Ravi's Open Diary

Mariinsky ballet from St Petersburg was, until the collapse of the USSR, known as the Kirov Ballet from Leningrad . In 1987, the ballet...

Amongst other things, coronavirus has shaken the global diamond industry. Mines from Africa to Canada were shut for months. Diamond sho...

Did you visit Dubai recently? Unlikely. Those who did were taken to a private room at the Dubai airport. A border official took a sa...

Last weekend, my family visited a shopping mall after five months. I didn’t know riding in an elevator could be a novel experience. The ...

Yesterday, I talked about the 2020 US presidential election. Something extraordinary happened 100 years ago, before the 1920 election. ...

Donald Trump has displayed admirable skill in using the U.S. Postal Service as a weapon to remain in office even after he is kicked out ...

In these coronavirus times, despite economies crashing, companies going bust, one business is booming extraordinarily – Cosmetic Surgery...

On 11 August, Russia launched Sputnik V , the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine. Vladimir Putin declared the vaccine, developed by Moscow’...

Champagne, an extravagant drink of pre-revolutionary France, and a premium luxury brand in the modern world is capable of satisfying all...

Florence, one of the world’s most charming cities, has successfully revived for the pandemic something created four centuries ago. N...