Pulkit Vasudha , TNN Wrapped in blankets, in Washington DC, almost two million people braved -13 degree celsius to be a part of a historic presidential inauguration. In homes across the nation, people woke up as early as 4 am to catch the action live on TV. At breakfast meetings, viewing parties, and coffee houses, people [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, December 13 With barely two days left for the second and final phase of the Assembly elections, the fanfare of campaigning is at its peak in Maninagar. Both the Congress and BJP workers rallying strong and loud for their candidates—Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel and Chief [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, October 04 If you thought withdrawing money from your nearest ATM is not rocket science, think again. At the World Space Week exhibition organised at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) campus, scientists are busy explaining to children and adults how technology, which we often take for granted, uses space science. “When [...]
Pulkit Vasudha LAST year, several Muslim women’s organisations from across the country came together under an umbrella organisation, the Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan. The unique initiative demands equal status for Muslim women in society, rejects everything unconstitutional and forms a democratic, secular organisation for liberal and progressive thought and action. Zakia Jowher, the woman behind [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, September 1: The findings of the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2005-06 has turned out to be an eye-opener for Community Food and Nutrition Extension Unit (CFNEU) of the Health and Family Welfare department of the state government. The survey found that over 80 per cent children belonging to the age [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, August 21:Born with clubfoot (congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes) in the small town of Viramgaon, 60 kilometres from Ahmedabad, Bhupesh Modi does not know what it is to walk without a limp. The handicap may have [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, July 28: TULSI Ram (15) unscrews a stabilizer and removes the battery, the circuit board from its plastic casing. His brother, Gehri Lal (12), uses hammer, chisel, his bare hands and teeth to disassemble clumps of copper wiring from a brass frame. Tulsi and Gehri are kabadiwallahs, who disassemble electrical goods and sell them [...]
Express News Services, Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, May 31:Sanaben (25), a resident of Bhem village near Ajmer, could not get married due to the cleft lip she was born with. But a 45-minute corrective surgery at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital changed her life forever. In a state with a high percentage of child brides, being unmarried [...]
Neeraj Chauhan New Delhi, May 23: Mudit spends nearly four hours at the National Sports Club Cricket Academy nets every day, perfecting his batting skills. But on Wednesday, a day after his coaches Maninder Singh and Saim Siddiqui were arrested on drug charges, he just hung around for a while and went home. For the [...]