Richa Nigam
Sama Chakwa: Mithila’s folk dance in need of saviours
April 29, 2021
“It used to be a dance performance where artisans and potters designed special clay toys and lamps that would be easy to carry and balance while performing. Singers and musicians made sure that they filled the performance with optimum innocence and fun with their voice and musi...
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Unconstructed safety net of construction workers in India
April 28, 2021
Every morning, groups of men and women squat on pavements in various streets of Delhi, hoping to find the day’s job. They carry their tools and often a measly meal in their bags. Their clothing worn and their skin leathery, the expressions on their faces are weary and resigned....
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“We feel safe unlike Chinese citizens in India”: Indian diaspora in China
April 25, 2021
“You will not feel alienated or insecure if you live there. Media here might have been criticised for other reasons but they have not been aggressive in their portrayal of India. We are aware that there have been tensions on the border for almost a year now but there is no hatr...
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Cinematising Shakespeare
April 23, 2021
While Bollywood will always be indebted to the English playwright, poet, actor and one of the world’s greatest dramatists, William Shakespeare for several successful films like Haider (2014), Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and many others, the gems of adaptations of his plays i...
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World Book Day: Brain-scratchers for bookworms
April 23, 2021
While readers may say that there is no greater joy than finishing a book from cover to cover, not all books are that simple get through from cover to cover. With deliberate spelling and grammatical errors and many unusual writing techniques, some books have been nothing short of ...
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Accessible tourism: A long way to go for Incredible India
April 22, 2021
For 16-year-old Ekta Manjari of New Delhi, visiting Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala in September 2019 was an experience of a lifetime. So elated is she by her experience that she is already planning her next trip to a destination that could welcome her a...
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Towards minimalism: Where less is more
April 20, 2021
The World Economic Forum’s report, 2019, Future of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer Market – INDIA, says that by 2030, domestic private consumption, which accounts for 60 pc of the country’s GDP, is expected to develop into a USD 6 trillion growth opportunity in Indi...
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Waves of protest over dam on Umngot river in Meghalaya
April 19, 2021
“Oh Umngot! You must not remain only a memory,” is the slogan that has been echoing through parts of Meghalaya for about a month now. Tides of protests in people of the Khasi community have been bubbling for weeks to protect the Umngot that flows through the hills of the East...
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Magnificent mansions of Chettinad
April 16, 2021
“My voice echoed across the deserted corridor. The only noise was of sweeping footsteps of the caretaker of this Chettinad mansion in Karaikudi. Numerous colourful pillars flank the enormous courtyard as the scorching sun bakes the already scalding floor, devoid of cover. It ...
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Fair is still lovely & men rule Bollywood: AI study
April 15, 2021
“The USD 2.1 billion film industry continues to associate beauty with fair skin. The conception of beauty has remained consistent through the years in the Bollywood film industry centred in Mumbai,” reads a report by Indian-origin researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CM...
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Covid-19: Cost India pays for election rallies
April 14, 2021
“I am scared for my family’s health as I go back home every evening after election duty here. People are not following the safety protocols and many of them have been part of the election rallies that witnesses thousands of people coming together from all over the state witho...
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Baisakhi at Tikri border: Colours of celebration & patriotism
April 13, 2021
Beside the dusty road at Pakoda Chowk crossing, Bahadurgarh, near Tikri border, a group of middle-aged men can be seen preparing for a wrestling match to be held this evening. About 15-20 young men and teenagers are busy arranging chairs, music system and preparing the mud ground...
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