Pramod Chaudhari narrates how his innovation in pollution treatment equipment led him to the challenges of climate change

Pramod Chaudhari is a man with a penchant for choosing the bigger challenge and the more difficult path. A tough childhood and ordinary schooling did not keep his brilliance from shining through. He was a rank-holder and scored well enough in the entrance...

Shamrao Chougule’s story is one of passion and a rare derring-do that saw him make India produce quality wine

For someone who was cutting grass and looking after cattle as a child to be able to produce India’s first champagne is an astounding feat. Shamrao Chougule not only did that but he also made India the first tropical country to produce quality wine. Chougule’s is a story of...

Economist Lord Meghnad Desai does some delightful plain-speaking about the Indian polity

Vadodara-born Lord Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai went straight to secondary school at the age of five, matriculated at 14, was an honours graduate by 18, had a master’s degree before 20 and was a PhD at 22. This was just the beginning of a lifetime of achievements including a rare peerage from the...