Bell Bajao! campaign, a series of films on domestic violence has won the Silver Lion award in the Film Category at the recent Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. The onus of the campaign rests on men. Shoma A. Chatterji reports more>>
I relax with Bollywood movies
With India's most coveted sports award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, in her kitty, ace badminton player Saina Nehwal is now aiming for the World No.1 position. She is ready to take on some of the big names at the World Championship in Paris starting from Monday. more>>
Sweet nothings
Bengal is known for its delectable sweets. Now it is going global in taste and marketing, keeping with the times, more>>
They choose to dream
Girls in the rural outback in Rajasthan are defying the social diktat of early marriage thereby setting an example for others. more>>
A Jharkhand woman is all about a picture of confidence
and empowerment as she wields a leaf plate made from forest
produce by her.
Old art, new avatar
The art of Serigraphy goes back to several centuries but modern techniques have made sure that the art is as suited to modern taste and times as yesterday. more>>
Numbers game
Maths-phobia is not something new. Now teachers and students are going back to ancient times to make it easier to learn it. more>>
No wall too high In a peaceful revolution 20 years ago the people of two Germany dismantled the Berlin Wall. As a unified nation celebrates the fall of the Wall on Nov 9more>>
An Arousing Read
A remarkable number of young people are getting hooked on to erotic literature. Why these aficionados prefer the written word to let their imagination run riot to the usual audio-visual erotica? more>>
On trial
Poverty and ignorance facilitate unethical clinical trials by many multinational pharmaceutical companies in India, find researchers, and caution that stricter vigil is needed in the field. more>>