Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network: A new beginning
byManipur: A hand-woven scarf, or Leiroom, as they call it in Manipur, a cane jewellery box, a painting on Manipuri dance — the Lei…
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Nigel Akkara: A criminal turned actor
byKolkata: He was a hardened criminal who had resisted all attempts at rehabilitation – till a renowned dancer visited the Presidency Jail here and…
Woman with five kids has 50 fake babies
byLondon: A 39-year-old mother of five, told she could not have more kids for health reasons, has filled her home with 50 lifelike baby…
Dipendra Manocha: Helping the blind read and write
byNew Delhi: Over two decades back, visually impaired student Dipendra Manocha stood outside Delhi University’s Hindu College waiting to get an application written. After the…
Sikkim Aims to Become ‘Fully Organic’ by 2015
byGangtok: Sikkim, which started eco-friendly farming from a small area of land about a decade ago, is set to become a fully organic state by…
Palanquin bearers to ferry patients in Himachal
byShimla: Once the mode of transport for royalty and women in purdah nearly a century ago, the palanquin will be resurrected to ferry patients from…
Tibetan Monk-Musician Makes Music Across Cultures
byNew Delhi: Nawang Khechog, a nomadic tribal of Tibetan origin, has clung to his wooden flute for the last five decades since his family fled…
Saab de Kutte
byThey came in three editions at three different periods in our lives. The first two when we had no children. The present pup, Hachiko,…
The Simians of Shimla
byNobody can miss them. They are all over the place, an integral part of the urban eco-system. Little infants clinging to their mothers’ underbelly,…
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byThe superb co-ordination, accurate passing and high speed scoring deservedly brought glory to Spain in Euro2012.Spanish fans were treated to such a memorable victory…