Pushed into prostitution by her husband, a sex worker from Kamathipura shares what freedom means to her

Freedom is the right to make choices. But some people are denied this right due [...]

‘Charity kills dignity and without dignity, you can’t talk about development’: Goonj Founder Anshu Gupta

In Delhi’s freezing winter in 1991, Anshu Gupta saw a rickshaw puller wrapping unclaimed dead [...]

Kerala: How Sobha’s CSR arm shifted underprivileged students to online education

Real estate giant Sobha Ltd’s corporate social responsibility or CSR initiatives cover six villages under [...]

‘We need a paying audience to make performing arts self-sustaining’: Odissi dancer Prachi Hota

A 14-year-old girl was extremely nervous ahead of her first full Odissi recital in Delhi. [...]

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Reverse migration in COVID-19 may increase tiger poaching: Padma Shri tiger expert Dr Karanth

India has added only 1,000 tigers since Project Tiger was launched in 1973, with a [...]

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Sequretek gets a lockdown leg-up as enterprises rush to enhance cyber security

In 2013, two friends set up a cyber security firm that could provide a platform [...]

Papa CJ: India’s Oxford educated stand-up comedian who’s doesn’t aspire to be seen as a public figure

An MBA from Oxford, corporate coach, motivational speaker and moderator – that’s Papa CJ – [...]

Pride Month: “My mom said I should become a saint or join hijras,” says former Rajpipla prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

As the world struggles with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, transgenders of Gujarat’s Lakshya Trust have [...]

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A migrant worker’s 1,200 km journey on foot during the Coronavirus lockdown

Dharmender Singh, a 32-year-old mason and daily wage earner, walked and took tempo rides to [...]