The Befouled Statues Of Yue Fei’s Killers
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2025
Yue Fei is among the most celebrated generals in Chinese history, remembered for his loyalty and patriotism. His life unfolded during one of...
Fukushima’s ‘Umbilical Cord’ Border
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2025
This is a very simplified political map of Japan showing various prefectures in the northern end of Honshu, the largest of Japan's fou...
The Ramgarh Crater And The Temple Within It
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 8, 2025
In the district of Baran in the Indian state of Rajasthan, about 200 km south of capital city Jaipur, lies a prominent impact crater. The cr...
Yoshie Shiratori’s Remarkable Prison Escapes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2025
At the foot of Mount Tento in Hokkaido stands the Abashiri Prison Museum, a place where Japan’s harsh penal past is preserved in timber and ...
The Heaven-Shaking Thunder Bomb
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2025
Gunpowder was invented in China during the Tang dynasty in the early 9th century. Chinese alchemists were said to be experimenting with salt...
The Church of Sainte-Mère-Église
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2025
The town of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, northwestern France, was the first in Europe to be liberated by the Allies from German occupatio...
The 100 Soundscapes of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 22, 2025
Most travellers to Japan come prepared to see. They expect to be dazzled by cherry blossoms, the neon swirl of Tokyo’s Shinjuku, or the tran...
The Nördlinger Ries Impact Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2025
The town of Nordlingen in the Donau-Ries district of western Bavaria, Germany, is unlike any other town in the district. In fact, it's u...
Edith Allonby: The Writer Who Courted Death For Her Novel
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 16, 2025
Getting published has never been easy. Even the most celebrated authors once faced rejection after rejection. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter w...
The Great Tea Race of 1866
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2025
On a grey morning in late May 1866, the waterfront of Fuzhou buzzed with anticipation. Along the Min River, some of the fastest ships ever b...
John Taylor: The Oculist Who Blinded Bach
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 9, 2025
Legendary German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach suffered from weak eyesight for much of his life. His handwriting—beautiful in ...
Flak-Bait: The Most Resilient Aircraft of World War 2
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2025
The Martin B-26 Marauder was one of the most successful bombers operated by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. It was also one of...
The Vanishing of SS Vaitarna: The “Titanic of Gujarat”
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 1, 2025
On the morning of November 8, 1888, the passenger steamer SS Vaitarna departed from Mandvi—a busy port in Kutch, in the Indian state of Guj...
Macquarie Island’s Ecological Upheaval
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2025
Macquarie Island, a windswept outpost in the south-western Pacific Ocean between Tasmania and Antarctica, is a place of staggering natural w...
Why People Keep Throwing Sticks at The Stikhokken
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2025
In the woods near the city of Nykøbing Falster in southern Denmark lies a big pile of broken branches. At first glance, it looks like nothin...
Cape Grim Air Archive
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2025
On the windswept tip of north-western Tasmania, at a place long known to the Palawa people as Kennaook, sits one of the world’s most importa...
N1: The Rocket That Failed To Put Soviets On The Moon
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 20, 2025
On May 25, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy stood before a special joint session of Congress and announced the ambitious goal to land an...
The Stegosaurus of Ta Prohm
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2025
Hidden among the sprawling roots and ruins of Ta Prohm , one of Angkor’s most atmospheric temples, lies a carving that has sparked fascinati...
Nowe Ateny: Poland’s Eccentric First Encyclopedia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 14, 2025
In 1745, a Polish parish priest named Benedykt Joachim Chmielowski published Nowe Ateny (New Athens), the first encyclopedia ever written...
The Invincible Bramah Lock
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2025
It is 1790, and you find yourself at 124 Piccadilly, London. As you stroll past the rows of shops, one window in particular catches your eye...
