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Adivasis revere tiger God as ‘Rajulkpen’ in gondi while tigers are called ‘Duvval’ and ‘Vagoba’. (Representational image :PTI

Adivasis enter forests to worship tiger God during 'poosmas'

Adivasis are visiting ‘Dheammal Rajulk’ located in the forest in Utnoor mandal and ‘Puli Kachar’ located on Adilabad mandal border

23 Jan 2021 11:50 PM

The decision has fired up a rather well-worn-out discussion around the value of a homemaker’s contribution to society. (AFP)

Adding value to home

Homemakers are getting increasingly recognised for the unpaid domestic services they render to their families.

20 Jan 2021 2:24 PM

Shikha Goel with children Yutika and Tavashya

Sailing through the turbulence

The pandemic has not been without benefits. It has fast-forwarded the life-skills learning process for many children

09 Jan 2021 3:09 PM

Trump supporters participate in a rally in Washington. Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results. (AP)

Traditional masculinity stereotypes may help explain the support Trump is getting

American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential, and never vulnerable

08 Jan 2021 3:55 PM

While schools want to re-open, fear of the disease is making them continue with online classes

Bright kids find online classes tough

There are also complaints of online pranks by students, which many of the teachers are not able to understand or control

19 Dec 2020 7:28 AM

Nitya Naveli Nanda also spoke about her battle with anxiety

Hands full of diamonds, yet unhappy

Star kids, envy of the world seem to prove the point that wealth and privilege are no safeguards against the ailments that affect the mind

29 Nov 2020 3:25 PM

Copper sees a silver lining!

Amid coronavirus pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir's copperware witnesses a resurgence

The Kashmiri copperware is an ancient artwork and the objects are used as household dailyware and also for decorative purposes

20 Nov 2020 2:37 AM

A puppet show on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales from the first Rainbow Lit Fest

One of a kind: A humdinger of an LGBT arts fest

Dr Bibek Debroy and Dr Shashi Tharoor are keynote speakers of this one-year-old, two-day, online fest.

18 Nov 2020 7:28 PM

A teacher conducts online classes from the school premises, in Chennai. (PTI)

COVID-19: Digital divide deepens, so does student despair

Aishwarya Reddy ended her life at her Hyderabad home this month because her parents couldn't afford a laptop or a smartphone

17 Nov 2020 2:26 PM

Bhujanga Rao Madaavi in his village working on Dokra items

A vanishing ancient craft form

The KARA festival, organised at Saptaparni in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad till 8th November, displays an ancient but dying craft

05 Nov 2020 12:15 PM

First impressions are not always accurate. They seem to inveigle themselves to being known as ‘last impressions’ but I have learnt that such opinions don’t always measure up in the long run

Nisha Jamwal | Can’t judge a person on the first meet

Don’t let your first impression of someone be your last impression, or you could lose out on a beautiful relationship

11 Sep 2020 7:36 PM

Actress Neena Gupta, a source of inspiration for many single women, has, however, been quite vocal about choosing the less trodden path in her life

Tough world for mums: Masaba Masaba brings focus on single motherhood

Through Neena’s side of the story, the show again brings focus on single motherhood and how it is still considered a stigma

05 Sep 2020 4:54 PM

Friends of Furries, a collective of animal lovers, is working to provide succour to dogs and other animals in the city. Representational Image

The Duchess Club goes all out to help stray animals and abandoned pets

COVID-19 has affected people and animals alike, around the world.

01 Sep 2020 7:06 PM

Naomi Leight-Giveon, the founder of PodSkool, a company in the Los Angeles area that assists parents looking to form pods, said the reaction to the concept has been overwhelming. Especially for younger children not always able to engage in online learning, the learning pods provide much-needed socialisation. (Photo | PodSkool)

Traditional schools done for? ‘Learning pods’ come up as response to online learning

These learning pods are occurring because many parents realise that their children are not doing well with online learning.

30 Aug 2020 6:25 PM

The late actor’s therapist talking freely to the media and disclosing the nature of his mental illness raises serious questions about the privacy

Why isn't Sushant's doctor respecting his privacy?

Client privacy is sacrosanct, and mental-health professionals especially need to understand the ethics of guarding it

25 Aug 2020 6:51 PM

Vidya Malvade

With devotion undimmed

People are going the extra mile to ensure that the piety and sanctity of the 10-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival remain the same

22 Aug 2020 7:23 PM

Commodore BK Ahluwalia with wife Anju Ahluwalia

India’s Midnight’s Children

Stalwarts of the Indian Armed Forces who were born in the year that India gained freedom talk about growing older with the nation

15 Aug 2020 5:29 PM

Parents of pre-schoolers and kindergarteners are especially a harried lot as their children are too young to operate technology

The travails of schooling online amid a pandemic

With regular classes unlikely to restart soon, schools still resort to online lessons. But how are the kids faring?

14 Aug 2020 7:11 PM

Pentala Harikrishna with Wife

Winning is a habit; don’t lose it says Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna

Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna reflects on his latest win and talks of his life after marriage

12 Aug 2020 7:13 PM

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, it looks like robots are indeed here to replace humans

The rise of robots in the hospitality sector

Automation is slowly but steadily setting into various roles in the hospitality industry. How would that affect workers?

10 Aug 2020 7:11 PM

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Hyderabad's city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

The suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." (AP)

Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

This cover image released by Grove shows "Shuggie Bain," a novel by Douglas Stuart. The Scottish writer has won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel. (Grove via AP)

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Adding value to home

The decision has fired up a rather well-worn-out discussion around the value of a homemaker’s contribution to society. (AFP)

Traditional schools done for? ‘Learning pods’ come up as response to online learning

Naomi Leight-Giveon, the founder of PodSkool, a company in the Los Angeles area that assists parents looking to form pods, said the reaction to the concept has been overwhelming. Especially for younger children not always able to engage in online learning, the learning pods provide much-needed socialisation. (Photo | PodSkool)

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Shikha Goel with children Yutika and Tavashya

One of a kind: A humdinger of an LGBT arts fest

A puppet show on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales from the first Rainbow Lit Fest

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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine

Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane

A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week

T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work

The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream

A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

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