Parbati Baruah, India’s first female mahout awarded Padma Shri
Popularly known as 'Elephant Girl' (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India's first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma...
An unlikely friendship : A short story
Dear Diary,
Yesterday proved a challenge for me. This battle at Lone Pine has been hell; indeed from the 25th of April this whole journey they...
The diggers in the trenches: About ANZAC Day
Growing up in Sydney as an Indian-Australian kid, ANZAC Day was just another normal day.
Apart from that one minute of silence and special school...
Gukesh Dommaraju: Youngest-ever Candidates winner
17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history by becoming the youngest-ever player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament on April 22 after his final round...
How dance forms the light of Sashi Bala’s life
In a wonderful highlight at dancer and dancer teacher Sashi Bala’s recent production for her Natyadharshan School of Indian Dance, the Sun God materialised...