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Bhagavad Gita in schools

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

28 May 2017 12:19 AM IST

After successful films like Sultan and Dangal, which glorify the lost sport of wrestling, we look at one of the oldest akhara in the city. ( Photo: Shripad Naik)

Mud, sweat and nostalgia

Wrestling or pehlwani is a sport that was developed during the Mughal era. Today, it's a sport for a handful.

28 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Vandalism on the Tejas Express, the python at which coins were thrown at the Byculla Zoo. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

V for vandalism

Stolen headphones and damaged LCD screens on the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express have incensed people.

28 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Socially relevant stories in images

Karumbaiah BK has rustled up an app which enables users to access and narrate thought provoking issues through eye...

28 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Shreya Krishnan

Taboo no more. Period!

On the occasion of International Menstrual Hygiene Day, we speak to women about menstruation taboos and associated...

28 May 2017 12:17 AM IST

The Samarth team that works closely with care managers to improve the lives of the educated elderly.

Crisis of urban loneliness

Asheesh Gupta has been at the helm of a crusade to help people fight loneliness. And his special focus is the educated...

28 May 2017 12:17 AM IST

The drug also helped him be more social and willing to play a game of hide-and-seek with his 16-year-old brother. (Photo: Pixabay - picture for representation purpose only)

Autistic teen speaks first full sentence after century-old drug use

The drug suramin was earlier used to cure sleeping sickness

27 May 2017 3:45 PM IST

Changing diets by increasing intake of dietary fiber seems to be one of the most economic ways to reduce the risk of knee osteoarthritis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Adults can prevent arthritis knee pain with fiber-rich foods

Eating fibrous food can prevent disability due to the osteoarthritis

27 May 2017 3:11 PM IST

The boy whose skin breaks easily is forced to wear his clothes inside out so that the seams and folds do not touch and hurt him. (Photo: Pixabay)

Toddler with skin condition gets blisters with mother's cuddles

The 11-month-old's disease is incurable and his mother has to give him morphine to ease the pain

27 May 2017 1:21 PM IST

People who walked three hours per week for six months had improved reaction times and other signs of improved brain function. (Photo: Pixabay)

Walking linked to improved brain function

It can help cure dementia and Alzheimer's disease

27 May 2017 1:11 PM IST

Ragasudha Vinjamuri

Connecting dance and Hindu mythology

Ragasudha Vinjamuri, a Bharatnatyam dancer, performs to explain Aryurveda and conversations between the human body and...

27 May 2017 12:47 AM IST

Punjabi Chaap Curry with Dosa

Balle balle to Punjabi cuisine

What makes Punjab different from other states is its culinary treasure.

27 May 2017 12:18 AM IST