News – India & You
How safe are Kolkata local trains?
October 3, 2017
As the aftermath of the Elphinstone Road stampede in Mumbai, the safety and infrastructure of local train stations in Kolkata could also come under scanner; how the less privileged travel for work in this eastern metropolis is a dreadful chronicle.
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Trekking in Sikkim
September 27, 2017
In the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim, several mountain peaks, flowers and breath-taking views welcome trekkers.
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Campuses across India clashing for rights
September 26, 2017
Students of a university in India being booked for protesting inadequate response to a sexual harassment comes at a time where the right wing across campus groups are facing backlash.
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A different shade of Durga Puja
September 26, 2017
The joyous occasion of Durga Puja has transcended beyond the Bengali households and neighbourhoods in Kolkata and expanded across the seven seas, slowly creeping into the foreign lands. As we compare the different shades of Durga Puja from the perspective of a foreigner, we explo...
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The voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra
September 22, 2017
While the world is gathering pace to take a leap ahead of time, Bengal travels eight decades back every year to seek the nostalgia associated with a voice; the voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra.
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The journey of No Nasties
September 22, 2017
No Nasties, an organic, Fairtrade certified brand, is among the first fashion labels of its kind, brings an ethical twist to style.
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Traces of Urdu in India
September 21, 2017
Though Urdu readers and speakers in India are fast disappearing, the language is still alive in the form of ghazals (poetic expressions in the form of songs), poetry recitations, Urdu festivals, Sufi music, the new emerging Urdu pop culture, and more.
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Cosplay in India
September 20, 2017
India is seeing a slow growth in the colourful cosplaying community, who express themselves in creative ways.
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Theatre in urban India: lifestyle more than art?
September 19, 2017
While the lack-lustre stage theatre scene in India tries to rise from the ashes of mediocrity, the audience and practitioners at major venues throng to showcase lifestyle more than the love for the art.
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Report predicts India’s emergence as economic su...
September 18, 2017
A Deloitte report projects India’s growing strength in Asia, with its young population as a major factor for the same, yet several challenges remain for the country.
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