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...
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...
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...
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...
An Anthology of Poems Dedicated to World Humanitarian Day
The Significant League (TSL) and Different Truths (DT) together offer an Anthology on World Humanitarian Day (WHD), the sixth tie-up between the two. Seventy three poems, by 48 poets, showcase...
Walk-n- Talk the F-Language!
Neeti, our Fashion Guru, guides us through the maze of the fashion world, the various slangs and terminologies. Here’s her take on Fashion Funda in her weekly column exclusively...
Folklores about Rakhi: The Festival of Brother-Sister Bond
Arindam recounts some popular folklores that are associated with Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan. The tales of Draupadi and Lord Krishna, Rani Karmavati’s plea to the Moghul Emperor, Humayun, seeking his protection,...
One Humanity: The Theme for the World Humanitarian Day 2016
The first World Humanitarian Summit, held on May 23 and 24, 2016, in Istanbul, convened 9,000 participants from 173 member-states, including 55 Heads of the states and governments, hundreds of private...
World Humanitarian Day: Being Humane is the Essence of Being Human
Violence inflicted by humans upon their fellow-beings annually causes more than 1.6 million deaths worldwide, making it one of the primary causes of mortality across the globe. In the last century,...
Atrocities against Dalits: Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis in India
A humanitarian crisis (read disaster) is defined as a singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or...