Forget development goals. Focus on community empowerment

Five things we must do if we are serious about sustainable development

Instead of sustainable development goals that seek community participation, climate adaptatio...

India defeats polio, global eradication efforts advance

NEW DELHI: India marked three years since its last reported polio case Monday, meaning it will soon be certified as having defeated the ancient scourge in a huge advance fo...

All About Body, Soul & Rhythm

Percussion is one of the finest musical art in any ethnic group whatsoever. Indian music has a fine tradition of the tabla beats, mastered and challenging to emulate, but m...

Climate change could be worse than anyone thought

Expressed in the language of science, the paper does not generate a feeling of great alarm: “Equilibrium climate sensitivity refers to the ultimate change in global m...

Crow Tales

Even now as I sit in my bedroom writing this piece, my friendly crow sits perched on the window cawing and daring me to shoo him away. I ignore him, so he hops on to the wi...

Official trailer of Gulaab Gang, film by AnubhavSinha to be launched by WIFT as a tribute to the women in film & television

Film centered around women, to have be launched by women from the film and television industry, worldwide.

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Of AAP, Yashraj, Mahesh Bhatt, Phantom And The Voter

As we settle into 2014, the only cerebration that dominates every Indian mind which deliberates obsessive discussions today is the impending Lok Sabha elections and the cha...

The Cacophony of Rhythm

I just saw an episode of Koffee with Karan featuring Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. Both these actresses are known for their work in the industry which has given leg...

Destitute City

Here and Now

In a difficult time

Where every man commits a crime

There lies in filth, a ...