Worlds apart: How a writer from Lahore felt when he rode the London underground in 1900

Colonialism funded the empire’s metropolises and kept the subcontinent’s cities impoverished. These contrasts were not lost on Munshi Mahbub Alam.

Amanda Lanzillo

· Jul 02, 2023 · 11:30 am

When (and why) humans started getting high on drugs and alcohol

Archaeology suggests the use of intoxicants dates back millennia, to early agricultural societies.

Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2021 · 11:30 pm

These eight countries disappeared off the world map

Scroll Staff

· Jun 27, 2015 · 10:41 am

One thing that connects Nehru and Modi – both enjoyed watching lots of people do yoga

Scroll Staff

· Jun 21, 2015 · 11:12 am