A 1,000-year-old stone braid still inspires today! 🌺🪨
This stunning sculpture at Sri Bhuvaraha Swamy Temple, Srimushnam, Tamil Nadu (10th century) proves long braided hair has been a cherished Bharatiya tradition for centuries.
Heritage that never fades. ✨
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is the Champion of Norway Chess 2026! With an incredible win on demand against Vincent Keymer in the final round, Praggnanandhaa wins one of the strongest tournaments of the year scoring 18/30 points, 2 classical wins against World no.1 Magnus Carlsen, and an incredible 4-game Winstreak to finish the event!
A huge congratulations to Praggnanandhaa, his team and his family- this is undoubtedly the biggest achievement of his career so far, and what a way to get there!
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
#chess #norwaychess #Praggnanandhaa
⚜️ A serene yet powerful Yoga Narasimha, seated in a meditative yogic posture. Casted in bronze during the late Chola era (12th–13th CE), the statue beautifully captures the divine union of ferocity and tranquility.
Narasimha is shown with his characteristic lion face, crowned with an elaborate headdress, holding the chakra in his upper right hand, while his other hands display graceful mudras. The crossed legs and relaxed yet regal pose symbolize deep spiritual equilibrium.
I'm deeply saddened to hear the news of Mark Mobius’s passing.
Mark was a pioneer in the world of emerging market investing, spending decades as a tireless and honest promoter of the asset class he helped bring to the global stage.
With this and his analytical brilliance, he inspired so many of us in the industry.
May he rest in peace
#MarkMobius #EmergingMarkets #Investing #GlobalEconomy
We talk about climate Change, but we rarely talk about the man who discovered that CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) were 10000x more potent than CO2.
In 1975, Indian-origin scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan (Alum of Anna Uni & IISc) published a landmark paper showing that non-CO2 trace gases like CFCs had a massive hidden lever in global warming. His calculations revealed that 1 molecule of certain CFCs could trap as much heat as roughly 10000 molecules of CO2, overturning the prevailing view that CO2 was the dominant greenhouse gas.
He just won the 2026 Crafoord Prize (often considered the Nobel for Geosciences) for his work on Atmospheric Brown Clouds over the Indian Ocean. He is only 82 yrs old.
Virginia Woolf took her own life 85 years ago on this day. Here is the beautiful final letter she left for her husband, my great-uncle Leonard Woolf ��
Italian rhythmic gymnast Sofia Raffaeli is truly out of this world.
Just listen to the crowd erupt as she delivers a breathtaking, sublime performance.
Perfect symmetry in brick.
At the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, repeating arches and vaulted brickwork turn a simple corridor into something almost hypnotic. Completed in 1929, the institute remains one of India’s most iconic heritage buildings.
These kinds of pearl drop earrings were quite popular among the medieval Indian noblewomen!! Looks so classy!!
I don't know whether modern Indian jewellers make such pieces now!!
On Holi, colours don’t compete.
They come together.
This incredible festival is a cheerful reminder of what India has always been: many colours, one vibrant canvas.
Happy Holi to everyone!
It was one of the dullest speeches I ever heard. The Agee woman told us for three quarters of an hour how she came to write her beastly book, when a simple apology was all that was required.