Sep 04, 2018
Fire engulfed the largest museum in Latin America in the evening hours of September 2. The night skies of Rio were clouded in dense smoke as flames engulfed records of 11,000 years of history. Image source: telesurtv.net Built in the…
Brazil
- Cultural tragedy hits Latin America as 200-year-old Brazil National Museum is engulfed by fire
- Golf returns to Olympics at Rio
Jun 27, 2016
The first South American country that is hosting an Olympic, the city won its bid against Tokyo, Chicago and Madrid. Cumulatively around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be participating in this 17 days Olympiad, competing across 306 event. And…
- Suresh Biswas – A Forgotten Hero from Indian Circus
Mar 05, 2016
There were turns in the nineteenth century that were quite fluid than our present times. Despairing in the British colonies, stagnant in the public sphere, which was slowly being monopolised by the British, the native sought ways to improve his…
Yatra Archives
How Tulika Books is creating impact in children’s lives through picture books
Nandini Varma
Aug 20, 2019
A children’s book about a boy who feels like a girl. And about a child brought up by grandfathers. These are some of the stories published by Tulika Books, who have been making children’s picture books since 23 years. Little…
Of youthful passion and star-crossed lovers on Shakespeare’s birthday
Dr. S. D. Desai
Apr 22, 2020
While the Globe is streaming free its second dramatic production Romeo and Juliet, today is 23rd April, the day William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is believed to have been born and died. One would seldom find a more spontaneous and intense expression…
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters?
Harshil Shah
Nov 4, 2019
Did you ever wonder where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ characters got their names from? Well, your search is complete. Here is a brief introduction of the artists from whom the creators of TMNT took inspiration. Teenage mutant ninja turtles,…
The call of the mountains: orthopaedic Dr Yatin Desai’s advice on trekking
Himanshu Nainani
May 23, 2019
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…