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October 25, 2016
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: Do You Have it in You? – IV

Freefall had moved on from the ungainly and rather rigid spread-eagle position to “stable frog position” and onto body-acrobatics in the air. Skydivers were not so often to be...

October 25, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Advocacy, Business, Economy, International Relations

Made in China: Are we Funding a Brutal Regime by buying Chinese Products?

One of the most important elements used to power the mobile phones – Lithium is found in abundance in a region, which China claims its own – Tibet! Post illegal...

October 25, 2016
Geethanjali Dilip
Poem

Dreams

An intense and poignant verse that laments the urbanisation. Songbirds are the romanticism, hope and light of our lives, feels Geethanjali. The afternoon fritters down in its crusty bronze brunch...

October 24, 2016
Dr. Navodita Pande
Fitness, Health

Five Asanas for Perfect Mind and Body Balance

Our Yoga expert, Navodita, tells us about five sitting and twisting poses to tone your belly, fix your digestion and relieve you of some lower back tension. Bharadwaj Asana, named...

October 24, 2016
Shail Raghuvanshi
People, Subaltern & Dalits

Rani: A Lonesome Cobbler Woman of Chennai, Forsaken and Forlorn!

Twenty years ago, 60-year- old Rani Perumal, a native of Chennai was thrown out, mercilessly, on the road, by her daughter. She did not want her mother in her life...

October 23, 2016
Rhiti Chatterjee Bose
Cover Story, Crime, Human Rights

Paedophilia and Incest: The Dark Horrors of Hapless Children within Homes

One in six boys and one in four girls face sexual molestation before they hit the age of 11, scary right? Also of all the cases that are reported, 70%...

October 23, 2016
Arindam Roy
Crime

A True Crime Story: The Price of Pleasure

It was late in the night. In the adjacent bay, in an air conditioned compartment, of a Bangalore-Lucknow train, two men were discussing the narrow escape that they had in...

October 23, 2016
Anumita Roy
Photo Feature, Travel & Food

Toronto: The Enchanting Getaways of Canada

Travel with Anumita into the many enchanting getaways and tourist delights of Canada. The Lion Safari Park in Hamilton is a 700-acre land with almost 1000 animals of different species. Lions...

October 22, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Short Story

The Bride of Death

Life is full of strange surprises. It’s rightly said that facts are stranger than fiction. The protagonist, Anita, found acceptance of her love with Shubho perhaps a little too late....

October 21, 2016
Neeti Banga
Fashion & Beauty

Green is the New Black: Be the Voice of Nature

Organic clothing is not just for the elite, or fashionable or high-end clientele, but for everyone who recognises the need of sustainability, and appreciates the fact that eco-friendly clothing is best...