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This 19-year-old’s startup crushes used glass back into sand for commercial use

Priyadarshini Paitandy

Stuck with a stock of empty bottles? Check out Udit Singhal’s initiative, Glass2Sand that turns discarded glass bottles into commercially valuable silica sand

Social distancing in place at Good Shepherd International School in Ooty

How schools are taking steps to keep COVID-19 at bay as they get ready to welcome students

Sainath Menon has been documenting the built heritage of the northern districts of Kerala

Meet Sainath Menon who has been documenting the built heritage of Kerala’s northern districts

Saraswathy Nagarajan Sainath says he was motivated to set out on such a journey after he saw several posts on social media that lamented the vanishing of Kerala’s vernacular architecture, landscape, sacred groves, ponds, rituals and customs

LEPRA volunteers attending to patients with leprosy.

Anti-leprosy week LEPRA Society celebrates Anti-Leprosy Week

S B Vijaya Mary Initiated by French humanitarian Raoul Follereau in 1953 to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on January 30, Anti-Leprosy Week is celebrated on the last Sunday in January

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Watch | Punjabi man in Chennai preserves Thirukkural on palm leaves

Faith

Power of yoga

Path to salvation

Salvation is the ultimate goal of human existence. While there is no physical or tangible path in sight for anyone to reach this goal, the Charama sloka in the Gita is explicit in this regard. The Lord’s magnanimity is prominent in His promise to relieve the jiva of all sins and thereby make him eligible to attain mukti if he gives up all else and seeks refuge at His feet alone. This cue is taken by all azhwars in their hymns and interpreters read a direct reference to the Charama sloka in many

Qualities of a sadhu

Uddhava asks Lord Krishna many questions, and these questions and answers find a place in Srimad Bhagavatam, elaborated P.T. Seshadri in a discourse. Uddhava wants to know what the qualities of sadhus are. Lord Krishna says that there are 31 qualities that characterise sadhus. The Lord then lists them. A sadhu cannot bear to see others sorrowful. He never harms any living thing. Honesty is his strength. Jealousy has no place in his life. He treats sorrow and joy alike. He helps all living

History & Culture

The former presidential candidate could be found on social media timelines taking a seat on the subway, the moon and the couch with the cast of Friends, among other creative locales.

Bernie Sanders' mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity

AP

Furfura’s medieval shrine is the epicentre of Muslim politics in Bengal

Shiv Sahay Singh AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.

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How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

Nivedita Ganguly Saraswathy Nagarajan Gowri S Here’s an overview of some significant developments in the heritage sector across different regions in India

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Faith

Victimised by desires

Off-Centre Society

Beyond the boundary: When cricket goes beyond jingoistic nationalism

60 Minutes: With M. Sasikumar Society

‘Hands off, eyes on the Sentinelese’: M. Sasikumar

Faith

Bhaktisara of Tirumazhisai

History & Culture

Thichoor Mohanan: ‘I experiment, but I don’t compromise on the techniques’

Food

Traditional cookware gains pride of place in modern kitchens

Power of yoga

The Bhagavad Gita brings the realisation of the highest truth within the grasp of each and every individual who is keen to seek it. At every stage of

Old classic cars and some New York jazz at HCAI’s latest in Mamallapuram

Historical Cars Association of India’s latest car show featured classic models whose counterparts had starred in Hollywood films

Meditation, the highest sadana

One's faith in the sastras forms the basis of spiritual sadana. Sadana is primarily a disciplined practice. It can be seen as tapas, or penance, that

Why hobbyists of aquatic plants love growing greens under water

With gardening in general attracting wider interest since the pandemic-induced lockdowns, some with green thumbs are dedicating their downtime to growing aquatic plants

How schools are taking steps to keep COVID-19 at bay as they get ready to welcome students

Beyond social distancing norms on the playground and sanitising stations in every classroom, schools are turning to tech, science, and Nature to keep COVID-19 at bay

This 19-year-old’s startup crushes used glass back into sand for commercial use

Stuck with a stock of empty bottles? Check out Udit Singhal’s initiative, Glass2Sand that turns discarded glass bottles into commercially valuable silica sand

Meet Mathachan KJ, a farmer who grows pearls in his farm in Kerala

This farmer from Kasargod has been doing it for the past 22 years

Path to salvation

Salvation is the ultimate goal of human existence. While there is no physical or tangible path in sight for anyone to reach this goal, the Charama

The man who has been documenting the built heritage of Kerala’s northern districts

Sainath Menon says he was motivated to set out on such a journey after he saw several posts on social media that lamented the vanishing of Kerala’s vernacular architecture, landscape, sacred groves, ponds, rituals and customs

Visakhapatnam sees surge in startups catering to sustainable living

Pandemic increases demand for healthier and organic food products

LEPRA Society celebrates Anti-Leprosy Week

Initiated by French humanitarian Raoul Follereau in 1953 to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary on January 30, Anti-Leprosy Week is celebrated on the last Sunday in January

Siva’s marvellous deeds

There are eight temples in Tamil Nadu, each of which is associated with a marvellous deed of Lord Siva, said M.A. Manickavelu in a discourse.

