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Saffron blooms in the north-east: A new dawn for farmers

For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.

Imphal National Institute of Technology in recruitment flux

At the moment, there are a total of 30 faculty members functioning on a contractual basis at the NIT. 15 of these teachers have gone to seek solace from the High Court citing rulings of the Supreme Court inter alia regularisation of contractual employees after prolonged service on ad-hoc basis.

The story of a young artist

A young illustrator and artist, Kuhoo Mitra’s one-day solo exhibition was exhibited at Calcutta Rowing Club on Sunday, 16th June where she displayed 21 paintings and five illustrated, hand-bound books done by herself.

The coffee-cartoonist of Kolkata

Cartoons, as an art form, offer a unique blend of humour, calm and composure, which may effortlessly wipe away the pressures and frustrations of societal responsibilities, corporate work demands, politics and even mere school homework.

Jagged daggers of history warriors

To those of us who came of age at the end of the 20th century, the current era’s fever pitch of racial and ethnic tension feels false and anachronistic, and frankly, shocking. We were raised to value tolerance, colour blindness, unity and multiculturalism.