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Ballet leaps into mainstream Indian dance scene
September 30, 2021
Growing up in the small town of Siliguri at the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal, 20-year-old Dipesh Verma always knew he was born to dance. However, Verma’s father, a grocer, was adamant against letting his son pursue the art form, forcing him to practice secretly at 3 am in his room or bunk […]
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Kolkata remains safest Indian city: NCRB data
September 29, 2021
For the third year running, West Bengal capital Kolkata retains its top spot in the ranking of safest large Indian cities as per the latest report released by the National Crime Records Bureau. The NCRB report, covered 19 cities across India, each with a population of over two million, and found that Telangana capital Hyderabad […]
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The boom of fashion e-commerce in India
September 22, 2021
In the last decade, e-commerce has transformed the business landscape worldwide, recently driven by the almost complete shift to online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although many fashion retailers, even strong, established brands such as Zara, have experienced a fall in revenue, digital innovation and changes in consumer habits have ensured major market recovery. Despite […]
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Warli Art: Journey from walls of tribal homes to household goods
September 21, 2021
Warli paintings take their name from the tribal community on the northern edge of the Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, primarily in Thane and Palghar districts, with Dahanu and Jawhar at the forefront. The tribal art style dates back to the 10th century AD and has traditionally been used by the tribals to decorate walls of […]
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Artists break barriers with beatboxing in India
September 16, 2021
Beat boxing finds its contemporary roots in the hip hop subculture in 1980s in America. Though it took over three decades to reach India, the art has been gaining ground here over the past few years. Now it is widely spreading in mainstream cultural art by using different musicality, with different patterns while focusing on […]
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2021: 20 attempted suicides for each death by suicide
September 10, 2021
The numbers are frightening enough, even though they remain the tip of the iceberg. One in every five suicides in the world takes place in India. According to the World Health Organisation, over 700,000 deaths by suicide occurred in 2019 across the world. Data provided by the National Crimes Register Bureau (NCRB) of the Indian […]
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Yercaud: Scenic spot of Salem
September 9, 2021
Tourists visiting Tamil Nadu often tend to stick to the well-known spiritual and cultural heritage sites, but the state has a lot more for visitors, ranging from wildlife parks, virgin beaches and much more. One such unexplored region is the small town of Yercaud, which has gained recognition for its pleasant weather and a lake […]
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Telangana’s Cheriyal scroll paintings: Stories of mythology and village folklore
September 9, 2021
Cheriyal, a small, sleepy village in Telangana about 100 km from capital Hyderabad, denotes the one of the last places in India where ancient Cheriyal scroll paintings are still being made. Once it was home to several families who survived on scroll paintings, but many have moved away or given up in absence of patronage. […]
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Indian economy: Pandemic recovery long way off
September 8, 2021
On August 31, the Union finance ministry tweeted a self-congratulatory message saying its prediction of a V-shaped, or very rapid, recovery in the Indian economy had come true as the Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter, ending on June 30, 2021, spiked by 20.1 pc over the same period last year. The ministry was […]
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Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple: A mysterious treasure
September 5, 2021
Barely two km from the city’s main railway station, the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple dominates the capital of Kerala. In fact, it has also given its name to the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which translates into the abode of Lord Vishnu. Historians remain divided about its origins, though some say that the Padmanabhaswamy temple dates back to […]
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