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In The West Country
The bus left Cuttack’s Badambadi around 9 at night and got to Sambalpur in the small hours of the morning. Dawn was yet to break. The sky over Sambalpur was dark, with no hint of orange…
How Celebrating Success Can Inspire Next Generation
Have you experienced a feeling of deep satisfaction seeing a fellow awardee win that feels greater than your award?
I felt this on April 30, 2023.
That evening, I was honoured, and so…
India’s Billion Plus Day: Not Just Numbers, It’s How We Manage It!
Today, May 11 is indeed a day of special observance. On this day in 1999, India was blessed with the one billionth child who would be later named ‘Aastha’. Indeed a landmark day to remember…
Seriously, Women Can Be Funny!
The brother of a good friend recently went to meet a young woman, a prospective alliance for marriage. His family was hopeful that the alliance would work out as both had earlier given…
Making Of Odissi: The Infighting And The Unity
Attacking Nehru’s minister Nityananda Kanungo inside the Lok Sabha for creating hindrances to recognise Odissi as a classical dance form was basically a consequence of infighting amongst the…
How To Freeze Food: A Catch-22 Situation
As an FSMS auditor, I have observed quite a number of tricks that chefs put in process to reduce food waste.
To save money, they buy in bulk or freeze the excess edible leftovers. They…
When So Much Happens After So Long In Such Little Time
A lot can happen in less than a month. April was one such month.
Some were professional, some personal, and some in between.
Juggling Roles
I have been playing a dual role at work…
How Languages Resist Forces Of Time
Languages have a complex relationship with time - stories of their contestations with time are nothing new. Scripts are understood as a prominent and crucial step in the evolution of a…
Buddha Purnima: A Lesson For Young India To Find A New Meaning
Buddha, the name which conjures a myriad images in my mind’s eye; floated in, unannounced today morning, with the arrival of the printed newspaper after a long time, that announced Buddha…
Vagaries Of Weather: Madhya Pradesh Farmers In Another Round Of Compensation Battle
By Sanavver Shafi
Bhopal: “Saheb, what shall I tell you… These wheat plants portray my destruction and you are still asking how much I have lost?” lamented Kuber Singh Rajput, a farmer…