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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
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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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In pictures: Morena’s Chausath Yogini temple that inspired the Indian Parliament’s design madhya pradesh 30 stades
In pictures: Morena’s Chausath Yogini temple that inspired the Indian Parliament’s design

It is well known that the Parliament House at Sansad Marg in New Delhi was [...]

19
Sep
Udaipur youths turn barren lands green, help 1200 farmers go back to traditional farming
Udaipur youths turn barren lands green; help 1200 farmers go back to traditional farming

Growing up in Peeplond village of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan, Bhuvnesh Ojha remembers the long [...]

17
Sep
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Five tips to de-risk your portfolio in volatile market

The post-COVID rally in the stock market is going from strength to strength. The Indian [...]

16
Sep
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How Toybank’s learning-through-play is helping at-risk children grow into responsible adults

The year was 2004 and Shweta Chari and a group of volunteers would spend their [...]

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Anjani Gupta: The gritty mom from UP’s Sultanpur who defied odds to become an athlete

For a young girl from a small town in Uttar Pradesh, pursuing her dream to [...]

13
Sep
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In pictures: Modak gets a makeover with paan, gulkand, rasmalai, caramel, strawberry & more

During the 11-day Ganapati festival, the biggest celebration in Maharashtra, the elephant-headed god is offered [...]

12
Sep
Organic farmers reap benefits as Andhra's Amaravathi ensures higher prices, cuts middlemen society FPO organic and natural farming 30stades
Andhra farmers set up own retail chain Amravathi Organics; cut middlemen & get higher prices

K Kranthi Kumar from Pragadavaram village in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, has been cultivating [...]

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Sep
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Top 10 sectoral mutual funds for investment right now

The last 18 months have been good for mutual fund investors. The post-pandemic V-shaped recovery [...]

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Sep