‘Sangam’ of technology and tradition at Kumbh
byAllahabad: It was a rare ‘sangam’ of technology and tradition on day one of Maha Kumbh 2013 Monday with Google map integration, GPS and ‘flying…
Opinion
Amid border tensions, Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do complex liver transplants…
Reach of Carnatic music beyond what we think: Bombay Jayashri (Interview)
byChennai (IANS) The Tamil lullaby “Kanney Kanmaniaye.. Aararo, Aararo” sung by her, perhaps has robbed Carnatic music vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath of her sleep, what…
Swami Vivekananda: His relevance in modern age
byWhat is the relevance today of a monk who was born 150 years ago, lived the life of a mendicant, and passed away at…
Will original work from India ever shine at the Oscars?
byNew Delhi (IANS) Oscar nominations for “Lincoln” and “Life Of Pi” have raised hopes of India again triumphing at the Academy Awards gala. Film historian…
Using theatre to sensitise people to the differently-abled
byKolkata (IANS) Offering a glimpse of what cerebral palsy patients go through via mime, hand model performance and dance theatre, British performer Andrew Dawson feels…
Women are equal, men need to manage the change
byManagement of change is always a challenging task and change is always resisted in any organisation or society. What the country has been witnessing…
Why criminal cases crawl through Indian courts
byNew Delhi (IANS) When Angammal was being sexually abused inside a police station for six days over a decade ago, her son was just a…
Royal kitchens revealing secret recipies
byNew Delhi (IANS) Erstwhile royal families have closely guarded culinary secrets of their kitchens like treasures down the ages. But the struggle to keep the…
Is terrorism really reviving in Punjab?
byChandigarh: Just a few months after he was hand-picked by Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to be the state’s director general of police…