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Santiniketan school run by Tagore family says it is empowering children through poet’s philosophy

Students at Sishutirtha regularly plant saplings, classes are held outdoors in the winter, and people call one another ‘da’ or ‘di’ as opposed to ‘sir’ or ‘madam’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sishutirtha, a school run in Santiniketan — the only institution in the place to be run by the Tagore family — is marking…

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No let-up in heavy rain in Kozhikode

Motorists wading through the waterlogged Kovoor Palazhi MLA Road in Kozhikode city on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh There was no let-up in heavy rain, often accompanied by gusty winds, in Kozhikode district as three more relief camps were opened on Thursday to accommodate affected families. According to official sources, 21 houses were damaged…

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Minding the minders – The Hindu

In China, the systems watch much more than the mobiles and computers. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Don’t worry, we are here not to spy on you (jasoosi), but to protect you (hifaazat),” said the burly man unconvincingly. He had been following our team on foot all around Rawalpindi on our first day in Pakistan,…

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