Category: Features

Border museum provides a rare insight into pre-Partition media

By Jaideep Sarin Attari (Punjab), Jan 6 (IANS) The important role played by the vernacular media in the country's freedom…

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How an all-women driving school is giving wings to women

By Brij Khandelwal Mathura/Agra, Dec 30 (IANS) On any busy traffic crossing in the historic Mughal city of Agra, one…

7 years ago

Sakura re-emerges in a heightened pan-Asian avatar

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Some years ago, at a South Delhi eatery that grandly announced it…

7 years ago

Televising theatre may be the next big step in entertainment

By Nivedita New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Theatre has been so much a part of Indian culture that it's where…

7 years ago

Made In India: A regal feast with Delhi 6 ‘tadka’

By Parul Soni Noida, Dec 25 (IANS) Have you been yearning to visit Purani Dilli to gorge on authentic kebabs,…

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Breaking the glass ceiling in a male world: How an all-women construction group built a Kerala house

By Sanu George Thodupuzha (Kerala), Dec 16 (IANS) In a small, tucked-away village in Kerala stands a 475-square feet house…

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‘Bigger and better’, Serendipity Arts Festival opens Saturday

Panaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Turning the spotlight on Indias rich tradition of music, dance, theatre, culinary arts, crafts, and visual…

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Into the heart of the art of a book cover

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) A gathering of book lovers here celebrated the art of book cover designing and recognised…

7 years ago

Returning the favour: A unique educational experiment in Madhya Pradesh’s tiger country

By Kushagra Dixit Mukki (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 9 (IANS) Six-year-old Vinannya Uikey wakes up excited every morning to go to…

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Kunming: The city of eternal spring

By Aroonim Bhuyan Kunming (China), Dec 7 (IANS) Covered with blossoming flowers and lush vegetation and blessed with a salubrious…

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Sundarbans women lead the way in making dairy farms organic

By Sahana Ghosh Chowrangi (West Bengal), Dec 7 (IANS/Mongabay) Over 30 women have gathered to deliver milk at a one-room…

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Of a kingmaker, farmland fiction and start-ups

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Read a biography charting Mamata Banerjee's rise from a student leader to the first woman…

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Content-starved digital platforms help revive interest in Braj sangeet

By Brij Khandelwal Mathura/Vrindavan, Dec 5 (IANS) Thanks to new digital platforms and the rising popularity of YouTube channels, Braj…

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How their jewellery-making skill is empowering women of the forest

By Kushagra Dixit Bandha Tola (Kanha Tiger Reserve), Dec 2 (IANS) Dependent on the forest for their day-to-day needs, women…

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Pregnancy is safe for breast cancer survivors: Experts

By Rachel V. Thomas New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Breast cancer, the most prevalent cancer among Indian women, cannot deter…

7 years ago

Five books to look forward to in December 2018

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) It's the last month of 2018, a year that saw the release…

7 years ago

Cancer survivor is 1st Peruvian woman motorcyclist to compete in Dakar Rally

Lima, Nov 27 (IANS) Gianna Velarde is set to become the first Peruvian woman to compete in the Dakar Rally…

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A philanthropist’s mission: Giving dignity to the homeless and abandoned

By Mudita Girotra Gurugram, Nov 25 (IANS) When his single mother could not take care of the mentally-challenged boy Rinku,…

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A family affair: Winter falls on a Himalayan village

By Saket Suman Shanag (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) A tiny coronation bridge over the swift Beas river connects the…

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Of little things, accidental parenthood, graphic narratives and some poems

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Read through the delightful tale of a young couple who learn how to find meaning…

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