Punjab’s crop residue burning threatens South Asian air quality
PG Staff
Bengaluru, Nov 5
IDescribing Punjab as a "burning" food basket, two renowned earth scientists warn that the outflow of air pollution arising from...
US lawmakers celebrate Indian American community at Diwali
PG Staff
Washington, Nov 5
More than 30 members of US Congress joined about 1,000 people at the annual Diwali event on Capitol Hill, the...
Goa festival is tribute to its unique Portuguese moorings
Over the next two months, Goa will celebrate its colonial tryst with Portugal over wine, film, song and a slice of photographic nostalgia at...
Indigenous communities descended in Abode of Clouds to discuss food cultures (Foodie Trail-Shillong)
PG Staff
Shillong, Nov 3
Indigenous communities from 58 countries have assembled in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya to celebrate their food cultures...
Lessons from Beijing: Why India must rethink industries, technology
PG Staff
As I write this, I spot over a dozen Chinese men outside my Beijing hotel room wearing air purifier masks on their faces...
SRK speaks out against intolerance
On his fiftieth birthday, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his opinion on rising intolerance in the country.
"I do think there is...
I want to avoid unwanted controversy: Amitabh Bachchan
At a time when writers, filmmakers and historians have revolted against a rising culture of intolerance towards freedom of speech, Indian cinematic icon Amitabh...
From Banarsi saris to golgappas, an Indian tadka for African first ladies
PG Staff
New Delhi, Oct 29
From intricate Banarsi weaves not only in saris but in a wide range of garb from traditional to modern, and...
Health is wealth- return of Ancient Indian practices
Latha Iyer
शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम् I
śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam
This phrase from Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhavam means ‘body is the instrument for doing good deeds’. In today’s world we...
Intrepid sepoys of the Raj – in combat and life (Book Review)
PerformanceGurus Staff
Title: The Sepoy; Author: Edmund Candler; Publisher: Life Span Publishers and Distributors; Pages: 139; Price:Rs.450
It was a splendid device of the British...