By Devanik Saha Surujmuni Marandi, 24, decided to deliver her baby at the district hospital in Godda, Jharkhand. Like many, she was drawn to the idea of free medical assistance, medicines, nutrition and postnatal care…
By Saket Suman Book: The Clothing of Books; Author: Jhumpa Lahiri; Publisher: Penguin; Price: 199; Pages: 71 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest book, at first glance, is a sort of soothing balm that brings…
By Aditya Baruah Shikdamakha (Assam), Feb 14 (IANS) It’s a movement that began during Christmas in 2012 with a competition to select the “cleanest” family in this village. The festival-specific contest in the village, located…
By Sahana Ghosh Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) As distinctive as their full-throated voices, the Langhas, a Muslim community of folk musicians from Rajasthan, have evolved a rather unique way to preserve their identity…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Images of ill-maintained public libraries — laden with dust and poor-infrastructure, barely prompting a second visit — is undergoing a complete makeover thanks to the government’s ambitious…
By Azera Parveen Rahman Majuli (Assam), Feb 12 (IANS) It’s the world’s biggest river island and the first such in India to be declared a district. Now plans are afoot to declare it the country’s…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The last few years have seen a sudden rise of literary festivals across India as well as the rest of South Asia but apart from a handful…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) An array of delicacies has been spread out along with a huge collection of handicraft items from sarees, shawls to paintings and home decor accessories at the second edition of…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A royal rendezvous with hand-picked Vintage and Classic cars and motorcycles is all set to take us down the memory lane as the the seventh edition of the 21 Gun…
By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) If the thought of staying fit makes you lose sleep, especially over the hours in a gym or the food you will miss, you could not be…
By Nury Vittachi My son’s high school economics textbook had an interesting homework question: “Why can’t you just print as much money as you like?” Easy. “Because we have a crappy home printer and everything…
By Nirmal Anshu Ranjan Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 9 (IANS) At a time when there is talk of introducing prohibition across the country, a top Indian wine-maker says the concept has never worked and never will….
By Somrita Ghosh Gurugram, Feb 7 (IANS) Ever wondered how a dish named drunken fish or wine-glazed mushroom would taste? Head for the ongoing Grills on Fire — a fiery feast at The Ancient Barbeque…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Of Bengals 60.3 million population at the time, estimates are that between 1.5 and 4 million people died of starvation, malnutrition and disease during the famine of…
By Nury Vittachi “Thank you for writing hysterical angry abuse under my Facebook post! It persuaded me to bring my political views in line with yours!” I find myself writing that line increasingly often, and…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The ninth edition of the India Art Fair that began here on Thursday exhibits a rare mix of colours, grandeur and, with its continued focus in nurturing global interest in…
By Vishal Gulati Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 1 (IANS) More than 125,000 birds of 93 species have been spotted in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam wetlands. Among them, greater flamingoes, a common migratory species in…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) One of the most tantalising of all cooking methods, smoking hot barbeque dishes have been an everlasting temptation for connoisseurs and an ongoing food festival that celebrates this spirit brings…
By Nury Vittachi Dear Internet Answers, I just got invited to a beach party. What’s the maximum possible weight loss in a 25-minute train journey? Yeah, I’m starting late, but what can you do? While…
By Garima Tyagi Potka, Jan 26 (IANS) Ganga Das, 19 and pregnant for the first time, was determined enough to get her immunisation done at a Public Heath Centre (PHC) at Juri village of this…