Bokaro: If it had been a village, a khap panchayat may have convicted them to death for falling in love. If it had been a metro, there might have been frowns but the families would have arranged a reception. But, because it is Bokaro, which falls somewhere in the middle, theContinue Reading
Agra: Firoz Khan alias Bunty, a hardened criminal who has been awarded life imprisonment in a kidnapping case and is presently lodged in Agra central jail, has proved that anything can be cleaned with soaps, even a prisoner’s conscience. After being depressed in his initial days in jail, the 35-year-old startedContinue Reading
New Delhi: It’s early morning but already “Medicine Baba” Omkarnath Sharma is pounding the pavement in one of New Delhi’s upscale neighbourhoods, collecting the wellheeled’s leftover pills, capsules and syrups. Like a modern-day town crier, the 79-year-old calls to residents to bring out their medicines, rather than throw them away,Continue Reading
Kolkata : He travels more than 150 kms a day to earn 2,000 rupees per month, working in a social organization. He has almost hit the age of retirement. But for the 58-year-old Abdar Rahman, all this is worth it. The journey and the meagre earnings may break the backContinue Reading
Their faith was tested by fire during the Kandhamal violenceContinue Reading
Berhampur: Simanbadi, a panchayat headquarter in Kadhamal district s Daringibadi block shows rare communal harmony while celebrating the Dusshera festival. Sadhu Nayak, a Christian and the president of the 22-member Durga Puja committee, is busy arranging for day-to-day ritual for the festival, while other members extended their helping hands. HeContinue Reading
What has become problematic of late, however, is not religion in itself, but how people belonging to the majority faith in any country impact the lives of religious minorities in this part of the worldContinue Reading
Kolkata: As a teenager, Uttam Shaha says he used to watch scornfully from his bedroom window as men in brown shorts performed martial exercises in a car park below. Like many Indians then, he viewed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a fringe group. Now 43, Shaha is a recentContinue Reading
Cosmetic giants such as Estee Lauder and Chanel have recently joined a scheme to help fund the education of children going back to schools, working alongside Satyarthi’s NGOContinue Reading
20 lawyers are young men and womenContinue Reading
