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‘Kisan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar, aims to create farmers’ parliament
July 22, 2021
As the farmers’ protest against three farm laws rammed through the Parliament last year by the government without any debate enters its eighth month, the farmers have upped the ante on their by and large peaceful protest to pressure ruling party as well as opposition parliamentarians to raise their issues during the Monsoon Session that […]
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Ethnic Indian wear: Vibrant mix of culture and history
July 13, 2021
The history of Indian clothing dates back to the Indus Valley Civilisation, when clothes were dyed and spun from cotton. Stories of ancient Indian clothing have been told as far back as in the Mahabharata as well as rock sculptures and cave paintings found in Ellora. These styles have evolved to be used not only […]
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Festivals of India: Unconventional, unusual and unique
June 27, 2021
For long, India has been known all around the world for its vibrant festivals and traditions owing to the diversity in culture, religion and languages. This uniqueness in the ethnicity of the country contributes to a realm of unusual festivals and traditions. Here is a list of some unconventional festivals and traditions of India. Pulikali, […]
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Second wave wipes off economic revival hopes
May 22, 2021
On April 7, after its Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the Reserve Bank of India, country’s central bank, maintained its projection for India’s GDP growth in the current fiscal at 10.5 pc, despite clear signs of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic spreading in some parts of India, notably Mumbai, where the RBI is based. “The […]
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Pandemic second wave rages on as Modi remains missing
May 7, 2021
The last two weeks have been the bloodiest for India since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in February 2020. Practically every single day, new highs are being reported, both in fresh daily infections as well as in death toll due to the pandemic, with over 400,000 new cases and nearly 4000 deaths reported daily. […]
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Mitti Satyagraha: Retracing Gandhi’s peaceful battles
April 7, 2021
“In 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi had decided to launch the salt satyagraha in Dandi to get the government to remove ban on domestic salt production and end its monopoly on salt, not many were convinced about the utility of a non-violent protest march passing through villages. But now, we all know the key place that […]
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Pithora art: Depicting different hues of tribal life
March 18, 2021
“Be it a depiction of countryside, weddings, festivals or celebrations of tribals, Pithora art celebrates different realities of rural life. It is like photographs of our daily lives, only hand-made and not clicked,” says Paresh Rathwa, a 51-year-old artist of Pithora paintings from Chhota Udepur, Gujarat, who has been giving classes in Pithora art online […]
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Assembly Elections 2021: Where are the women?
March 17, 2021
Kerala Mahila Congress president Lathika Subhash shaved her head in protest against the lack of female representation in the upcoming state assembly polls. Complaining of women not getting enough recognition, Shubhash said that now she will contest in the upcoming elections as an independent candidate from Ettumanoor constituency in Kottayam district. Out of 86 candidates […]
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Crimes increasing, cases piling up: State of India’s environment
March 10, 2021
Soon after the release of State of Indian Environment, 2021, a report about the current state of the environment in India, public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court asking the top court to issue directions for urgently filling up of large-scale vacancies that have been plaguing Indian courts, notably the National Green Tribunal. […]
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Gond paintings: Of tribes, traditions and art
March 3, 2021
“Art in India does not wait for a canvas or paint. Rock surfaces and caves, a village wall, the floor, a palm leaf, a piece of wood, or even the palm of a hand is space enough and that is exactly what Gond represents – staying in harmony with nature,” says Gareeba Singh Tekam, an […]
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