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It was a construct powered by the intellectual wavelength, clarity and integrity of the elite of the Independence era. It was an ambitious, long-term project drawing strength from modern education,...

It’s one of the commonest and routine experiences that girls and women go through in public places, educational institutes, offices and also in domestic spaces. An everyday occurrence happening in...

Childhood memories - some hazy, some sharply contoured and some imagined and exaggerated - are a serviceable reference point for assessment of change in the lives of people over time....

"I am rediscovering myself. And I am indeed amused by what I am," says the friend without a trace of humour. Active in the social sector for long and now...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Mineral-rich Odisha has potential sites for developing a domestic pharma manufacturing sector, said Priyanka Priyadarsiny, head of research and development wing of Panacea Biotec Limited, New Delhi, while...

The nostalgic notion of Dhenkanal as a peaceful and laidback town happy in its scenic surrounds takes a battering within days of your stay here. If you have been away...

There is no escaping media pundits. They are out there, on our television screens, social media posts, and newspapers, pontificating on anything and everything and throwing predictions to sway our...

Bhubaneswar: That Naveen Patnaik wrote books, owned a boutique Psychedelhi, promoted art and heritage and travelled extensively before joining politics in 1997 is quite well known. But very few might...

Hate them as much as you like. Summon the choicest words to describe them - unintelligent, ill-informed, mean, malicious, bhakt, chamcha whatever - but there is no way escaping them....

Ever lost the moment because you were too caught up trying to click selfies? You planned for months to get here. A much-frequented destination where the rush doesn’t permit you...