'We can no more do away with the Mughals than we can do away with the British'

'Both empires had profound influences on modern India.''But neither can India's history be reduced to the actions of imperial rulers.''We need to think about India's history beyond India's current......

MacArthur Fellowship for 2 Indian-American scientists

Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this year's prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The Indian-Americans......

Padma honour for American professors Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph

Two Americans are among the five people from the United States who have been selected for India's prestigious Padma awards this year for their contributions in different fields. Susanne Hoeber......

Ami Bera and Raj Shah create history, again

In a year of countless accomplishments, India Abroad for the first time chooses two icons as the India Abroad Person of the Year. Monali Sarkar reports from New YorkWith two Indian-American......

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

The trio introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty IMAGE: The portraits of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kreme, who......

Five minds for the future

We live in a time ofaccelerating globalisation, mounting information, growing hegemony of science and technology andclash of civilisations.Our time calls for new ways of learning and thinking in......

MIT Technovator awards for 15 Indians

Fifteen achievers of Indian origin from various fields of academic interest have been chosen for this year's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan's Global Indus Technovators Awards.The......