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A Star Kid Grows Up

With a stunning performance in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, Ananya Panday has come into her own

Ayodhya as the Hindu Vatican

It is not just a city that is being rebuilt, but a whole mental universe. Around the singularity of Ram

Searching for a NARRATIVE

No party can afford to keep faith out of the discourse anymore. The Opposition has its task cut out finding a counter to the BJP, now surging with the power of Ram

THE GREAT HINDU REVIVAL

HOW WILL IT CHANGE INDIA AND CAN IT LEAD TO RAM RAJYA?

Missing Snow

Lofty mountains crowned with pristine snow, with streams cascading down slopes swathed in green… the beauty of Kashmir is imagined thus. But the damaging transformation sweeping the world has cast its shadow on this landscape as well.

FULL FORCE AHEAD

If vishwas, vikas aur suraksha (trust, development and safety) were the cornerstones of the previous Congress government’s strategy in dealing with left-wing extremism (LWE) in Chhattisgarh, all-out war is what the state’s new double-engine sarkar has declared now.

Arabian Nights

Neha Dhupia is excited about her international debut this year with Egyptian director Ali El Arabi's Blue 52

EARTH and Fire

The second edition of the Indian Ceramics Triennale, themed 'Common Ground', will showcase the work of over 60 Indian and international artists

SEASONED WITH SAFETY

Serving safe street food to its patrons, the Kankaria Lake food hub has become a model to emulate across the country

THE HOUSE IS IN ORDER

UP assembly speaker Satish Mahana has transformed the rowdy house, with zero adjournments now the norm

CONDUCTING A TECH SYMPHONY

Roll over silicon. Gallium Nitride is fast emerging as the go-to semiconductor compound in power-electronics and wireless communication. In India it's being made at AGNIT

LEADING THE CHARGE

Bulandshahr's assistant superintendent of police is ensuring gender equity in policing duties to make the force efficient and people-friendly

BEND IT LIKE BICHARPUR

Driven by a few dedicated individuals, a remote village in Madhya Pradesh is now the \"footballing nursery\" of India, spawning two generations of state and national level players

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Indian cookbooks—with a delicious twist

We Will Rock You

Lollapalooza India is back for a second edition in Mumbai with some great musical acts

EMPATHY ΤΟ ALTRUISM

A free dialysis centre in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh has been a godsend to thousands who cannot afford the expensive treatment

A VILLAGE OF VIRAL YOUTUBERS

Located near Raipur, Tulsi village has turned into a YouTube hotspot with every household engaged in creating 'family-friendly' content

FROM RAGI TO RICHES

Mission Shakti and Mission Millet help Odisha's womenfolk turn entrepreneurs

TRANSPORT WITH CARE

Twelve bright yellow-coloured buses are doubling up as schools to educate street children in Ahmedabad

DRIVE FOR GENDER DIVERSITY

Indian firms are striving for more diversity, equity and inclusion at the workplace, both to expand the talent pool as well as to plug the leaky pipeline

What the Palate Remembers

A collection of essays on South Asian Muslim food seasoned with a sprinkling of promising recipes

Pulling at the Heartstrings

Sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar will be performing in India later this month as part of her global tour

THE SEEDS OF HOPE

India's first carbon-neutral organic seed farm in Kerala's Aluva is a role model for farmers in a world threatened by global warming

FRUITS OF A JUGAAD

An ingenious solution by a bureaucrat helps augment livelihood opportunities for horticulturists in North Bengal

A NURSERY FOR CHAMPIONS

A former national school games champion has turned Satara into India’s upcoming archery hub, producing world champions trom this tier-2 city

Framing the Divine

Navina Najat Haidar's Jali is a well-researched book that explores the significance of the lattice in Mughal architecture

FACTORY OF START-UPS

Migrant workers have become successful entrepreneurs creating a business and employment model that is now being emulated across the state

A JUMBO EFFORT

An ingenious technical modification to existing infrastructure helps the Indian Railways cut down elephant deaths due to train collisions

COOKING UP CHANGE

Owned and operated by rural women, special kitchens in Bihar are uplifting communities and boosting health and wellbeing

UPLIFTING A COMMUNITY

A Sikh organisation is helping restore the dignity of the Sikligars, a proud nomadic community of Sikh weaponsmiths, tending to their health, housing and education needs