Holi Is A Child Protection Festival

When the revelry is over, do remember the colorful Holi is a child protection festival.

And so are, Janmashtami, Id-ul-Zuha, and Christmas. At the center of each on...

Musicians To Celebrate Music Of Tom Petty For Charity

Among the stars set to perform are Flea, Albert Hammond Jr., The Walking Papers, Brendan Benson, Nikki Lane, Dhani Harrison, Jason Lee, Butch Walker, Ruby Amanfu, Eric Puli...

Vaccinations for children a must, says Advertiser.com.au survey

The 81.9 per cent of people in favor of making lifesaving vaccinations mandatory for children was the highest response to any issue in the Future SA health survey which att...

Global warming will reduce crop production by 2% every decade

Global warming will reduce the world’s crop production by up to two percent every decade and wreak $1.45 trillion of economic damage by the end of this century, accor...

SAMVIDHAAN – The Making of the Constitution of India

As I watched the first episode of Shyam Benegal’s Samvidhaan – The Making of the Constitution of India, I was reminded that when we studied the Indian Constitut...

3 Screens and The Missing 4th “R”

Screens surround us, and our children.

First of all there is the big screen, with its larger than life images, with its tinsel moorings, colors and the celebrities ...

How climate change destroys human rights

Environmental destruction caused by people is poised to become the “most massive human rights violation ever”. In a 2012 interview, Oregon State University phil...

IGT: India Does Have Talent

In 2009, a 48-year-old matronly Susan Boyle floored   the judges, audience and TV viewers of Read More

Manisha Koirala Joins Hands With Sahachari Foundation for Cancer Awareness

Former Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who recently underwent a successful surgery for ovarian cancer, has joined hands with the Sahachari Foundation in an attempt to ra...