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Gender

After Kalpana Chawla & Sunita Williams, Here’s The 3rd Indian-Origin Woman Go To Space

In November 1997, Kalpana Chawla became the first woman of Indian origin to travel in space as the mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator aboard the US space s...

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Health

UP’s Healthcare Paradox: From Worse Than Haiti To Better Than Rest OIf India

At a time when India’s sex ratio at birth is low and declining–from 909 (2011) to 887 (2014)–there are, in poor, populous Uttar Pradesh (UP), districts su...

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Human Rights

Equality’s Time Has Come

To understand the vehement opposition to 33 per cent women’s reservation in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Nagaland by male-dominated/all-male Naga tribal bodies, it is...

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Festivals

Watch 120+ Short Films From The Sundance Film Festival

Too often do the shorts that screen at film festivals get lost in the mix, ignored by most charged with covering the respective festival. As our Sundance Film Festival cove...

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TV

Of Meanies And Queens

What’s a soap opera without a couple of mean women or vamps? Call them what you may, these epitomes of the Wicked Witch from the West or East from the Wizard of Oz, a...

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Health

Saving Babies' Lives By Carrying Them Like Kangaroos

Carmela Torres was 18 when she became pregnant for the first time. It was 1987 and she and her now-husband, Pablo Hernandez, were two idealistic young Colombians born in th...

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Environment

A Crack In An Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles In the Last Two Months

A rapidly advancing crack in Antarctica’s fourth-largest ice shelf has scientists concerned that it is getting close to a full break. The rift has accelerated this ye...

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Alternative Entertainment

Love to Read? The Story of This Fisherman-Turned-Bookstore Owner Will Make Your Day

Known for its UNESCO-approved heritage sites, Mahabalipuram is a popular destination for travellers from around the world. Located 60km from Chennai, the town (also known a...

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WhatsApp Is Now Home To Kannada Classes

Back in school, we all remember having to deal with learning a second language. For some it was English, for some, Hindi, and for others, Marathi. India boasts of 22 offici...

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Alternative Entertainment

If You Think Art Is Elitist, Chennai’s New Public Art Initiative Will Definitely Change Your Mind

When was the last time you went to an art gallery? The painter Edgar Degas once said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Yet, not many eve...

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