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Health

Growing Up Stunted

Shivraj, namesake of the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, lost his one-year-old son Dharmraj in August this year. “His growth was extremely slow, and he was getting ...

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Human Rights

The Hipster Hunger For Superfoods Is Starving India's Adivasis

Every morning, Baisa, a forest-dwelling Karbi woman, gets up at 4 am to forage fresh wild edible plants and insects from the forest. At the market in Diphu, Baisa is able t...

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Environment

Pesticides Stop Bees Buzzing And Releasing Pollen, Says Study

The world’s most widely used insecticides harm the ability of bees to vibrate flowers and shake out the pollen to fertilise crops, according to preliminary results fr...

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Festivals

12th ADDA Short Film Festival Concludes In Guwahati

The 12th ADDA Short Film Festival came to a glittering end at the Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio recently. The festival was inaugurated by renowned Kamrupi folk singer Dhanada...

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Bollywood

Dia Mirza Turns Artist Ambassador For Save The Children

With this association, Dia will help raise awareness about malnutrition, quality education, gender equality and child trafficking. She has also made an appeal in a video me...

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Human Rights

Princesses, Presidents, Laureates join hands to

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and spiritual leaders joined hands with Nobel peace prize winners on Saturday in the fight for child rights, saying they wanted to "glo...

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Alternative Entertainment

Library Of Dreams: How Dhapara Village In Rajasthan Hopes To Tackle Alcoholism With A Books Library

Dhapara village, located in the remote district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, is infamous for its long history of rampant alcoholism. The elders and even children of the village ...

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Bollywood

When Bollywood Spoke About AIDS Through Movies

In a country like India, where sex is considered a taboo, a discussion on a condition like AIDS makes people uncomfortable. Let’s just say that a person infected with...

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Gender

Begum Sahiba Of Lucknow: At The Age Of 100, Hamida Habibullah Lives On As An Iconic Figure

Petite, graceful, confident, determined, tireless, exuding an old world charm… there are many words that can be used to describe the charming Begum Hamida Habibullah...

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Human Rights

Programmes For Children Have To Take Centre-Stage In National Policy-Making: Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said programmes and actions for children have to take centre-stage in national policy-making, adding that there should be commitment ...

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