How art is reforming prisoners, giving them second chance at life (IANS Special Series)
One often thinks of Indian prisons as dingy, cramped cells with their mean and often dehumanised inmates waiting for redemption. So it comes as a surprise when a group of prisoners takes to stage and
TV-time in class? Textbooks come alive in Gujarat's schools (Educational Feature)
In a small school near Bhuj in Gujarat, a group of class five students sit attentively in class, their eyes glued to an LCD screen. The opened science books on their laps have come alive on the screen
Adopt an animal at Tripura Zoo (Societal Feature)
Ever dreamt of adopting a lion, a crocodile or a Himalayan black bear or any wild animal?
Kolkata takes on Jaipur in literary face-off
For five days every January the Pink City of Jaipur becomes the centre of attraction as literary stalwarts from India and abroad assemble in huge numbers -- spanning languages, genres and themes -- to
One hour a day can change your life: Robin Sharma (IANS Interview)
Private lessons that leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma has been imparting to billionaires and celebrities have now found their way into his new book "The 5 AM Club", which the globa
Ganga synonymous with threshold of afterlife, says new book
As millions of devotees continue to gather in the Kumbh nagri to take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers, a timely book throws light on the "divine pur
Sample West Coast cuisine in heart of Delhi (Foodie Trail-Delhi)
Be it Nandu Puttu (crab), Attirachi Kurumelagu (lamb pepper masala) or Pomfret Kalwan (Goan pomfret curry), there is much that eateries along NH-66, the 1,622 km long national highway that connects Ka
To clean Goa beaches, this 'waste-bar' exchanges cigarette butts, used straws for beer (IANS Special Series)
You could be fined Rs 2,000 for drinking beer on a Goa beach, but thanks to an innovative green initiative, 10 beer bottle caps or 20 used cigarette butts can fetch you a beer in Goa, if you exchange
This Bengal teacher collects, cooks food to feed the impoverished (IANS Special Series)
While the habit of wasting food at festivities, parties or even at household dinners has become an increasingly callous trend in urban living, a computer science teacher from West Bengal's Asansol is
A school that challenged the claustrophobic orthodoxy of 'purdah' (IANS Special Series)
Located in the heart of the capital of Rajasthan, this all-girls school, started by an erstwhile queen, began a silent revolution in 1943 when the region was steeped in the claustrophobic orthodoxy of
Swimming camels, mangrove islands of Kutch face mounting challenges (Feature)
In the land of contrasts that Kutch is, winter is the lean feeding season for its unique breed of Kharai camels. These camels, unlike the kind most of us are familiar with, are typically dependent on
Woman acid attack survivor turns saviour for burn victims (IANS Special Series)
Even 12 years after she survived an acid attack by a jilted lover during a train journey to Delhi from her hometown Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in April 2006, Pragya Singh remains a beacon of hope for s
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