âYou must be seen working, or rather you must be seen at work.â | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Even the song tells us âNever on a Sundayâ. Oh you you can kiss me on a Monday… a Tuesday… a Wednesday… a Thursday, a Friday and Saturday is best… But never, never on a Sunday,…
Farmerâs friend Organic farming often requires round-the-clock work. This is apart from extra care in the form of natural inputs added to the soil to aid in crop growth. V Dharani Vendhan makes the process easier for farmers by concocting these soil inputs himself. The 33-year-old is based in Aarani in Tiruvannamalai district and has…
Some years ago, in the U.S., I remember attending a charity auction organised by the Philadelphia Arts League. Local artists were invited to display and sell their works by placing them on a conveyor belt that moved slowly towards a shredder. If a piece was picked by a buyer, the proceeds went to the childrenâs hospital;…
Vidya Singh at the shooting range during the Vizianagram Cup at Bisley, UK | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rudyard Kipling believed that Providence had created maharajas just to offer mankind a spectacle. Their vices and virtues, lives and loves, parties and passions became inextricably woven into the fabric of Indian folklore. That fairytale dimmed with…
After stumbling upon a tweet about a few doctors from Madras Medical Collegeâs batch of 1951 celebrating a birthday, I decided to visit these 90-plus-year-old doctors settled in different parts of Chennai, for a walk into the past. MMC Batch of 1951 reunion in 2022. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Some of the first women…
District Public Prosecutor Adv.PradeepSingh Rajput was felicitated and honored by Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar Pune /dnyanpravah news: Adv. PradeepSingh Rajput, District Public Prosecutor of Solapur was felicitated and honored by Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Saturday at Garware College of Commerce, Pune on behalf of Indian Human Rights Council. Adv.Rajput was honored for…
Women participating in the Handloom Sari Walk on the beach road in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Visakhapatnam is set to host a vibrant celebration with a three-kilometre sari walk along Beach Road, ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7). The second edition of the event organised by The Spirit of Vizag Society aims…
The First World-ers were now part of the backdrop for our Monsoon Wedding, the extras adding exotic colour but completely out-jewelled by the locals. | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar The biggest, fattest Indian wedding ever has been a humbling experience. At first, I affected an air of studied disdain for the naked opulence…
