PadMan on a Mission to Spread Awareness

Let's start with some statistics. Only 12% of women in India have access to sanitary pads. That's certainly shocking. Women in the rural are...

Indonesian Fishermen build Database to protect their Fish Industry

If you buy fish from a grocery store–or sashimi at a restaurant–it’s likely that it was unsustainably fished, and if you b...

In Honour of Fearless Nadia

The year was late 1930s. The world saw the emerging of fictional superheroes and cinema was entering the fantasy world. The names of the cap...

Achieving Quality Education in India

Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: centra...

Talking about the Real and Reel Pad Man

The beloved Akshay Kumar who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films and has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in R...

Rural India has less than one Doctor for 1000 People

In a country like India where the population is on its boom, there is still less than one doctor for 1000 people, a study by healthcare info...

Film Festivals dedicated to Architecture

Architecture and film are interlocked: both unfold narrative ideas through space and time, taking us to real and virtual worlds; both start with the imagination ...

Cold War and Cool Jazz

“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” ― Louis Armstrong

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Cultural Entrepreneurship in India

India’s cultural heritage goes back over 5000 years even before the much discussed Indus Valley Civilization. Since the advent of recorded history there is enough evi...