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August 23, 2016
Dr. Krishna Hota
Heritage, Religion

Hindu Temples are Haven and Home for Animals: Managing Biodiversity- II

Mapping the Hindu consciousness, Krishna elucidates how Hindu temples are haven and natural homes for large numbers of animals. In the first part that appeared last week, she told us...

August 23, 2016
Sunita Paul
Poem

To You, the Government

A protest poem by Sunita for unity against racism and the terrorist attacks going around the world. Whenever you try to curb my wings, At the point of gun or...

August 22, 2016
Neelum S. Gour
Mass Comm.

Retrobrowsings:Old Enough to be Young

Neelum revisits a February 1977 issue of JS, in her weekly column. She relives the quintessential 1970s and the search for identity by the youth then. She reminisces that being...

August 22, 2016
Dr. Navodita Pande
Fitness, Health

Surya Namaskar, Vriksha Asana & Garuda Asana: A Panacea for People

Navodita, our yoga exponent, tells us the many benefits of Surya Namaskar. The other two asanas that she suggests we might do along with the salutations to the life giver,...

August 22, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People

Venkatesha: A Lonesome Cobbler Stayed Back as Others Left the Pavement

Venkatesha has been working as a cobbler for the past 50 years. He has been sitting on the same pavement for almost half a century. New buildings have sprung up...

August 21, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Poem

Love’s Labour

There is something so divine about a women laboring to give birth. It is, as if she is working with God to create life. But does she indeed have a...

August 20, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

Red Lilies

A young couple met Samuel Patrick on a rainy Saturday morning. A middle aged man, he looked harried and lost. He was reasonably well-dressed and had a bunch of...

August 20, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Food, People

Eating the American Way: Hot dogs, Burgers, Shakes and Tex-Mex Cuisines

Sukanya takes us through a journey of becoming Americanised. She learnt about hot dogs and shakes from Archie comics. When she came to America, she found a fast food joint...

August 20, 2016
Shruti Nagvanshi
Advocacy, Gender

Bicycle for Freedom: Empowering Financially Weak and Sexually Abuse Prone Girls

In the pursuit for gender freedom and girl’s empowerment through education, PVCHR in collaboration with Kamalika Foundation, on August 16, 2016, had organised, ‘Bicycle for Freedom’ program. Five bicycles were distributed...

August 19, 2016
Anumita Roy
Photo Feature

World Photography Day: A Click in the 19th Century Brought about a Revolution!

On the occasion of the World Photography Day, Anumita walks us through the history of photography. A first click in the 19 th Century has brought about a huge revolution...

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