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The Age of Genius

AC Grayling

The tumult of the 17th century led to a breakdown of systems but also to greater freedom and even greater innovation

Robert Edwards’ Nobel Prize speaks not only of his genius, but also of how well test tube babies have been received worldwide. It has taken time, and when faced with early opposition to his work, it helped that he never lost his sense of humour.

For He’s a Jolly Bad Fellow

Sandipan Deb

How come some of the world’s brightest minds are such no-gooders otherwise?

Moral of the Federer Story

Akshay Sawai

The misfortune of those who do not follow the tennis of our times is that they are missing a unique form of literature, a one-man art, and a genius as rare as an asteroid strike

Days of Rahmania

Kamini Mathai

Making music with AR Rahman is known to have driven many filmmakers up the wall. For, he hates deadlines as much as he craves musical perfection. An extract