All stories by Kumar Abhishek
Nitish To Hold Sway Over BJP
Rediff.com5 Jun 2024With Nitish Kumar on its side, a BJP-led government may feel increased pressure to conduct a nationwide caste-based census.
The science of Game of Thrones
Rediff.com21 May 2019'When so many noted universities -- including the likes of Harvard and the University of California -- are spending their resources on studying the world of GoT, it is fun to assess whether this fictional universe conforms with the laws of our real universe,' says Kumar Abhishek.
Superheroes are like us and more
Rediff.com3 Apr 2019'When we walk around wearing Batman t-shirts, buy posters of Green Lantern and collect little vinyl figurines of Hulk, such actions remind us that these heroes deal with the realities running rampant in our own lives,' says Kumar Abhishek.
Did India discover flight before the Wrights?
Rediff.com9 Feb 2019'There is enough proof of science-driven research in the India of early centuries,' argues Kumar Abhishek.