Friday, December 28, 2012

Winds of change

A churning in the education sector in 2012 has evoked a mixed response, says rakesh kumar The year gone by will go down in the annals of education as remarkable for its landmark changes proposed, both in the lower as well as higher education. While 2012 ended with...

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Real heroes

IBN7 honoured 10 specially-abled Indian athletes, who participated in the 2012 London Paralympics and won a silver medal at the Games this year. rakesh kumar reports Everything came to a halt for Amit Kumar, 27, when he met with an accident and was hospitalised for six months for a spinal...

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A day for a cause

A day for a cause 28 November 2012 Everybody should carve out a day from their busy schedule, leaving office, conference calls and emails behind just for the benefit of society, finds rakesh kumar It was nothing short of a surprise for the students of Bal Sahyog, an NGO in the Capital...

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Sleight of fate?

Magic is an art that cuts across all ages, classes and creeds. While it leaves some wide-eyed, skeptics term it a bag of tricks. But what about the magicians themselves? rakesh kumar steps into the world of magicBe it a birthday party, a corporate gathering or a product...

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Behind the paintings

In her first solo exhibition, Mumbai based artist Tina Chandroji places deities in shops selling items of daily use “Roaming around the Indian markets one can find numerous catchy sights that make you want to preserve that moment,” said Mumbai based artist Tina Chandroji while briefing about one...

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Elephant catwalk

During Holi, the lands of kings and queens came alive with the elephant festival, recounts Rakesh Kumar On the day of Dulhendi, when the whole country was eagerly waiting for Holi, the pink city Jaipur was geared up to witness a unique fashion show– of elephants. Though it...

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Child’s right

In a day-long seminar by SOS Children’s Villages of India participants discussed a child’s right to a family      What could be a more ideal time to discuss about a child’s rights to a family when abandoned baby Falak is still struggling for her life? Even if she...

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Comic relief

Manga author Yukichi Yamamatsu’s autobiographical depiction talks about his experiences in India in trying to promote his book    The year 2004 may well be termed one of the worst years for Manga author Yukichi Yamamatsu. He paid a visit to India, having never before left Japan, armed with...

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Form Goa to Delhi

Sixteen Goa based artists showcased their creativity at the NIV art gallery in Delhi Sorrow, brutality, dire straits and sex dominated the works of Goa-based artist Kedar Dhondu. The question then comes up as to who would be interested in buying these art pieces to decorate their homes...

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Where sun and sand meet

On his recent visit to Delhi, Robert Desvaux, Chairman of Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, shared the reason for Mauritius leading the way in containing ecological damage  Be it actors, politicians or social workers, hardly any celebrity in the world has given a miss to a visit to Mauritius....

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

‘Delhi is the best’

Television actor talks about his struggle, Delhi and latest show  A known face of television today, Karan V Grover, can never forget his struggling days. After running from pillar to post for almost three years, he could finally create a niche for himself in the industry. “I had...

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