Richa Nigam
Saraswati Puja amid pandemic
February 16, 2021
“The Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami is extra special this year. As this festival is dedicated to the goddess Saraswati, it is also considered an auspicious day for the inauguration of academic institutes and teaching toddlers their first academic lessons. It is really happen...
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Through the lens of young Indian diaspora
February 15, 2021
“When I entered London for the first time, I was nervous and excited; ready, albeit a little apprehensive, to begin my time at university. I expected that the coming years would be full of new people and experiences, some slightly bland British food, a little bit of culture sho...
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World Radio Day 2021: Community radio in India
February 12, 2021
“The community radio station, Radio Hevalvani’s interviews with doctors pushed me to get myself tested for the deadly disease,” says Ram Lakhi. “And I tested positive. I did not bother much till I heard about it on the radio. Thankfully, with timely intervention and a...
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Writing with Fire: Dalit women’s fearless fight on silver screen
February 11, 2021
Amid internet shutdown at the National Capital’s borders, where farmers are protesting against the farm bills, and concerns over freedom of speech, a documentary film by a Delhi-based duo on grassroots journalism has won two awards at the just-concluded prestigious Sundance Fil...
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Voluntourism in India: Travel to transform lives
February 10, 2021
“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” Naveen Godiyal quotes Mary Anne Radmacher, a famed writer and an artist based in the United States while talking about his experience of volunteering across different places in India as a backpac...
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India’s budget for mental health leaves a lot to be desired
February 9, 2021
The Union Budget 2021-22, announced on February 1, proposes a corpus of INR 712.69 billion for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This also includes the budget for mental healthcare – a total of INR 5.97 billion. One would have expected that a good chunk of this would be fo...
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Govt jobs or protests? Nitish Kumar asks Bihar to choose
February 7, 2021
Within days of news that Uttarakhand Police were going to keep track of ‘anti-national’ social media posts while conducting police verification for passport applications, reports emerged from Bihar indicating that the state government had apparently decided to go even furth...
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Dignity is all we need: Domestic help in India
February 5, 2021
“I was asked not to use the washroom even though I cleaned it. They asked me to go to public toilets. I often used to use the washroom while nobody was watching me but one day I was caught and they fired me. Was I less human than them in any manner,” asks Anita, domestic [&he...
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Sense & sensibilities in Bollywood’s posters
February 4, 2021
Like the Indian cinema, its film posters have also gone through a radical transformation linked to new technology and the proliferation of visual culture in the 21st century. In India, like in most parts of the world, film posters have historically been integral to the distributi...
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Bastar: A tribal treasure trove
February 3, 2021
Often overlooked by travellers, Chhattisgarh’s Bastar is a myriad of wonders. A goldmine of fascinating tribal culture in India, it thrives on the cultural magnitudes, age-old traditions and rituals that are yet to be explored. Whether it is the exclusive handicrafts, wild rive...
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Miniature art: Inside the magnificent 3mm universe
February 1, 2021
For many, passing a thread through the eye of a needle would rank among one of the toughest things to do. It requires immense concentration and patience to find success. And, here is Ganesh Subramanian, a goldsmith and miniature artist, who has perfected the art of the small and ...
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Digital voter ID – a double edged sword
February 1, 2021
The Election Commission of India, on January 25, 2021, rolled out the electronic version of the voters’ photo identity card which can be stored on mobile phones and downloaded on personal computers.
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