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Koral Dasgupta's Power of a Common Man uses Shah Rukh Khan as a case study in branding and consumer behaviour — an academic, Westland-published look at

November 7, 2014 · 1 min read

It’s lunchtime at the home of the Consul General of India in New York, Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay.

November 4, 2014 · 4 min read

Therapist Dr. Kelly Flanagan's 2014 essay: marital communication is just reacting — the real troublemakers are nine overlooked patterns: ego, shame, loneliness.

October 19, 2014 · 2 min read

A 2014 Diwali dance party at Saffron Restaurant in Westmont, IL — a slice of Chicago-area desi community life, from the TI archives.

October 7, 2014 · 1 min read

Comedian Sahil Shah's reaction video to Hindi film songs captures something universal: the involuntary surrender to Bollywood's joy. From the TI archives.

October 2, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, Seattle passed an ordinance fining residents and businesses for sending food waste to landfills instead of composting. From the TI archives.

September 25, 2014 · 1 min read

Mukesh Ambani topped Forbes' India rich list for the eighth straight year in 2014 at $23.6B — the year all 100 on the list became billionaires.

September 25, 2014 · 1 min read

In September 2014, Walmart partnered with Green Dot to launch GoBank, a low-cost checking account aimed at the unbanked. From the TI archives.

September 24, 2014 · 1 min read

On September 23, 2014, 20-year-old Maksood entered the white tiger enclosure at Delhi Zoo and was killed by the tiger Vijay. From the TI archives.

September 23, 2014 · 1 min read

In August 2014, YouTuber Mark Rober showed how a phone thermal camera can read your ATM PIN from keypad heat — and the simple trick that defeats it.

September 17, 2014 · 1 min read

September 15, 2014: Arnold Schwarzenegger was chief guest at the audio launch of Shankar's 'I' in Chennai, sharing the dais with Rajinikanth.

September 15, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 Gallup study found that college graduates who had a mentor were twice as likely to be engaged at work and thriving in life — but only 22% ever had one.

September 11, 2014 · 1 min read

Most marriages don't fail in a single dramatic moment. They fail slowly — taken for granted, compared, cheated, or fought over money. What actually breaks them.

September 9, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, news anchor Dan Harris was telling TED audiences that meditation would be the next running. TI's Suchitra Sharma on why the skeptics were missing

September 6, 2014 · 1 min read

Spite houses — homes built to annoy a neighbor — are architecture's pettiest subgenre. From Boston's Skinny House to a spite tower on Plum Island, a tour of

September 5, 2014 · 1 min read

By 2014, some parents had learned to reach teenagers by meeting them on social media. Why it sometimes worked — and why the platform was never the point.

September 5, 2014 · 1 min read

A 2014 NIH-funded trial found low-carb dieters lost more weight and improved heart markers more than low-fat dieters — without counting calories.

September 4, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, Antalya opened a women-only beach. Supporters called it freedom and safety; critics called it a step backward. TI's 2014 report on the controversy.

September 2, 2014 · 1 min read

Obesity is linked to poorer memory and cognition in animal studies — and chronic inflammation may be the bridge. What the research says about fat, the

August 31, 2014 · 1 min read

In 2014, the Washington Post named Metea Valley (No. 21), Neuqua Valley (No. 36), and Waubonsie Valley (No. 58) among Illinois's most challenging high schools.

April 8, 2014 · 1 min read