The combination of a kind heart and an innovative spirit can work magic, as social entrepreneur Lakshmi Menon continues to prove over and over. When the handloom industry of Kerala lay wet and defeated following the 2018 floods, Lakshmi not just revved it up, but...
Renuka Ramakrishnan’s journey into serving leprosy affected people started when she was in her high school. At the age of 16, she stood as a lone warrior against the odds of a conservative society in Kumbakonam to cremate an abandoned body of a leprosy affected...
Rohini Divakar, Joint Director of Income Tax, Investigation and the ex-officio Secretary Regional Economic Intelligence Council, Chennai, (REIC) is an IRS-IT officer of repute. She has been in the Indian Administrative Services for many years now and has made a mark for herself. Early Days:...
You have been practicing and have mastered the art for over two decades now and are now an acclaimed Carnatic vocalist. Please share how the journey started and how you found your calling? I would not say that I have mastered the art. It is...
One of the most successful tennis players in this part of the world, Sania Mirza has been an icon of inspiration for every Indian girl in the country. Ace tennis champion, 2015 Wimbledon winner, United Nations’ Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, a woman of...
Immunity is a function of metabolism and nutrition. Our body’s network of tissues and cells act as a defense system that tries to keep out germs like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The immune system is spread throughout our body. Human immunity includes our endocrine...
The fortnight that has just passed witnessed incidents that have shaken the collective conscience of the nation. One of them, which did not garner much attention, but was equally heart-wrenching, was the news report of six children of a family in Kerala whose hunger compelled...
Ramanagara is around 40kms from the heart of Bangalore and its arrival is announced by a sudden change in scenery. While the Bangalore plateau is famous for its rolling and often unrecognizable hills (owing to the fast development of the city), Ramanagara welcomes you with...
It’s like the world has given us another chance. The pandemic brought us to the brink — a lot of us were prepared for the end of the world like scenarios and isolating ourselves from our regular lives, made us sit up and rethink —...
While cleaning a bus depot, which was her workplace, she excitedly said ‘hi’ to her friends who were boarding a bus to college from the same depot. But her ‘friends,’ who she went to school with, refused to acknowledge her presence. The experience left an...
