New Delhi: The schoolgirls ran into the auditorium, shouting, “Let’s go, let’s go,” in Hindi as they ushered one another into single-file lines. Some adjusted the big, red bows that held their braids together, part of their school uniform. Then they crouched into defensive postures, fists ready. “Oss!” they yelledContinue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi PUNE: In the run-down neighborhood of Bhatnagar in this sleepy Indian city, a small rebellion is underway. The new generation of the close-knit Kanjarbhat community is staging protests at weddings to end the centuries-old practice of virginity tests. The tests typically happen like this: The bride andContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: A fine arts center in India run by Catholic nuns recently held a ceremony to mark its dedication to the riches of India’s culture and diversity. Divya Kala Kendra is run by Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, and the institution’s second convocation was held on MarchContinue Reading
Old Goa: A small group of Hindus reciting ‘shlokas’ in Se Cathedral on Good Friday seem to have chosen the right occasion to profess the ideals of universal brotherhood, as the lesser known multicultural practice fits well with Goa’s rich ambience of communal harmony. With devotees streaming in for theContinue Reading
On world tuberculosis (TB) day, public health specialist Chapal Mehra describes the work of Dr Zarir Udwadia, who has been working tirelessly to fight the disease in its often untreatable forms.Continue Reading
Jeemon Jacob Thiruvananthapuram: The Kunnamthanam village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, ruled by Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M), has learned that practicing yoga helps people to check lifestyle diseases effectively. And yoga is a cost-effective pill for many ills. After a year, the village model has been recognized byContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court may have paved the way for passive euthanasia in terminal cases by allowing ‘living wills’, but in a country where religious ramifications hang heavy on an individual’s daily life, can the question of when and how to die be exempt? A living will is aContinue Reading
By Meenakshy Menon Kochi: Kadannu varu kadannu varu, sambharam kudikku’, (Come in and have buttermilk). This phrase can be heard spoken loudly near the CSI Immanuel Cathedral near Marine Drive in Kochi, Kerala. Soon, a large crowd would gatherto have the traditional drink. The Family Care wing of the ChurchContinue Reading
Pushpanjali speaks about her inter-caste love marriage as if it is a living storyContinue Reading
Snehakkoodu is the first co-ordinated, centralised facility that has been set up with the state government’s involvement.Continue Reading