Exhibition of photographs of birds in Thiruvananthapuram honours KK Neelakantan, popularly known as Induchoodan, on the occasion of his birth centenary

[ad_1] A Great Indian Hornbill flying over a green canopy dotted with shades of auburn captures the majesty of the bird and its home in the wilderness in Wayanad. Flight of the Great Indian Hornbill. | Photo Credit: Abhishek Jain  Clicked by Abhishek Jain, one of the 80-plus birders who have come together to observe […]

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Luxury footwear brand Anaar makes a debut at the New York Fashion Week

[ad_1] Anaar for Kish Jeane’s collection  | Photo Credit: Sam J. Photos The debut of India’s luxury footwear brand Anaar at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) spells a new chapter in the country’s exploration of fusion fashion — blending traditional crafts with global fads — on the international fashion ramp. Known for its hand-embroidered, wedged […]

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Watch | All about K-Circle, Hyderabad’s oldest quizzing group

[ad_1] Watch | All about K-Circle, Hyderabad’s oldest quizzing group K-Circle Quiz Club (KC to its members) is a 50-year-old quizzing group of Hyderabad, the oldest in the city. Passionate quizzers meet every Saturday at 5pm at the conference hall on the top floor of Columbus Hospital Institute of Psychiatry and De-addiction in Begumpet. With […]

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When Ganesha, culture and food come together

[ad_1] Nandish makes sure that the habba is always a zero waste event | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ganesha Habba, celebrating the elephant-headed, chubby deity is enjoyed across boundaries with varied degrees of pomp and show. Bengaluru’s Sri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, is one of the oldest trusts and has been organising the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava […]

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When Ganesha, culture and food come together

[ad_1] Nandish makes sure that the habba is always a zero waste event | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ganesha Habba, celebrating the elephant-headed, chubby deity is enjoyed across boundaries with varied degrees of pomp and show. Bengaluru’s Sri Vidyaranya Yuvaka Sangha, is one of the oldest trusts and has been organising the Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava […]

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Tilla’s ‘Painted Forest’ wallpapers with Asian Paints

[ad_1] Aratrik Dev Varman is many things: founder of Tilla, the Ahmedabad-based design studio; an advocate of handmade Indian textiles and traditional craft; and a cross-disciplinary designer who believes “good design can be useful in more than one context if adapted well”. But when I get him on the telephone a day ahead of his […]

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Kat Alano talks about rape and women’s solidarity

[ad_1] Filipino British artist and former MTV VJ and TEDx speaker Kat Alano will be in Hyderabad for the first time as a speaker at TEDxHyderabad. This former showbusiness personality has taken the issue of rape culture in the industry in Philipines head on. A survivor of sexual assault, Kat uses her voice to create […]

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Fancy a massage on a Himalayan trek? Trekking in India just got luxurious

[ad_1] At 6.45am on an uneventful day in July, seven trekkers and I wished each other cheery ‘good mornings’ at our campsite in Trunkhol, Kashmir, some 3,500 metres above sea level. Amidst idyllic rolling green meadows where horses grazed, we sat chomping down a hearty breakfast of omelette, buttered toast, Maggi and kahwa, at the […]

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When steel is green

[ad_1] Talk about sustainable modes of construction, and the first concept that emerges is mud, clay bricks, fly ash, plantation or salvaged wood, to mention a few. The entire concept revolves around using materials with the least carbon footprint, especially locally sourced. The construction methodologies are expected to be location-centric and site-sensitive, even the design […]

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