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January 1, 2017
Sarika Sarkar Das
Travel & Food

Shantiniketan: The Land of Red Earth and the Legacy of Tagore

The lal matir desh (red earth countryside), Shantiniketan, is closely related with Tagore. The mud houses are so nicely decorated. In the digital age, they still make these houses with mud...

December 22, 2016
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Health

Alzheimer’s: What Causes the Irreversible, Progressive Brain Disorder?

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s, symptoms first appear...

December 13, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy

Of the Human Rights Day, Dalia Lama and the Tibetan People

The Human Rights Day, celebrated world over, on December 10, is the day when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. This year marked the 27th year of the Nobel Peace Prize...

December 11, 2016
Different Truths
Book Club

31 Miles Explores the Changing Dynamics of Relationships by Sociologist Vinita Bakshi

Here’s an excerpt from Vinita’s debut fiction, 31 Miles. Published by Rupa (Nov 2016), it has caught the attention of the bibliophiles and reviewers alike. The Huffington Post recently carried a...

December 4, 2016
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

Swigging Champagne and Spouting Socialism

We are in an age of double talk and double think. A Socialist advocates a more equitable distribution of everything including wealth. But if that individual were to be born...

November 29, 2016
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: From Rounds to Squares, a Mann-Date! – VIII

After the solid cloth round canopies had been modified with low porosity, turn and drive slots, an apex with additional steering lines for better stability and forward drive in the...

November 23, 2016
Lily Swarn
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Expansive Salt Desert of Bhuj: A Blend of the Ancient and the Contemporary

Bhuj has a 4000-year- old history. It dates back to the Harappan culture. Khadir shows prehistoric archaeological finds of the Indus Valley Civilisation. It could be the most ancient civilisation of...

November 21, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Book Club

Author Rachna Singh says Writing Romantic Comedy Helped her Fight Cancer

Bangalore-based humour writer, Rachna Singh, had an interactive session with students of SHIATS, this afternoon (Nov 21). An Allahabad girl, she was an illustrious student, having topped in the city in...

November 21, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Life is no Magic Carpet for Salman in a Faraway Land!

Twenty-eight-year-old Salman is from Bhadohi, in East Uttar Pradesh. He was just 8-year-old, when he came to Chennai with his father. He and his six brothers are all in...

November 10, 2016
Kavita Panyam
Crime, Human Rights, Relationship & Lifestyle

Startling Facts about Child Abuse Outside of Home Uncovered-II

Children are not safe at homes. They are not safe outside homes, in hostels, schools, school buses, in music classes or coaching classes. To think that only girls are...

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