Positive Stories
“Those working in my tea estate need my help now. I want to help as many”
In the second part of our series, Corona Heroes, meet Jayanta Borah from Assam, who has been distributing essentials to 10,000 poor families. This, when he himself has incurred losses
Shivani Gupta
“My mother wants me to be safe. Yes, coronavirus may infect us too, but duty comes first”
Amid lockdown, some are not just stepping out every day, but they are also going beyond the call of duty to help others. In the first part of our series, Corona Heroes, meet constable Ashish Mishra
Shivani Gupta
Meet a single mother who took to constructing homes to feed her children
What all do mothers do to raise their children? To commemorate Women’s Day, we profiled some very special mothers. To look after their children, these mothers are taking to professions pursued only by men. Meet a mother who has been working as a mistry (mason)
Arvind Singh Parmar
“Yes, I am a sex worker and I have told this only to my daughter so that …”
What all do mothers do to raise their children? To commemorate Women’s Day, we profiled some very special mothers. To look after their children, these mothers are taking to professions pursued only by men. Meet a mother who has been working as a sex worker
Neetu Singh
All set for Holi: In Vrindavan, these women are busy making herbal gulal made of flowers
Last year, widowed women living in this shelter home in Vrindavan prepared about one quintal herbal gulal from flowers which was worth Rs 1 lakh. This year, they are preparing 4-5 quintal gulal
Seema Sharma
From Egypt to Libya and from Central Asia to India, the humble Samosa has come a long way
The first mention of samosas was found in Abolfazl Beyhaqi’s work Tarikh-e Beyhaghi in 10th century, where it is referred to as sambosa. There is proof that the Sultanate too had relished samosa
Harsh Pathak
“I could not bear to see my children crying hence I started mending punctures”
What all do the mothers do to raise their children? To commemorate Women’s Day, we have profiled some of the mothers who are working beyond the conventions of society and the threshold of domesticity to provide for their families. Meet Tarannum who mends punctures to make a living
Neetu Singh
Glimpses of the famous ‘Braj ki Holi’
In the Braj region — which includes cities on both sides of the Yamuna river with its center at Mathura-Vrindavan — Holi is celebrated for over 40 days. The Lathmaar Holi festivities in the towns of Barsana and Nandgaon, located near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, are the center of attraction
Abhishek Verma
Read how “an idiot jumbo” changed a forest guard’s Sunday … and his perception
A forest guard shares with us his chance encounter with an elephant that had strayed out of the jungle. It was a harrowing experience for him as this was his first job. But he learnt something important
Shailendra Kumar
The many moods of Holi at Vrindavan
Our reader Diptendu Roy, who was in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, shared a few images of the Holi festivities captured in his camera. It’s said playing Holi at Vrindavan or just being a part of the festivities is a once in a lifetime experience. You may not want to miss watching these images. We wish our readers a very Happy Holi!