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The family of fisher folk live in the thatched hut, which is made of plastic sheets.

Sail for living

Easwaramangalam near Ponnani is an ideal location to experience the life of fisher folk from Mysore.

28 May 2017 12:25 AM IST

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