Ambassador: The car a free India hitched a ride
With the news that the iconic Ambassador will vroom back on Indian roads in a new bold Electric Vehicle (EV) version, nostalgia returns over the country's first indigenously built car which was once the symbol of pre-liberalised India. Sujoy Dhar goes back in time to trace India's romance with a car with that bowler hat roof and an artless front grill
The Bards home by the Avon
William Shakespeares 400th death anniversary is being commemorated this year. A visit to his home in Stratford-upon-Avon introduces Ranjita Biswas to the growing up years of the literary genius
Amazing grace
In the relentless move to steamroll old houses a piece of history might get lost forever as a recently released book on Kolkatas old houses highlights even as a citizens movement to stop the trend gets momentum in the city, reports Ranjita Biswas
India and Armenia: The connection
Armenia and India, two of the worlds oldest civilizations, have also shared socio-cultural ties for many centuries as new research shows. Mane Mehrabian, a journalist from Armenia, reports
Water for the soul
Centuries ago, the stepwells were built in the arid zones of Rajasthan to provide water all year through. Modernisation left most of these marvels neglected but they can still teach a thing or two about water harvesting, discovers Rekha Pal while visiting the little-known Abhaneri baori
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