Renaming Places And Roads!!!

The practice of renaming is often a political gimmick. Or it may be some individual politician’s fetish to grab mileage. The familiar ritual has existed for year...

Goa To Host International Film Festival On Mother Teresa

The Catholic Church in Goa, India is hosting a six day Mother Teresa International Film Festival starting from January 5. The Festival will screen Indian and international ...

A Guide to the Social Factors That Put Transgender Lives at Risk

News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans ...

Emma Thompson Backs Campaign To Empower Women

Emma Thompson has backed a campaign to support and empower women and girls living in poverty around the world.
The 57-year-old actress is working with ActionAid UK to ...

Criss-crossing Families

Seven books in the Clifton Chronicles, and the story could still go on. Only a master storyteller like Jeffrey Archer could have woven such an intricate plot about family d...

Dia Mirza Turns Artist Ambassador For Save The Children

With this association, Dia will help raise awareness about malnutrition, quality education, gender equality and child trafficking. She has also made an appeal in a video me...

Shah Rukh Khan invited to deliver a speech at Oxford University

Shah Rukh Khan is a global icon of sorts. While the actor has amassed millions of fans in India, his fan following around the globe is just as overwhelming.
As SRK's r...

Nashira: Peace And Prosperity In Colombia's Matriarchal Village

When Margarita's daughter was caught in crossfire between local drug cartels and shot in the head at the age of nine, she decided something had to change. Her options were ...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...