An exhibition to Thirst after  Our 2018 TOI litfest and my recent volume for the tricentenary of Mumbai’s mystical Parsi well were both titled Waternamah. This week I again immersed myself in  the ...

Sumeria was home to some of the earliest city-states, including Ur, Uruk, and Lagash, which were bustling centers of commerce, culture, and innovation.

Gilgamesh is the story of a king, tyrannous though magnificent, lording it over the people of Uruk. It tells of how he came to love Enkidu, provided by the gods as a kind of opposing twin for him. The ...

They form a fragment of the Sumerian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh, composed around 2000 BCE. In the story, King Gilgamesh of Uruk is locked in conflict with a rival King, Aga. Aga has threatened to cut ...

Mesopotamia was one of the cradles of civilization 6000 years ago, located in the fertile valley between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, it was the birthplace of current day society and the first ...

Peter Jackson's three Lord of the Rings movies tare some of the greatest achievements in all of cinema. A blockbuster adaptation of an iconic fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings movies are action ...

King Charles Posts About Father's Day After Prince Harry Says 'I Would Love Reconciliation' with Family The Father's Day post came a day after the royal family's appearance at Trooping the Colour ...

Those who believe "cash is king" stick to short-term investments and savings so they can access their cash quickly. Here are the pros and cons of that mindset.

Since Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles had cancer in 2024, medical professionals around the globe have tried to determine exactly which type of disease he has.

King Charles has ordered royals to wear black armbands in remembrance of those killed in the Air India plane crash for Trooping the Colour on Saturday.