Teachers' Day
Teachers’ Day [Illustration by Shiju George] September 5: An average teacher teaches, a good teacher explains, a superior …
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Brishti Bandyopadhyay
All features, stories and articles authored by: Brishti Bandyopadhyay
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The Bright Ones
September 9: Five-year-old Krishna and four-year-old Rama are two very bright brothers. They are too young to join school but they …
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Duped Again
October 21: There are two Indias – the India of the powerful, privileged classes and the India of the masses. The powerful have …
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Celebrity Camera
When man took the first steps on the moon, a camera captured the moment forever. Today those pictures are a part of history. And …
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The Eyes of a Child Soldier
Where: Sierra Leone, Africa August 5, 2000: A child is recognised everywhere as a symbol of innocence. Those who fight wars know …
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Alcoholics Beware!
November 24: After centuries of subjugation at the hands of their men, Indian women are fighting back. We have been featuring news …
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Artist of the Free Spirit
‘My heart is beating, keeps on repeating. . .’ remember the memorable lines from the 1970s Hindi movie …
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The School that Built Many Lives
July 8: Picture a world far removed from today’s life. No roads, nor any means of transport. Where going to school means …
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No Singlish, we're Singaporeans
April 21: That person is very havoc, always out late every night. If you ever hear one Singaporean telling another that, …
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Brushed under the Carpet
October 14: Morocco is one of the few countries in the African-Arab world to have tourism as a major industry. Tourists flock to …
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The Misfortunes of Kera..la
December 9: What are the images that come to mind when one hears the name – Kerala? Beaches, backwaters and… coconut trees. Rows …
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