So Close To Life

Reading Elizabeth Strout makes you realise just how tough it is to be simple. Her prose is precise to the point of austerity, but she still manages to create richly evocati...

Conversations with Carter

Bill Gates, the man behind Windows, and one of the biggest philanthropists in the world, recently released a video of him and his wife Melinda Gate meeting former US presid...

Child Brides

The average age of marriage may be rising in the cities, but in the heart of Andhra hinterland, child marriages are still a very grim reality for many.

The case in ...

No more ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’!

The Supreme Court on 22nd August 2017 struck down the Muslim practice of triple talaq, which allows men to instantly divorce their wives, as unconstitutional.

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Drumming in the Darkness

As the world readies itself to observe a complete solar eclipse on the 21^st August 2017, several people in the United States are preparing themselves for a diffe...

Whistling Woods

“My confidence comes from my daily riyaaz (practice)”, said acclaimed playback singer Rekha Bhardwaj at the 5TH  Veda session of Whistling Woods In...