You have seen the cartoons. A gaunt man in a white robe with a long white beard carries a sign that reads, “repent.” A smarty-pants caption accompanies the cartoon. For most people, repentance means ...

Because a prude is prudent when it comes to sexual matters, you might take it for granted that “prude” and “prudent” have the same origins. But making that assumption “wouldn’t be prudent,” as the ...

With excavations such as the one at Keeladi revealing an urban civilisation in Tamil Nadu dating back more than 2,000 years, debates around looking at Indian history from a South India perspective ...