Category: Features

Selected offerings to celebrate all things Bengali

By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Of all the states in India, West Bengal stands apart as a…

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Does anyone care? A plethora of diseases near ‘Mount Everest’ of garbage

By Sandeep Manohar New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A stray dog ilies dead, its eyeballs popping out. Buzzing flies enter…

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Cabbie who could not save sister builds hospital to treat the poor

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) With no cutting-edge medical equipment, air-conditioning or critical care unit in place,…

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Danseuse Rekha Mehra spreads societal awareness through Kathak

By Mamta Aggarwal New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) She's a trained Kathak dancer who has performed around the world, runs…

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How to cheat your step-counter in creative way and stay healthy

By Nury Vittachi Many folk stupidly spend their lives trying to impress other people, when what they should really be…

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This CA doesn’t cook books, but tasty Tamil dishes

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Forty-four-year-old Sridevi Balasubramanian -- popularly known as Shri Bala in the hospitality circuit…

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The future of liberal arts in the digital world

By Saket Suman Book: The Fuzzy and the Techie; Author: Scott Hartley; Publisher: Penguin; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 301 There…

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As state steps back, culture gets private sector leg up

By Ashok Vajpeyi More than 25 years ago, the Indian government decided to put together a National Policy of Culture…

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Pioneering exhibition on Indian civilisation on display at National Museum

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A wide swath of the millennia-old Indian civilization came alive through a cluster of artefacts…

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How art found me and the upsurge in opportunities

By Anubhav Nath Since childhood, I have had a keen interest in the arts -- coming from a family with…

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Wearing salwar-suits, Indian mother takes to international WWE ring

By Jaideep Sarin Jalandhar (Punjab), May 6 (IANS) WWE fights may be flashy, hard and violent at times but the…

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Creating international platforms for Indian arts

By Sanjoy K Roy In 1999, as part of a British Council showcase programme, I travelled to the Edinburgh Festival…

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Under The Banyan Tree On A Full Moon Night, in the rain

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) A new monthly series of concerts has opened here aiming to seamlessly blend music and…

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Why is modern life so incredibly annoying?

By Nury Vittachi A man raised by wolves in a forest says he misses his old life. Living as a…

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A culture revolution is sweeping through urban India

By Saket Suman New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) There has been, in recent times, a great churning in what can…

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For the corpse burners of Varanasi, untouchability is still a reality

By Somrita Ghosh Varanasi, May 2 (IANS) It was past 10 in the night. Four pyres were aflame at Manikarnika…

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How renewables are powering, empowering Germany’s rural economy

By Vishal Gulati Mainz, April 30 (IANS) Tobias Huster is a young grape cultivator and winemaker in Ingelheim in the…

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Exciting, varied fare in store for foodies in 2018

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) From a surge in community dining experiences to increasing use of seasonal…

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Daring to dream: How football changed the life of a poor Dalit girl

By Mudita Girotra Alakhpura (Haryana), April 29 (IANS) About four years ago, 15-year-old Anyabai won Rs 54,000 when she led…

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Sunday brunch goes artistic and memorable at Paprika

By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, April 27 (IANS) Black buns, bamboo biryani, chocolate bombs and the novelty of popping in a…

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