By Bhaskar Sur* Swami Vivekananda now belongs more to the modern Hindu mythology than reality. It makes a daunting job to ...

In terms of cultural and tourism integration, “culture” constitutes the soul. Any successful tourism development must be grounded in a profound understanding and sincere respect for the cultural ...

Plato wasn't just criticizing Homer. He was competing with him, offering Greece a new mythology with new heroes.

Where are the writers who work on the dock? Where are stevedores, the longshoremen? The pipe fitters? The electricians?” ...

The inner and outer forecasts don’t always match up. This short poem by Louise Glück starts out cold and stays that way for most of its 11 lines. And then it bursts into flame. At first, the emotional ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping ...

Imagine you’re walking down a bright street in Rome when the sun flicks behind a classical statue with anti-polizia slogans graffitied blackly on its base: the chafe of ancient and contemporary may be ...

Our role as social workers can take us to some sad homes where children are living in quite unbelievable conditions. We as professionals urgently act in the best interests of the children, though as ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Nam Le was at primary school, his teacher read that rollicking narrative poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes to the class. To the ...

This weekend will see many tributes across the UK (Picture: In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images) Today, November 11, is Remembrance Day – a time to commemorate individuals in the armed forces who ...