Women farmers transform agriculture with organic revolution and indigenous crops
A field that has been a preserve of males, agriculture and women have dominated the place with their achievements.
A field that has been a preserve of males, agriculture and women have dominated the place with their achievements.
Observed annually on 11 January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day serves as an acute reminder of the global and national fight against one of the gravest human rights violations of our time.
Delhi’s winter air pollution crisis has been a perennial challenge, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking at alarming levels year after year.
The dream of millions of such Indians who wish to enjoy the scenic beauty of the ‘Paradise on Earth’ is likely to get wings soon with the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project that narrates the tale of triumph over young, rugged Himalayan mountains by the Indian Railways.
The word Gond is derived from 'Kond', which means green mountains, and tribal people are known as Gondis since they primarily live in Madhya Pradesh's beautiful green mountains.
In the backdrop of the heinous RG Kar incident, people all over the world have seen and experienced many forms of protest both on and off the road. As the intensity of protests and demands for justice show no signs of waning till date, it is only likely that they will adopt new ways of expressing themselves and infiltrate all the seasonal activities and festivals
When people declare, “We want justice” which is the war cry that is rending the air today, I think it is more than punishment for the guilty who committed the heinous crime which has sunk people to the depths of despair and anger.
In an out-of-the-ordinary move, a theatre group’s cast and crew paid their respects to Tilottama, the rape-murder victim doctor from R G Kar hospital.
When I chanced upon the recently published anthology of Indian English poetry, The Violet Sun, what first struck me was the care with which it had been curated and crafted. Like any publication by the Writers Workshop, this volume was bound in exquisite Indian handloom sari cloth and had the title regally embossed in gold.
This English translation by Seema Jain of renowned poet and president of the Sahitya Akademi, Sri Madhav Kaushik’s long dramatic monologue comprising around 40 pages titled Listen Radhika (original Hindi title Suno Radhika) introduces readers to a unique voice of Lord Krishna as he implores the attention of his beloved, the playful, bewitching Radhika or Radha.
