Thenarrative

Explained: As Duolingo files to go public in the US, a look at the company’s trajectory over the years

Duolingo is the most downloaded education app in the history of the App Store and in 2019 became the top-grossing education app worldwide.

Bachi Karkaria's Tales from TJ Road: Five lessons on the good, bad and ugly of gentrification in a Mumbai locality

Tracing the story of Mumbai's metromorphosis, as reflected in the locality of TJ Road.

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'Death had taken hold everywhere I looked and leaned'

This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.

How Benjamin Franklin championed science to a Colonial America divided over smallpox inoculation

When it comes to a deadly virus and a divided response to a preventive treatment, Franklin was clear what he would do.

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'I realised that documenting the truth, deaths in hospitals was my duty'

This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.

Hopeful, resilient, nervous: Youth of the pandemic share their thoughts after having faced a year of global crisis

They are among a group of young people who first spoke with The Associated Press last year, just as the pandemic started to grip the world. The AP recently checked in with them again to see how they’re doing – and how the global crisis has moulded them

Two men, one ambulance, and their battle against Delhi's devastating second COVID-19 wave

Aadil and Azeem started free ambulance services in Delhi during the last week of April 2021. Their services are primarily targeted at patients from underprivileged backgrounds.

Explained: 'Coronasomnia', the sleep disorder that spiked during the pandemic, and how to cope with it

As per research studies, the prevalence of insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic was found to be higher in healthcare workers, females and urban citizens.

Bachi Karkaria's Tales from TJ Road: A third generation jeweller's glittering story of upward mobility, gentrification

Through this fortnightly column, Tales From TJ Road, Bachi Karkaria tells the story of Mumbai's metromorphosis

Explainer: As employees, organisations pivot to hybrid work for post-pandemic future, what the model entails for workplaces

With the ushering of hybrid workspaces, both companies and their employees are gearing up for a change — an unprecedented step towards businesses that are largely digital, remote support and delivery models, real-time results with minimal delay and also an improved workplace diversity.