K Sankaran Nair – The legendary spymaster of RAW

Shanks - The sleuth from Ottapalam This is another name most of you may not have come across, Sankaran Nair was the man who headed RAW some time ago, the very man who left the unit in a huff after a tiff with Morarji Desai. Today you can switch on Hotstar and watch a debonair Kay Kay Menon play the...

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Ganesha’s curse

The tragic tale of Harriet Quimby, America’s pioneer aviatrix This is yet another incredible story, and the latter part will be better understood by an Indian. Now you may wonder how Ganesha the elephant-headed God, so revered by Indians, could have anything to do with a woman named Harriet Quimby...

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