After driving across India, Khasi woman eyes Mongol Rally
By Raymond Kharmujai,Shillong : Driving a seven hp two-stroke engine for 4,110 km in 20 days is not an easy task, but Miatmon Sooting, a single mother to a seven-year-old, should be proud enough that...
View ArticlePersecuted in Iran, Baha'is worse off in Iraq
By Anando Bhakto,New Delhi : While the rising tide of arrests of Baha'is in Iran and destruction of their cemetery in Shiraz continues to grab headlines, the community - best known in India for their...
View ArticlePenile implant surgery, a new solution for impotency
By Rupesh Dutta,New Delhi : Life would have been a smooth journey for 52-year-old Zia-us-Salaam (name changed), had frustration not seeped into his life. Victim of erectile dysfunction (impotence), Haq...
View ArticleMountains of many hues on Ladakh's canvas
By Shilpa Raina,Kanji (Jammu and Kashmir) : A living testimony of how powers of nature collaborate in beautifying a destination is the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It won't be wrong to suggest...
View ArticleNature's way of telling Kashmiris not to mess with her
By Sheikh Qayoom,Srinagar : How quickly will Kashmir recover from the shock and trauma this land of meadows, lakes and rivers underwent during the recent floods? Financially, within a few months or...
View ArticleGrassroots women contribute to build a better society
By Shradha Chettri,New Delhi : Last year's Uttarakhand tragedy changed Hiresha Verma's life forever. After witnessing the plight of several women who had become widows in several villages of the state,...
View ArticleDalai Lama: At 79, living with values and hope
By Vishal Gulati,Dharamsala : Revered by the Tibetans as a 'living god' and idolised in both the Orient and the West, the Dalai Lama, known for his simplicity and typical jovial style, transcends all...
View ArticleHelping bridge India's education gap
By Arun Kumar,Washington : A staggering 100 million children making up about half of India's school-going children cannot read a grade-appropriate text or solve a grade appropriate math question.Trying...
View ArticleA vanishing tribe on the fringes of Karnataka forests
By Fakir Balaji,Bangalore : Living far from the madding crowd and on the fringes of the deep forests in the bio-diverse Western Ghats off coastal Karnataka are the Halakki Vokkaligaru, a vanishing...
View ArticleThis homeopath has a penchant for long-distance driving
By Quaid Najmi,Jalgaon (Maharashtra) : He's a renowned homeopathic doctor with a penchant for long-distance driving and has logged over half a million kilometres on Indian roads in the 30 years he has...
View ArticleFrom Bhutan to Brazil, they come to learn English in India
By Mohammed Shafeeq,Hyderabad : From Indian bureaucrats to executives from as many as 87 countries around the world, when it comes to gaining proficiency in English, it is not England they go to but...
View ArticleKashmir's meagre saffron production spikes prices
By Vishal Gulati,Srinagar : More than 70 percent of Kashmir's saffron cash crop, one of the costliest spices of the world, has lost its purple bloom this season due to the hostile weather. Its prices...
View ArticleA prayerful annual pilgrimage to an ancient city
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar,Old Goa : Aaron D'Souza has just walked along old mountain paths across the Western Ghats from Azra in southwest Maharashtra to Goa to get a glimpse of a traveller from a...
View ArticleBetter environment, quality teaching lures Indian students to foreign varsities
By Shweta Sharma,New Delhi : Unable to find a course of his choice at Delhi University, Ankit Khullar, 27, decided to pursue his graduation from the US. Armed with a degree in finance, he returned to...
View ArticlePoor, 'unrecognised' blind cricketers do India proud
By Abhishek Purohit,New Delhi : They are blind, hail from financially weak backgrounds, lack training facilities and are not recognised by the Indian cricket board, but have more than made up for this...
View ArticleUrban Indian travellers venture forth on rural trails
By Shweta Sharma,New Delhi : From visits to centuries-old villages to experiencing forest trails to participating in village festivals and carrying out traditional day-to-day agricultural activities,...
View ArticleToddlers may soon get their own computer books!
By Jaideep Sarin,Chandigarh : Before they start getting to know their alphabets, tiny tots nowadays start fiddling with computers and other gizmos of their family members. Kindergarten or pre-school...
View ArticleDigital era spelling doom for Hindi pulp-fiction books
By Shilpa Raina and Shweta Sharma,New Delhi : Rajan Iqbal, a bookseller at the New Delhi Railway Station, vividly remembers "those days" when Hindi pulp fiction books were his stall's bestsellers....
View ArticleWhen children got back their cricket ground in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom,Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) : It is difficult to believe such an audience would ever be granted. It is even more difficult to believe it would provoke prompt administrative...
View ArticleUnconventional courses render students jobless
By Akanksha Sharma,Chandigarh : Kiran Chaudhary, 24, had glittery dreams when she decided to pursue a career in life sciences in 2009. The decision, made after much introspection, took her to the...
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