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January 3, 2017
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: The Old Maketh way for the New- XII

The Adventure Foundation had no skydiving equipment like parachutes, riggers, trainers or a training infrastructure. The shrewd Thapar used his niche knowledge to influence the unscrupulous but powerful Dolly Yadav. The...

December 30, 2016
Nilakshi Roy
Fashion & Beauty, Potpourri

The Parsi Connection: The Déjà vu of Sari, Furniture and Food

This story is as much a sari story, as it is a story of furniture – a Parsi obsession and feature of their traditionally elegant homes. Nilakshi remembers Gustad Noble’s...

December 29, 2016
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Sankhya Yoga – VI

In the sixth part, Nilanjana tells us few wonderful stories about the three sons of Brahma, who were asked to populate the world by the Creator. Here Narayana says how...

December 21, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Arts, Food, People, Relationship & Lifestyle

Wabi-Sabi: A Café and Lifestyle Boutique in Kolkata Embraces Holistic Approach

The hub of joy and ecstasy witnessed the inauguration of a place for the teenage where they could spend some quality time and hangout whenever free. Wabi-Sabi, a café and...

December 14, 2016
Lily Swarn
Food

The Enchanting Story of Naan

The name, Naan, was first seen in the English language, in 1810, in William Tooke’s travelogue. Numerous languages in Central Asia and South Asia refer to it as a kind...

November 6, 2016
Amit Singh
Cover Story, Gender, Human Rights

A Multicultural Approach to Triple Talaq

The debate on triple talaq issue is directly related with the religious freedom the Constitution of India grants to everyone. However, in certain cases practicing absolute religious freedom could affect human...

September 22, 2016
Michelle Yost
Advocacy, People

The Harvest

The labour of love never goes waste. It is always blessed with fruition. Michelle, our columnist, and her partner, Md. Kaushik put their shoulders to the wheel. Against all odds,...

August 25, 2016
Michelle Yost
Advocacy

Child Labourers: Educating and Emancipating Through Community Participation

The miserable plight of the child labourers in Gazipur, Bangladesh, called for immediate action. Michelle and her partner launched the programme, ‘We Learn’, to rescue and rehabilitate street children. She reveals...

July 18, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Human Rights, Opinion

Baton Rouge Violence Escalates: How Many More Deaths will end the Savagery!

We have developed a fear culture. Here is a community that faces mass incarceration, violence and general mistrust for the police. And, on the other side, we have the men...

May 5, 2016
Shirin Shabana Khan
Subaltern & Dalits

Varanasi Musahars Break the Shackles of Slavery, Emancipate Community

Elimination of the culture of silence, fear and phobia of organised violence and torture are the predominant factors of resilience to inculcate social transformation. It contributes in poverty elimination. The stories...

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