A Fading Symbol Of Consideration – Kolum
Food and Lifestyle / People

A Fading Symbol Of Consideration – Kolum

By Gargi Singh Driving my scooter in the soft sunlight of the early morning hours, I cruise past houses in the narrow lanes of Puducherry, looking for a motif. A motif that I will find outside any house whose inhabitants have woken up, cleaned their home and are beginning their day’s work. I found some, … Continue reading

People / Political

Pilgrims Return Home after Washing Sins in the ‘Sacred Waters’

  Photo Courtesy: CNN By Sucharita Sen The spell – binding festival, attracting pilgrims and tourists across the world comes to a close on the 10th of March 2013. The 55 – day long Maha Kumbh Mela invited elaborate security arrangements especially after the recent twin blasts in Hyderabad to thwart any possible terrorist attacks … Continue reading

Political

Government Scheme to Install GPS in Autos – Responsive or Corrupt?

By Sucharita Sen With technical flaws being a deterrent to the government scheme of installing GPS devices in auto-rickshaws, will it provide better amenities to passengers? NEW DELHI, January 13: The Delhi Government plans to install Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in new auto-rickshaws in order to ease the problem of extraneous charges and to … Continue reading

Anger Exposed in Delhi:  Demonstrations Against a Nude Art Exhibit
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Anger Exposed in Delhi: Demonstrations Against a Nude Art Exhibit

Paintings on Display By Oindrilla Bhowmick Around 50 demonstrators gathered outside the Delhi Art Gallery at Haus Khas Village to protest the art exhibition, The Naked and the Nude. Women marched towards the gallery shouting slogans and demanded the immediate closure of the exhibit. The demonstration was led by the women’s wing of Vishva Hindu … Continue reading

Dream of a Better Tomorrow
People

Dream of a Better Tomorrow

Beauty Salon By Oindrilla Bhowmick Living in a small two bedroom apartment in Jahangirpuri with her mother and two brothers, Rekha has accomplished what very few women of her socio-economic background in India have achieved. She works in a beauty parlor in North Delhi, where she earns Rs.14,000 a month. Rekha’s family hails from Uttar … Continue reading