by Charu Thakur | Sep 22, 2023
(September 22, 2023) “Filigree artisans sell biscuits to make ends meet.” A headline in a leading newspaper in 2020 that lingered on Rhea Bakshi’s mind for a long time. Her quest to revive the dying form of fading intricate silver jewelry metalwork...
by Amrita Priya | Jun 18, 2023
(June 18, 2023) Srushti Sudhir Jagtap, a 16-year-old student hailing from Latur in Maharashtra, etched her name in history by achieving a remarkable feat, shattering the previous Guinness record for the longest individual dance marathon. With an extraordinary duration...
by Charu Thakur | Oct 7, 2022
(October 7, 2022) Around 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period, volcanic eruptions occurred at the Western Ghats, giving way to the formation of the Deccan Traps. For years, geologists have been intrigued by this formation, and some 12 years ago, a...
by Amrita Priya | Sep 20, 2022
(September 20, 2022) “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” Whenever Vaishnavi Jaiswal was asked the question growing up, she would say, “An astronaut like Kalpana Chawla.” By the time she reached high school, her answer had changed. She discovered a passion for...
by Amrita Priya | Sep 7, 2022
(September 7, 2022) 17-year-old Srijanita Maurya belongs to Mau, a town in Uttar Pradesh which is also known as Maunath Bhanjan, one of the oldest places in the region. The city has a rich legacy in the sari industry but somehow it takes time for outsiders to fathom...
