Life On The Loom

The cacophonic Old Natham Road gradually gives way to the desolate streets of Valluvar Colony, lined with rows of tiled-roof houses. It’s noon and the entire hamlet i...

19 Movies That Actually, For Once, Understood Mental Disorders

Mental disorders are still taboo, and whatever limited conversation revolves around them has resulted in incorrect, dramatized understanding of them. Even now, there is har...

Spain is getting rid of streets named after fascist leaders, dedicating them to women instead

Though Francisco Franco’s totalitarian Spanish regime was toppled nearly 40 years ago, its legacy is still present in the country. Walk through the cities of Spain, a...

Kym Marsh wows at Hollywood themed ball held in honour of Stockport stunt man

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh dazzled in a sparkling red gown as she hosted a Hollywood-themed charity ball held in honour of tragic Stockport-raised stuntman Darren Sha...

Trees may increase air pollution on city streets

City trees, popularly thought to remove pollutants and improve urban life, may also increase the amount of foul air that people breathe, says the UK body which gives indepe...

Weaving A Story Of Change

C. Sivagurunathan has spent all his life listening to the sound of the loom. “My parents would take turns and weave on a handloom that occupied much of our one-room h...

High Above The Glass Ceiling

It’s jupast noon and I am at Mad Street Den with only a labrador for company, until Ashwini Asokan, the CEO and co-founder, walks in. I follow her into a orange-walle...

Rumour has it Disney is going to purchase Netflix

If you were looking for proof Disney has serious intentions of taking over the world - here it is.A report from TechCrunch claims Disney is currently eyeing up Netflix as t...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...