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India's Renaissance woman: Meet Chandrima Shaha, a biologist, cricketer, photographer

India, May 16 -- Think of her as the Renaissance woman. Biologist Chandrima Shaha, 72, has headed the National Institute of Immunology (NII) and was the first woman president of the Indian National S... Read More


Lather, rinse, record: A new book traces the ancient history of the dhobis of Delhi

India, April 19 -- There are so many Delhis, piled one on the other, or jostling for room: the walled city, the modern-era capital, the city of poets, city of traders, city of mantris, city of. washer... Read More


Feather report: Wknd interviews award-winning birder Aasheesh Pittie

India, April 18 -- "In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence," the Irish writer Robert Lynd once said. That's certainly how Aasheesh Pittie sees it. "For me, birdwatchin... Read More


Black Country, New Road's reinvention continues

New Delhi, April 13 -- The story of Black Country, New Road is full of surprises and unexpected twists. Formed in 2018, the Cambridge band quickly established itself as one of the most exciting and in... Read More


Cirrus business: Why do we still know so little about clouds?

India, April 11 -- They loom over Earth at all times, altering temperature, humidity and weather. At any given moment, the sky over two-thirds of the planet's surface is covered by clouds. Yet we bar... Read More