Gujarat’s 11th century stepwell basks in UNESCO moment
There are several monuments in India which were constructed by kings in the memory of their queens, but this one is a rarity…
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Blurring borders: A mystical-musical Bangladeshi evening in Delhi
A saffron blaze illuminated the contours of her crown and the skull-garland sitting on her bosom as she emerged from the darkness. Fiery and graceful, swift and steady at the …
Read MoreMaking of Tihar Jail brand: Coffee-table book tells it all…
South Asia’s largest prison, Tihar Jail in New Delhi, home to 12,113 prisoners, has slowly evolved as a microcosm in itself that allows prisoners to re-build their lives and redeem …
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Raising the bar: 10 Indian universities in Asia’s top 100
With 10 Indian universities figuring in Asia’s top 100, India has raised the bar significantly this year in the ranking list released by Times Higher Education on June 18. Last …
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CPL 2014: Cricket light shines on India-Jamaica friendship
India and Jamaica may be thousands of miles apart, but the love of cricket has spawned a sense of deep affinity and intimacy. The shared passion has now prompted India …
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BRICS pecking order: Indian PM calls for an indigenous university ranking system
In the club of emerging powers, not a single Indian university features in the top 10 list! Is it a reflection on the quality of India’s education system or is …
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It’s legal! Enjoy clean, green fun ride on e-rickshaws in Delhi
The eco-friendly battery-driven rickshaws, introduced in New Delhi during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, are here to stay. Almost four years after they were introduced in the capital, they have finally …
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Demystifying Tibetan culture: Uncle Tompa’s profane adventures
In these 20 stories Rinjing Dorji narrates how Uncle Tompa gets the better of others through his trickery. The ‘others’ here are usually the rich, the foolish, the virtuous, and the stubborn. While tales of Uncle Tompa are very similar to those of other tricksters like the Persian Mullah Nusruddhin, or the American Cayote, Uncle Tompa’s stories differ because of the centrality of sex in his adventures.
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Israel, Denmark offer a helping hand to clean up Ganga
The clean-up Ganga project, a long promised plan which has been mired in endless bureaucratic delays and political apathy, looks set to acquire force in days to come. India’s Prime …
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World Environment Day: An Ode to Beloved Earth That Was….
Everyone had talked about what the end of the world would look like but few had imagined they would live to see it happen. The speculation was now a reality. There was no sun outside and the rain poured down relentlessly. The glaciers in the Arctic Circle were melting fast and no one could predict what will happen after the rains. Was everyone going to die?
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