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Meghna Gulzar with father Gulzar. (Photo: Raju Shelar)

Gulzar: Lyricist, director and a doting father

Written beautifully, Because he is is a must read for Bollywood fans, Urdu lovers and young parents!

9 Sept 2018 12:15 AM IST

A novel that unfolds quietly in a Himalayan monastery

Magical, mystical Ladakh and love that transcends the physical

Hemis abounds in philosophy that is not spouted by a preacher or a teacher but one who speaks from life's experiences.

10 Aug 2018 12:27 AM IST

The last to construct a toilet at Kamli was Husna, who was extremely poor. The community helped her with construction, and today it is as good as any in the village.

Blue and green doors herald Izzat Ghars' in UP's Bahraich district

Each toilet has a tap inside as well as outside and a hand pump that cranks water into a tank for the toilet.

25 July 2018 11:38 PM IST

Psychlinis: A story By Shama Husain Notion Press, pp. 232, Rs 300

Understanding the disturbed mind

What doctors want for patients of maniac depression is a placid, calm and harmonious state.

22 Jun 2018 12:59 AM IST

Kallu Ram poses with bottle gourd in his field

Bumper vegetable, wheat yields push back farm distress in UP

Kallu Ram has halved the use of chemical fertilisers and is supplementing it with vermi-composting.

2 May 2018 2:34 AM IST

Babita Kumari selling mushrooms to a customer.

Girls in Patna grow mushrooms to support their families, education

Babita and other young girls have, in fact, revived mushroom farming in Kurkuri.

9 April 2018 12:20 AM IST

Poor local women in Bihar are being trained as Pashu Sakhis to care for goats and improve their production and productivity.

Investing in Bihar goats to improve rural poor incomes

A women's empowerment component has also been woven in and the money from goat rearing is expected to go directly to the...

2 March 2018 12:55 AM IST

Rural Education and Development (Read) India, through its Community Library and Resource Centres (CLRCs) in 107 villages across 12 states, leads in the empowerment race.

Libraries, resource centres inspire rural women on road to prosperity

Many of them have stepped out of their homes for the first time and are enjoying the freedom and growing sense of...

2 Feb 2018 2:59 AM IST

An injured tiger being treated in the Dibang Valley.

Earth heroes are greening India, protecting wildlife

Iprah Mekola from Arunachal Pradesh has spent 17 years in wildlife conservation.

3 Nov 2017 12:40 AM IST

Gauri Sawant with two other participants lighting the lamp at the transgender convention which was held on September 22.

Transgenders track rights with verve and energy

Despite frequent setbacks, there is no denying the TGs are inching their way up on the social and economic ladder.

6 Oct 2017 6:22 AM IST

The population debate resurfaces every now and again.

Don't blame overpopulation for ills of society, push for reforms

NAMHHR has pointed out that the population growth rate in India is not growing, but instead has been slowing for the...

23 Aug 2017 1:42 AM IST

(from left) Pallavi Patel, Indu Capoor and Minaxi Shukla, who started Chetna

Gender benders at Chetna lead mostly by example...

To work or not work is no longer a choice, but we bring up girls with the idea that it is their decision to work or not.

15 May 2017 1:08 AM IST