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8 TRAVEL DOCUMENTARIES ON INDIA THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU TO PACK YOUR BAGS NOW

The shining sun, the cooling breeze; the sounds of nature, the joyous rain; the deep sea, the vast mountain; the towering trees, the mind-boggling streets; the foreign tongue,...

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Gender

MEET INDIA’S ONLY WOMAN TUNNEL ENGINEER. SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN BENGALURU’S METRO PROJECT

Annie Sinha Roy, a 35-year-old resident of Bengaluru, is India’s first and only tunnel engineer.AND SHE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 4.8 KM EAST-WEST UNDE...

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Health

FOUR IMMUNIZATION INNOVATIONS THAT ARE SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

One of the things I like most about spring is that my 52-week-a-year job gets extra attention for one full week: World Immunization Week.Each year, the World Health Organizati...

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Human Rights

THE YOUNG WOMAN WHO CREATED A NEW WAY TO BUST SEX TRAFFICKING RINGS

When she was still an undergrad, Emily Kennedy created Traffic Jam, a program that helps authorities track prostitution rings by using publicly available data.Last year Emily ...

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Sustainable Development

THIS INNOVATIVE WEST AFRICAN LAB IS TURNING E-WASTE INTO 3D PRINTERS AND ROBOTS

GROWING UP IN THE REMOTE, ARID TERRAINS OF DAPAONG IN NORTHERN TOGO, LALLE NADJAGOU WAS ALWAYS FASCINATED BY TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN.“In my childhood I used to try and mak...

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Environment

IN PHOTOS: THE LARGEST BURNING OF IVORY IN HISTORY

Kenya torched 105 tons of ivory worth an estimated $105 million over the weekend in a bid to highlight the impact of poaching. Eleven piles of ivory, representing the tusks of...

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Festivals

DORTMUND | COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS

Ecuadorian coming-of-age film "Alba" by Ana Cristina Barragán won the International Debut Feature Film Competition for Women Directors at this year's Dortmund|Cologne I...

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Alternative Entertainment

One Woman's Holocaust Secrets Make For A Powerful Film

HOW GENEALOGICAL DETECTIVE WORK MENDS A SHATTERED FAMILYONE OF THE WORST PARTS OF THE HORROR THAT WAS THE HOLOCAUST IS THAT ITS ECHOES NEVER CEASE TO REVERBERATE. YOU CAN BLOW...

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Bollywood

Subhash Ghai makes time for a social cause

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who is known for his classic cult movies from the 90's and popularly known as the showman of Bollywood, recently took time out from his busy schedule f...

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Hollywood

SOLIDARITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR REFUGEE WHO SET HERSELF ON FIRE

Australian Twitter users have been sharing photos of what they were doing at 19, in solidarity with an asylum seeker who set fire to herself on Monday, apparently in protest a...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024