Kaleidoscope - Rebellious Women

At a time in the past, when women were denied education or any kind of independent existence, the only ones to have some limited freedom were female performers - ...

Paul: Child, Forced Marriage A Human Rights Violation

Uttarakhand Governor Dr KK Paul has said child, early and forced marriage threatened the lives and future of girls and women around the world. It is a violation of their hu...

English Village Set An Example By Quietly Cleaning Up Its Own Patch

Climate change is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century. But a small village of England, Ashton Hayes teaches the lesson to the rest of country by becoming Bri...

WHO Develops Electronic Solution To Child, Maternal Deaths

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed an electronic solution using hospital-based study on 10,000 pregnant women in Nigeria and Uganda to reduce the high labour...

Kaleidoscope - Two To Tango

A new play Mr & Mrs Murarilal has a middle-age man and woman - played by SatishKaushik and Meghna Malik - have a romantic rendezvous in a park.

They have a defi...

Emma Watson: Speaking Out About Feminism Opened A 'Pandora's Box' Of Threats And Criticism, Actress Reveals

The last two years have been a baptism of fire to say the least, I learned just how little I know and also how much. It was my scary first step as an activist, a word I nev...

‘In My Saddest Moments, I Am With Suhana,’ Says SRK On #Fame

Mumbai, 8th July: Bollywood buffs across the country were in for a special treat this year as the Baadshah, Shah Rukh Khan, went live on #fame to wish...

'Deprivation Of Water Is Violation Of Human Rights'

Will deprivation of water, both for drinking and irrigations, amount to violation of human rights? This question has been raised by the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commis...

Kaleidoscope - Precious Friendships

Two books about enduring friendships, both beautiful and heartwarming are very different—one about two female friends and the other about four male friends.  The...