World

Saving Afghan Treasures

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

In the midst of the Afghan war, Indians have been conserving pre-Islamic art, Buddhist monuments and Mughal gardens, even tracing links back to the Bronze Age.

Million Dollar Men

Hartosh Singh Bal

Earlier this year, an eccentric Russian mathematician turned down $1,000,000 for solving one of seven Millennium Prize Problems. Now, an Indian has laid claim to another.

In Black and White

Pallavi Polanki

Residents of Delhi beat up some Nigerian nationals recently, accusing them of ‘eating babies’. The harassment of Africans by Indians is all too common. When will the law catch up with Indian racists?

Where on Earth is Osama?

Ninad D. Sheth

The world’s Most Wanted Man was not only sighted last in Pakistan, according to the WikiLeaks diaries, that country’s role in the turbulent region has been getting more and more alarming.

Hollywood’s troubled child is now its bestselling actress who also manages the most glamorous family in the world. Open caught up with Angelina Jolie in Cancun, Mexico, and sought the woman behind the superstar.

India’s Next Gen Harvard Professor

Pallavi Polanki

Gita Gopinath is the first Indian woman to be granted permanent tenure as a professor at the university’s economics department. A true inspiration

Conflict Cuisine

Jatin Gandhi

A Pittsburgh restaurant that stretches the limits of American palatability. It serves food from a country at conflict with the US, peppered with a hearty sprinkling of discussion.