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Normani Kordei Of Fifth Harmony Named As American Cancer Society Global Ambassador

The fight against cancer hits close to home as Kordei’s mother, Andrea, is a breast cancer survivor having been diagnosed when Normani was just 5 years old. “I remember se...

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5th Veda Session at Whistling Woods

Mumbai 28th February 2017: The auditorium of Whistling Woods International (WWI) reverberated with sounds of enthusiasm and excitement, as the National award winning choreogra...

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The Unintended Consequences of Technology

An article of mine on the “Technologies of Taste” has just come out in Technology & Society, a publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engin...

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Japan’s Gender-Bending History

I’m an anthropologist who grew up in Japan and has lived there, off and on, for 22 years. Yet every visit to Tokyo’s Harajuku District still surprises me. In the e...

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Introducing Gynopedia: The Wikipedia For All Your Sexual Health Needs

It’s Sod’s Law. You have no gynaecological complaints for months – then the second you step off the plane en route to your exotic hotel or far-flung hostel, ...

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Growing Child Labour In India's Cities Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, Say Activists

Urban India is employing an increasing number of children - many under nine years of age - in producing everything from pickles to fireworks, working in tourism and labouring ...

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Scientists Just Confirmed The Hottest Day In Antarctica

Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced a new record high temperature of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit for the continent of Antarctica. The temperature...

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Watching Birds Near Home Eases Sadness & Worries

Watching birds around your home may help overcome sadness and worry, a new study in UK has found. Researchers from the University of Exeter in UK, the British Trust for Ornith...

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Taiwan Film Takes Second Place In Indian Short Film Festival

The Taiwanese film "Way Back Home," directed by graduate student Cheng Tang-jung (程堂榮), has won second place for Best Short Fiction at the 4th Chennai International Shor...

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Amitabh Bachchan Bats For Gender Equality In A Powerful Twitter Post

Amid worldwide debates and discussions on gender equality, equal rights for men and women both at workplace and otherwise, gender pay gap etc, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachc...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO

Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hin...

November 18 2025

TV: TRANSFORMATIVE MADRAS JOURNEY

A deeply personal recollection of discovery, creativity, culture, and artistic encounter...

November 17 2025

FESTIVALS: CINEMA ENDURES BECAUSE ARTISTS PERSIST

A powerful three-day gathering in New Delhi explored cinema’s endurance against ce...

November 16 2025