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The elusive Mohan Samant

A key artist in the evolution of contemporary Indian art, the late Mohan Samant revolutionized painting but has been largely overlooked

3 min read19 Oct 2018
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Prakrit: The forgotten ancestor

Despite being the progenitor of multiple spoken languages, Prakrit does not enjoy as exalted a position as Sanskrit

5 min read2 Sep 2018
Opinion

Watching Indian science unfold—in London

At the end of the day, the world of science can never be wedded to national boundaries

5 min read2 Feb 2018
News

Easier chewing benefited human ancestors

By easier chewing, our ancestors underwent evolutionary changes, acquiring smaller teeth, jaws and chewing muscles while losing the snout possessed by their predecessors

2 min read10 Mar 2016
News

Homo naledi, our new human relative, was handy with tools

Homo naledi's foot, hand anatomy shared many characteristics with our species but possessed some primitive traits useful for tree climbing, the researchers said

2 min read7 Oct 2015
News

Ho well could human ancestors hear?

Study involving two species from South Africa shows they boasted better hearing than either chimps or people in a frequency range that may have allowed vocal communication in a savanna habitat

1 min read27 Sep 2015
News

Fossil teeth show human ancestors shifted to grass-based foods earlier than thought

The dietary switch, which played a crucial role in human evolution, took place 400,000 years earlier than experts earlier thought

1 min read6 Oct 2015
News

Human-chimp ancestor had shoulders like modern apes’: scientists

Shoulder shape tracks changes in early human behaviour such as reduced climbing and increased tool use, say researchers

2 min read10 Sep 2015
Videos

Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2015

The Prime Minister said the tide has turned for those whose ancestors left India looking for opportunities in different parts of the world

9 Jan 2015
Politics

Opportunities await you in India: PM Narendra Modi at Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

PM said the tide has turned for those whose ancestors left India looking for opportunities in different parts of the world

1 min read9 Jan 2015
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