Aajibaichi Shala is a school for grandmothers in Thane district, Maharashtra. Dressed in bright pink saris, the grannies all sit together in a single classroom and learn to write, read and multiply, all in Marathi. The school was opened on March 8, 2016, Women’s Day. It’s 27 grannies are aged 60 to 90. On Republic Day this year, they moved to a new, bigger plot. Sitabai Deshmukh, 90, is the […]
The Padma Awards 2017 are a celebration of those unsung heroes who have dedicated their lives to India. he Padma Awards are the most prestigious civilian awards in this country, felicitating achievers in various fields, from science and engineering to art and social work. This year’s list of Padma Awards has been applauded for the celebration of the hidden figures whose quiet yet tireless efforts have made a significant impact […]
A secondary school teacher from Dahanu has set the national record for framing the ‘maximum sentences using minimum words’ in English language. Balasaheb Chavan, 37, framed 50 lakh sentences using only 170 words while creating teaching techniques to help his vernacular-medium students understand and retain the language. The teacher was granted recognition by the India Book of Records recently. Chavan said the project started in 2010 when, as a […]
In a first for Indian cinema, Anjali Ameer, a transsexual woman will be playing the lead role in a mainstream film. Malayalam actor Mammootty has announced that Anjali will be his co-star in his upcoming feature. In fact, the actor was so impressed with Anjali that he recommended her to his director, Ram, during the casting. The film is set to be released later in 2017 in Tamil and Malayalam. […]
It’s a whodunit, a jigsaw puzzle and a history lesson all in one. In the heart of Madhya Pradesh, at the very centre of India, stands a massive stone wall that’s odd, as walls go. It runs straight in parts, zig-zags wildly in others, stops or branches off where you least expect. Some sections tower at 15 feet; others are a just a low stretch of rubble . History buffs […]
A former corporate employee, Goutham Kumar realised that his true calling lay in serving humanity. Meet the man changing lives in Hyderabad. While most of us struggle to stick to our 9-5 work hours, Goutham Kumar’s workday often commences at midnight. The Hyderabad resident and his band of dedicated workers and volunteers are most likely to be found at one of the city’s many function halls collecting leftover food items […]
The first trailer of Vikram Bhatt’s web series, Maaya is out. The erotic thriller stars Shama Sikander in the lead role who plays a woman venturing into the world of BDSM. Check out the slightly NSFW trailer: The trailer begins with a male voice-over explaining what BDSM is. “Bondage, domination, sadism and masochism. The need for one person to control and the other to surrender. The world of BDSM,” he […]
Now, it seems to me that all those who are against the party system and who must be taken also on that very account to be against opposition, seem completely to misunderstand what democracy means. What does democracy mean? I am not defining it. I am asking a functional question. It seems to me that democracy means a veto of power. Democracy is a contradiction of hereditary authority or autocratic […]
Every single Indian woman – starting from her mid-20s or early 30s – inevitably gets asked the question ‘When are you getting married?’ at least once in her lifetime. The query could come from people who otherwise wouldn’t really be bothered about your life like next-door neighbours or distant relatives you never knew existed. Now you even have a song that perfectly fits your situation. The video titled Sacchi Savitris […]
China on Monday said admission of non-NPT signatories in NSG cannot be a “farewell gift” for countries to give to each other, a day after the outgoing Obama administration asserted that Beijing was an “outlier”+ in the efforts to make India a member of the elite nuclear club+ . “Regarding India’s application to the (NSG), regarding non-NPT countries admission to the NSG, we have made our position clear before so I […]
