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Gentle Giants of Gujarat

“My first memory of whale sharks is when I was 10 years old, traveling from Mombasa to Bombay via Porbandar on a ship,” recalls Mike Pandey, an Indian wildlife filmmaker who was born in Kenya. He had seen these majestic creatures—the world’s largest fish—swim alongside...

Deciphering History One Coin At a Time

"mere jeb me 5 futti cowdie be nahin hain aur mein 5 lakh ka sauda kar raha hun" Ever wondered about these "futti cowdie" dialogues in the Hindi movies? Apparently, cowrie shells were used as coins in eastern India not too long ago. Learned this...