Category: Features

More women delivering in hospitals, but many still dying in childbirth

By Devanik Saha Surujmuni Marandi, 24, decided to deliver her baby at the district hospital in Godda, Jharkhand. Like many,…

9 years ago

Jhumpa Lahiri’s reflections on book covers leave many questions unanswered

By Saket Suman Book: The Clothing of Books; Author: Jhumpa Lahiri; Publisher: Penguin; Price: 199; Pages: 71 Pulitzer Prize-winning author…

9 years ago

Assam hamlet aspires to be India’s cleanest

By Aditya Baruah Shikdamakha (Assam), Feb 14 (IANS) It's a movement that began during Christmas in 2012 with a competition…

9 years ago

Music in blood: Rajasthan’s Langhas don’t marry into other communities

By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) As distinctive as their full-throated voices, the Langhas, a Muslim community…

9 years ago

‘India’s public libraries undergoing revolutionary change’

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Images of ill-maintained public libraries -- laden with dust and poor-infrastructure, barely…

9 years ago

Majuli aims to be India’s first carbon-neutral district

By Azera Parveen Rahman Majuli (Assam), Feb 12 (IANS) It's the world's biggest river island and the first such in…

9 years ago

Too many lit fests but few takers

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The last few years have seen a sudden rise of literary festivals…

9 years ago

It’s all about crafts, cuisine at Hunar Haat

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) An array of delicacies has been spread out along with a huge collection of handicraft…

9 years ago

Vintage car rally season kicks off February 17

New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A royal rendezvous with hand-picked Vintage and Classic cars and motorcycles is all set to…

9 years ago

Fitness should be fun, not difficult: Cult crossFit trainer

By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) If the thought of staying fit makes you lose sleep, especially over…

9 years ago

Some folk are legally printing fake money, but don’t try it at home

By Nury Vittachi My son's high school economics textbook had an interesting homework question: "Why can't you just print as…

9 years ago

Prohibition impractical, won’t work: Sula Vineyards CEO

By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 9 (IANS) At a time when there is talk of introducing prohibition across…

9 years ago

Indulge in heavenly exploration of kebabs at The Ancient Barbeque

By Somrita Ghosh Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) Ever wondered how a dish named drunken fish or wine-glazed mushroom would taste?…

9 years ago

Art as rebellion: A pictorial journey into the Bengal famine

By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Of Bengals 60.3 million population at the time, estimates are that between…

9 years ago

The Internet is full of idiots, which is why I love it so much

By Nury Vittachi "Thank you for writing hysterical angry abuse under my Facebook post! It persuaded me to bring my…

9 years ago

Curtain rises on India Art Fair, major focus on South Asia

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The ninth edition of the India Art Fair that began here on Thursday exhibits a…

9 years ago

In a first, greater flamingoes spotted in Himachal’s Pong wetlands

By Vishal Gulati Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) More than 125,000 birds of 93 species have been spotted…

9 years ago

Savouring the global flavours of barbeques

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) One of the most tantalising of all cooking methods, smoking hot barbeque dishes have been…

9 years ago

A time-travel train that Einstein would have loved

By Nury Vittachi Dear Internet Answers, I just got invited to a beach party. What's the maximum possible weight loss…

9 years ago

Spreading immunisation awareness in rural India

By Garima Tyagi Potka, Jan 26 (IANS) Ganga Das, 19 and pregnant for the first time, was determined enough to…

9 years ago



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