs the Earth’s transient polar displays, say Nasa scientists, as they carry out project to observe effects of solars winds. Published in The Guardian on July 2, 2016.
Second article in the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the diversity and vibrancy of Indian food. Everyone eats, writes Soity Banerjee on BBC, June 22, 2016.
On video: Greenpeace holds a historic performance with pianist Ludovico Einaudi on the Arctic Ocean. It is going to take more, so much more…
21 proverbs from various native Indian tribes selected by Alexa Erickson of Collective Evolution; published on May 20, 2016 on SOTT.
First article in the BBC series ‘India on a Plate’, on the diversity and vibrancy of Indian food. By Ritu Agarwal on BBC, June 21, 2016.
Report on a unique and successful coral restoration project on Bali, initially facilitated by Narayanadeva and Prem Rani. Reported by Steve Baragona on May 25, 2016, on Smithsonian.com.
Physicists discover a second layer of information in our DNA, writes Arjun Walia. Published in Collective Evolution on June 9, 2016.
After six months circling the Earth in the International Space Station, Tim Peake returned to terra firma on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
As a representative of American Jews, Rabbi Michael Lerner held a significant and courageous speech at Muhammad Ali’s funeral.
The emotions that come up even if one is not directly involved, are fundamentally human, writes Lindsay Holmes in The Huffington Post on June 13, 2016.
Every organ and cell within the body — all are listening (and responding) to our thoughts, writes Carolanne Wright, citing Osho as well. Published in WakeUpWorld on May 21, 2016.
Joshua Krause calls upon humanity to break free and stop being slaves to technology. Published by ZenGardner.com on April 23, 2016.
In a recently published study, empirical evidence shows the likelihood of humans being the only intelligent life form in the history of the universe as ten-billion-trillion to one. Published in Russia Today on May 17, 2016
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an eminent American historian, playwright, social activist and political science professor at Boston University.
Sixteen-year-old Omar is one of many unaccompanied minors living in the Calais “Jungle” camp. Published by BBC on May 24, 2016.
A documentary by well-known film producer Werner Herzog, notably ‘Fitzcarraldo’, and ‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’, is part of a campaign by AT&T to raise awareness about smartphone use while driving.
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts states that John F. Kennedy was assassinated because of anti-communist hysteria in the military and security agencies. Published on Global Research on May 7, 2016.
Video with excerpts of John F. Kennedy’s address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, April 27, 1961.
Josh Richardson from Wake Up World reports on a recent study that found groups of bacteria can develop a collective memory that can increase their tolerance to stress. Published April 17, 2016.