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Athlete Ila Mitra missed the 1940 Olympics, but became an indomitable peasant leader

Instead of sprinting in the 1940 Olympics, gifted athlete Ila Mitra was jailed and tortured for joining the famous Tebhaga peasant uprising in Bengal. Here is her story of immense courage

‘Krishikarna’, a project to promote hi-tech farming, launched in Pallikkal panchayat of Thiruvananthapuram

Ten farmers in the panchayat are setting up mini polyhouses under the project

These rare and new stamps celebrate the greatest sports show on Earth

An ongoing virtual philately exhibition, Olymphila India 2021, celebrates the Tokyo Olympics through various treasured postage stamps of history

In praise of Hanuman

Valmiki Ramayana has six kandas, but not one of them is named after the hero or heroine. In fact, no kanda is named after any character in the epic,

The Kanjeevaram legacy

Award winning artisan weaver, B Krishnamoorthy, is creating a repository with samples of all the designs, patterns and motifs traditional to Kanjeevaram silk sari weaving, preserving fine pieces for posterity

Anbe, a vernacular dating app by Aisle, is aimed at Tamil speakers

From biryani to Thalapathy, expect topics and conversations related to all things Tamil on Anbe, a Tamil-language dating app created by the folks over at Aisle

Rama’s truthfulness

Rama’s sterling qualities drew the whole of Ayodhya to Him. His auspicious qualities attracted not only His subjects, but also Azhvars and Acharyas,

This documentary about animal rescue is ‘a labour of love for the voiceless’

Featuring actors Shraddha Kapoor and Jim Sarbh, ‘The Tails of Boo Boo & Cuddly Poo’ is a passion-driven, quirky documentary that spreads the message of acceptance, rescue and care for India’s community cats and dogs

Puppet Little Amal walks 8,000 km, from Turkey to the UK in search of her mother

Good Chance Theatre’s latest production features a Syrian puppet that will walk from Gaziantep to Manchester, to raise awareness on the refugee crisis

Madhu and Kaitabha

When Lord Narayana asked Brahma to create the world, Brahma became very proud of himself. To teach him a lesson, the Lord made two asuras — Madhu and

You can count on Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, ‘the world’s fastest human calculator’

Twenty-one-year-old Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, known as ‘the world’s fastest human calculator’, talks about his love for numbers and his ed-tech startup Exploring Infinities

Don Bosco alumni address a less-known pandemic issue: The threat to the girl child’s education

As part of its initiative Min Siragugal, the school’s 1997 batch provides laptops to 50 underprivileged Class X girl students from two Adi-Dravidar schools on the outskirts of Chennai. It has plans to scale up the initiative

A community that is prepared for the rainy day

The numbers speak for themselves: Jains Pebble Brook in Chennai needs 3.3 lakh litres of water every day. During the rainy season, it manages this requirement 10 to 15 days in a month with just the bounty from the skies

Steps to realisation

Most of us who are involved in worldly concerns are said to be in Pravritti Marga. This kind of preoccupation ties us down to samsara, the cycle of

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve to conduct online video competition to observe Global Tiger Day on July 29

Entries to be accepted from July 29 on Instagram and Facebook pages of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Sunday Quiz: on spices and herbs

There is no sincerer love than the love of food: George Bernard Shaw

Technique

North bid four hearts when accepting South’s game try in case South had a four-card heart suit. South correctly went back to spades. The game was a

How one woman’s extraordinary efforts gave a poverty-stricken island its own English-medium school

In the Sundarbans, a teacher from Kolkata found people steeped in poverty, without one decent school for their children. She resolved to do something about it

Indian roots are not umbilical cords and no amount of spicy chicken tikka love can change that fact

That Wimbledon boys’ champion Samir Banerjee is actually American felt like an aside, with news anchors gushing about a “huge moment of pride for India”

Bond of karma

When the Lord incarnates as a human being, He is not bound by any karma or sorrow, as is with the case of all others right from Brahma to the smallest

Gira, on her own terms

Memories of working and interacting with the incomparable Gira Sarabhai

As the pandemic makes digital teaching the norm, these initiatives are bringing school to rural children

As children in rural India, with little access to gadgets and networks, are pushed into deeper marginalisation, a look at some initiatives that try to change this

Frames and the man: why Danish Siddiqui’s work makes him a hero

Opinion | Understanding what Danish Siddiqui did and why his work makes him a hero

Interpreting Rama’s lament

Valmiki showcases Rama’s equanimity of mind when Kaikeyi tells Him that she is conveying His father’s orders, namely, that the Pattabhishekam is

This Bengaluru-based pigeon hospital gets its winged patients delivered to the facility via Dunzo, Uber, Ola and other service providers

The door to the Audi opens, the seat is readied for the passenger: a pigeon swaddled inside a cardboard box. The injured bird has just been rescued

Identifying the jivatma

What is actually intended by an individual when he uses the term ‘I’? Generally it refers to both the body and the atma within. When it is said that a

Catch the documentary that captures Srishti Bakshi’s walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, to create awareness about violence on women

The journey and the compelling tales of women she met along the way, are now captured in a documentary titled WOMB - Women Of My Billion

Bakrid celebrations around the world: A kaleidoscope

Marking the end of the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Id-ul-Azha is celebrated throughout the world by Muslims to honour and commemorate Prophet Abraham’s

K Radhabai: an epitome of how spirit surmounts physical limitations

K Radhabai has never let visual impairment affect her progress in life

The realised soul

The Upanishads state that the Supreme Brahman is the highest principle and to reach Brahman is the ultimate goal of all beings. But how is Brahman to

The divine couple

Both Sivananda Lahari and Saundarya Lahari are excellent bhakti granthas of Adi Sankara that extol the innumerable facets of the boundless grace of

‘Poita bhat’ or ‘pazhamkanji’: India’s fermented rice finds its place under the sun

‘Masterchef Australia’ is late to the party. India’s fermented rice dishes, from Bengal’s ‘panta bhat’ to Kerala’s ‘pazhamkanji’, have long been moving up the culinary ladder from farms to restaurants, as gourmets discover their many benefits

Iconic Town Hall and Old Municipal Building to open to public soon

Renovation project carried out at a cost of ₹15 crore

Instantly obedient

Krishna avatara is special in many ways. Krishna was born with four hands, with His weapons and many adornments. Apart from this, Krishna proved his

Sunday Quiz: What has July 18 ever given us?

What has July 18 ever given us?

Yes to Yezdi over the decades

Meet OMR resident PV Murali Mohan who keeps two attention-grabbing 250 cc machines alive and thumping

Got a shot? Get a shot

Restaurants and bars give customers wielding vaccination certificates a warm welcome, with perks

Several archives now seek to preserve folk music that connects people to their past

A growing body of folk music archives is foregrounding the voices of marginalised groups, from migrant workers and women labourers to homemakers and elephant-tamers

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