Author: Bhakti Sharma

Historian Ramachandra Guha was honored by modern-day Britons for his remarkable book that focuses on white British individuals who defied the British establishment of their time to actively support Indian independence. Guha received the prestigious Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023, along with a £5,000 cash award, during a ceremony in London. His book, titled “Rebels against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom,” highlights the stories of these individuals who faced severe punishment for their courageous acts. The judges of the award emphasized the book’s relevance to contemporary India, acknowledging that oppression does not vanish with the end…

The 2023 India Ideas Summit, organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-India Business Council, served as a prominent gathering for government and industry representatives from the U.S. and India. The summit aimed to explore ways to strengthen the economic and trade ties between the two nations. Distinguished speakers such as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark, and Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu participated in the event. Clark emphasized the U.S. Chamber’s belief in the positive impact of free enterprise, free markets, and free trade on the…

Ritu Kalra, a highly experienced professional in financial management and investment banking, has been appointed as the vice president for finance and chief financial officer at the University. Currently serving as Harvard’s assistant vice president of finance and treasury and special projects adviser, Kalra will now be responsible for overseeing various financial aspects, including long-term planning, budgeting, endowment fund spending policy, treasury, financial accounting and reporting. Her role will also involve research administration, strategic procurement, capital planning, and risk management. Kalra will be leading a team of over 200 employees across multiple financial departments. She will succeed Thomas J. Hollister,…

Rasayana Sastra, one of the eight clinical branches of Ayurveda, focuses exclusively on the many dietary, lifestyle, and medical guidelines that must be followed to prevent or delay the aging process. The most complete diet is the Ayurvedic one. In order to select the proper type of food, it takes into account doshas (mind-body constitution), dhatus (seven tissues), agni (metabolism), and mala (evacuation of the intestines). This makes it suitable for each individual and assures considerable and lasting advantages. Ayurveda holds that herbs are essential for ensuring long-term health. The Charaka Samhita gave amla, also known as Indian gooseberry, special…

Image Credit Congress/Twitter According to Disinfo Lab, some individuals involved in organizing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s town hall in New York next week have ties to Pakistan-based terrorist groups and the Pakistani government. Disinfo Lab has identified two individuals, Tanzeem Ansari and Jawad Ahmed, who are allegedly responsible for mobilizing support and coordinating Gandhi’s interaction with the Indian diaspora in New York City. Both individuals have been associated with anti-India activities and have supported terrorism in Kashmir. Tanzeem Ansari serves as the outreach committee’s amir for the Muslim Community of New Jersey (MCNJ), led by Pakistan-born Imaam Jawad Ahmed, who…

Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in July this year, S Somnath, Chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed on Monday. The Chandrayaan-3 mission is aimed at showing critical technologies to land the spacecraft on the south pole of the moon in less than two months. The mission will carry instruments to analyze the thermo-physical properties of the lunar regolith, lunar seismicity, lunar surface plasma environment, and elemental composition in the vicinity of the landing site. While the scope of these scientific instruments on the lander and the rover would encapsulate the theme of ‘Science of the Moon’, another experimental…

Prominent actor Dharmajan Bolgatty has expressed his belief that he has been deliberately excluded from the film industry, as he has not been approached with any acting opportunities for a considerable period of time. In an interview with Milestone Makers, Dharmajan, who is also a renowned stand-up comedian, stated that he did not take the initiative to reach out to anyone seeking roles, which may have contributed to his absence. He mentioned that he is only invited for roles that specifically require his presence, as there are many others in the industry who can easily fill his shoes. When asked…

Through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated newly electrified portions of railway tracks in Assam and signaled off the inaugural Vande Bharat Express train for the state. The Vande Bharat Express would considerably shorten the trip’s duration as it would travel the 411 kilometers between Guwahati and New Jalpaiguri in about 5 hours and 30 minutes. IT workers, businesspeople, students, and tourists will all profit from this train because it will be the quickest one on this route. The newly electrified railroad track sections between Guwahati and Chaparkh and New Bongaigaon-Dudhnoi-Mendipather were also dedicated to the country by…

As India’s Greatest Motion Picture, Mughal-E-Azam, is now set to storm American cities as a grand musical in a three-month-long tour, the team gave a glimpse of the show with the performance of an iconic song from the movie at Times Square in New York on Wednesday. The Mughal-E-Azam musical will be performed in major cities that include New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle. The Indian musical sensation Mughal-e-Azam will have its opening show of its North American tour at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. The team will have three performances this weekend. Based on the iconic 1960 Bollywood…

On May 24, 2023, Capgemini, a global provider of consultancy and IT services with its headquarters in Paris, declared the establishment of a 6G research center in Gurugram, India. To examine use cases for 6G ideas, use cases for the next-generation wireless network, and the creation of energy-saving solutions, the lab will build advanced test beds and simulators. In May 2022, King’s College, London, and Capgemini announced a collaborative research project to explore the possibilities offered by 6G, with an emphasis on developing new architectural frameworks to enable ultra-large coverage, AI-native, and sustainable 6G networks. The new lab, according to…