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At a recent get-together, a young relative who works in one of the topmost corporate firms expressed his bewilderment at the continuing farmer’/agricultural labourers’ suicides in the Country. “I just...

Circa 1987. I had just submitted my MPhil dissertation and, as per the academic fulfilment, had to guide the students on a field trip to Leh and Ladakh. Our trip...

Bhubaneswar: Under the lens for using the 'Dr' title without being entitled to it, BJP's Bhubaneswar mayoral candidate Suniti Mund has made no mention of any doctoral degree in her...

I used to love playing Holi for hours together as a child in our residential campus. But as I grew up, I started getting distinctly uncomfortable with the practice of...

Once in a while officers and staff of Odisha State Pollution Control Board played cricket on holidays. Although not a great player, I chanced my arms on a few occasions...

The concern regarding A2 milk came up while having an informal chat with Subho Biswas, who happens to be the GM of VITS Bhubaneswar. He had quite an interesting observation...

It was past eight in the evening and I had a deadline to meet. It had been a busy and demanding day, both at work and home, and my brain...

There’s something mysterious — even alchemical — about the qualities that have to come together to yield the ideal croissant. It should be buttery and tender, but never mushy or...

 Women’s lives are complex. And Being a woman is not always easy. But would we have it any other way? Absolutely not! Despite the age-old gender biases, discrimination, multiple roles,...

A language is lost every two weeks, according to UNESCO. Cultural and linguistic diversity is of utmost importance to build sustainable societies. Every country realises how preserving and nurturing the...