This BBA graduate has aced the challenge of a single item menu

In Bengaluru, a man in a monkey mask dishes out sandwiches from a portable cart replete with music

The RTI Act has been systematically assaulted by successive governments to blunt its efficacy

Governments have chipped away at the RTI Act, making their actions less and less accountable and transparent to the people

Logical defence

Aggressive bidding, but aggressive contracts don’t go down by themselves. You have to find a way to defeat them. We occasionally use deals, with his

Green Humour

History has a home on Laburnum Road

On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, we walk through his Bombay residence Mani Bhavan, the launchpad of multiple movements of India’s Independence struggle

Barking out a message against spitting

Five rescued dogs among the six pets that come together to create awareness about this issue

Indian Grey Hornbill shows up at Adyar Estuary

The bird was found last weekend at a patch that has made it to eBird many a time with records of rare sightings of many other species

Add your favourite song to this green playlist

A Chennai resident starts an open-source collaborative platform that explores our relationship to natural resources through songs

A movement to restore traditional wells that have fallen into disuse

“Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop.” One of the many quotes on Public Well Revival Movement’s Facebook page. What

Qualities of a sadhu

Uddhava asks Lord Krishna many questions, and these questions and answers find a place in Srimad Bhagavatam, elaborated P.T. Seshadri in a discourse.

The making of an ethic of care: Dr. V. Shanta’s journey

Coming from a family that boasted two Nobel laureates, Shanta became a pioneering oncologist who always put patient care first

A streetcar named nostalgia: Exploring Tram World Kolkata

Tram World Kolkata is one in a long line of fancy projects to save the city’s famous trams from becoming history

Cowaxin, anyone?

A survey by National Adangapidari Institute of Virile Epidemiology explains why Indians are hesitant about the vaccine

Bhakti explained

What is bhakti? How can it be defined? Sankara Bhagavadpada gives an example to explain bhakti. Suppose there is a newly wed couple. When the husband

An ancient temple in a commercial hub

Kalikambal temple in George Town, where Shivaji once offered worship, has been renovated

Teresa Manimala video

Teresa Manimala video

Watch | How six-year-old Teresa Manimala’s questions on sexism made her a viral celebrity

It was during the family’s routine bedtime ritual that Teresa asked her mother, Sonia John, about the embedded gender disparity in books

Onkar Diwadkar on his short film ‘Still Alive’

Onkar Diwadkar’s short film Still Alive brings about the much-needed conversation around mental health

Bernie Sanders' mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity

He put the first of the so-called "Chairman Sanders” merchandise on his website on Thursday night and the first run sold out in less than 30 minutes

Pleasing speech

Human beings have the unique faculty of speech. But is all speech good? Don’t we hurt others with our words, or use words to indulge in gossip? Tamil

An Assam driver's book of adventures steals hearts

From elephants that demand a toll to manoeuvering risky hairpin bends, Rupam Dutta shares his onroad experiences in the book ‘Life Of A Driver - Cabinor Ipare’

Sculptors take centre stage at Yadadri

In a first of its kind, the sculptors build all gopurams using only black stone and comply with Agama Sastra guidelines, informs chief sthapathi Anandachari Velu

Narrator and listener

Something that is narrated has value, depending upon who the narrator is. The Bhagavad Gita is studied by many, because it was told by Lord Krishna.

Explaining Visishtadvaita

Vedanta Desika authored many works on Visishtadvaita. Even his stotras are full of Visishtadvaitic tenets, said Veliyanallur T.S.R. Narayanachariar,

The Bengaluru couple who is volunteering at the farmers’ protest in Delhi

Manjot Singh and Ravneet Kaur who live in Bengaluru, are volunteering at the farmers’ protest in Delhi, helping with everyday organisation and in keeping spirits high

Nandini Nayar on her new book, ‘Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa’

Nandini Nayar’s new book 'Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa' addresses the changing dynamics of family structure

Mukti experience

Based on the sastras, the Visishtadvaita philosophy teaches the truths pertaining to the jiva, the Ishwara and to the world of creation, with the aim

How much longer must the Nagas wait for the country’s oldest armed struggle to end?

The Naga people have for decades struggled with a belligerent Centre and ceaseless internecine strife. They yearn for enduring peace

Peter’s coup revisited

North-South vulnerable, West deals

Garden city, Stygian stream

The story of a farm’s rise and fall, as decades of pollution turned the Vrishabhavathi river black

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