What made Freddie Mercury’s voice so magical? His teeth

The singer believed his buck teeth gave his voice the special resonance. Scientists now think there was another reason.

Anvar Alikhan

· Sep 05, 2017 · 11:30 am

The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion

Exactly 80 years after the famous aviator vanished, new evidence emerges about her possible fate.

Anvar Alikhan

· Jul 08, 2017 · 11:30 am

A history lesson for the Tatas (and Indigo) as they consider buying out Air India

A look at the airline’s roller-coaster fortunes over the years.

Anvar Alikhan

· Jul 03, 2017 · 11:30 am

How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret)

Mr Bean now plays the philosophical, world-weary detective created by Georges Simenon.

Anvar Alikhan

· Jun 30, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Was Roger Moore the best James Bond ever? Or the worst?

The history of the 007 franchise would have been vastly different if Timothy Dalton or Oliver Reed had been picked over Roger Moore.

Anvar Alikhan

· May 28, 2017 · 03:00 pm

The little-known history of how Zoroastrian merchants helped create the old Silk Route

The Zoroastrian-Chinese connection is at least 1,200 years older than we think. Probably even more.

Anvar Alikhan

· May 18, 2017 · 11:30 am

Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?

Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.

Anvar Alikhan

· May 13, 2017 · 10:00 am

This book gives an exciting new life to the murder case that rocked Mumbai 60 years ago

Perhaps none of three main players – Nanavati, Sylvia, and Ahuja – were who they were made out to be.

Anvar Alikhan

· May 10, 2017 · 08:30 am

The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as ‘Gregory Peck of India’

The American star’s name was hyphenated with Dev Anand’s. But how did that happen?

Anvar Alikhan

· Apr 06, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Bollywood and bhajans in the West Indies: A website broadcasts the radio stations of the world

Radio Garden puts more than 8,000 radio channels at your fingertips.

Anvar Alikhan

· Apr 04, 2017 · 03:30 pm

The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons

Who is the Maharawal of Chota Udaipur? And what’s the story behind his one Tata Sons share?

Anvar Alikhan

· Mar 28, 2017 · 11:30 am

Why are all the global CEOs turning to this book for answers?

Five senses aren’t enough. Not even a sixth one.

Anvar Alikhan

· Feb 01, 2017 · 08:30 am