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Starring: India's best chefs

India, Oct. 4 -- It's probably an exaggeration to say that chefs are now national celebrities but it is fair to say that they attract more attention than ever before. Every time I participate in the F... Read More


A new approach to the history of languages

India, Oct. 4 -- How do writing and literacy reshape the ways a language and its literature are imagined? Combining close readings of literary and scholarly works with the study of hundreds of handwri... Read More


A housewife's quest for intellectual growth

India, Oct. 4 -- In this intimate yet simultaneously anthropological exploration of the life of her maternal grandmother Pankajam (1911-2007), Kalpana Karunakaran captures the essence of an exceptiona... Read More


'Children everywhere are ready to care'

India, Oct. 4 -- 1How do you feel after winning the Neev Book Award for Baloo's Big Win? The award feels like a nod of encouragement from young readers, and makes me want to write better. It is also a... Read More


Eating, with the planet in mind

India, Oct. 4 -- That food systems contribute a large chunk of greenhouse gas emissions was well known. A new EAT-Lancet Commission study has found that the diets of the 30% of the world's richest con... Read More


Back to the future: Reimagining the world of Indian IT

India, Oct. 4 -- In my five decades in the IT industry, I have come to accept one enduring truth, that "uncertainty is the only certainty". The recent hike in H-1B visa application fees is a reminder ... Read More


In poll-bound Bihar, signs of politician Prashant Kishor

India, Oct. 4 -- In Rajgir, Bihar - once the capital of the Magadha Empire - amid its hot springs, cut out caves, Buddhist monasteries and gentle undulating fields, I witnessed a dramatic and discerni... Read More


Good cinema and duty that the audiences owe

India, Oct. 4 -- Once in a while from the mainstream Hindi cinema establishment comes a film like Homebound that leaves a gaping hole in your heart. Backed by a brilliant ensemble cast, poignant dialo... Read More


Zero enrolments at 394 Maha schools

MUMBAI, Oct. 4 -- The latest UDISE+ report has painted a mixed picture for Maharashtra's school education sector. While the state has recorded a rise in student enrolment compared to last year, the co... Read More


Student had no history of depression: Police

KANPUR, Oct. 4 -- An IIT Kanpur electrical engineering student, who allegedly died by suicide a few days ago, had no history of depression, stress or any other chronic illness, factors often liked to ... Read More