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Innovation in the Himalayas & Kolam interior décor

Dear Reader,India is the land of innovation though not all innovations make it to school textbooks. The majority of them remain confined to the area of their origin, with only a handful of people or just an individual making use of them. Many times, this local innovativeness triumphs over sophisticated [...]

04
Apr
Gulabo Sapera Fields
Serpent Dance, Sundarbans and Organic Pineapples

Sometime in November 2002, when I was still a cub reporter, I was assigned to cover the Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan. After a hectic day spent between camels and their herders, we were in for a pleasant surprise. The organisers had arranged for an evening with folk dance and music. [...]

30
Aug
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The Many Hues of Inspiration

Dear Reader,  Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj left us last week. The doyen of the Mewati Gharana and a recipient of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, he was the only Indian musician to have a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter named after him in 2019.  I have [...]

23
Aug
Independence & Entrepreneurship

Dear Reader, Ever since I can remember, August 15 has been a day of celebration. At school, we would have poem recitation, declamation and debate competitions in the run up to the Independence Day. Flag hoisting and the Principal’s speech was always followed by the distribution of samosas, wafers and [...]

16
Aug
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30Stades completes 6 months

Dear Reader, 30 Stades, our digital magazine on inspiring and impactful stories from across India, has turned 6 months old today! And this is our first newsletter, a token of gratitude towards all of you who signed up for it and have been reading our stories. 30 Stades has seen [...]

29
Jul

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Learning by doing: Project DEFY’s ‘nooks’ skill learners from marginalized communities 30stades
Learning by doing: Project DEFY’s ‘nooks’ skill learners from marginalized communities

The non-profit has set up 31 nooks in India and abroad to offer an alternate [...]

07
Dec
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How fish farming is boosting paddy harvest in Bihar

While pisciculture is generating income through sale of fish, the nutrient-rich pond water is helping [...]

05
Dec
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Colourful corals and amazing marine life tucked away at Pirotan Island in Gujarat

There are 42 islands in the Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park but only Pirotan [...]

04
Dec
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Rajasthan’s ancient Mandana art fading away as youngsters give it a cold shoulder

The intricate paintings were made on walls and floors of houses as decorations as well [...]

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02
Dec
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Six ways to save income tax this year

Tax planning is a good way to save money and build a corpus for long-term [...]

01
Dec
Sowmya Subramaniam This techie quit TCS for the love of social work; has conserved over 250 varieties of native seeds HOOGA 30stades
This techie quit TCS for the love of social work; has conserved over 250 varieties of native seeds

Sowmya Balasubramaniam's social enterprise HOOGA is conserving native seed varieties while providing livelihood option to [...]

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30
Nov
Sagarmitra Abhiyan: How Pune and Jalgaon school children are recycling over 1 lakh kg of plastic annually environmental conservation pollution 30stades
Sagarmitra Abhiyan: How Pune and Jalgaon school children are recycling over 1 lakh kg of plastic annually

Plastic waste is converted into granules which are bought by various firms to make flower [...]

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Nov
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Madhya Pradesh’s Patalkot: The entrance to ‘Patal’ where Sun doesn’t shine

The horse-shoe-shaped valley is inhabited by Gonds and Bharias tribal people, who are said to [...]

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Nov