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Managing waste: Sundaram-Clayton shows the way

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Managing waste: Sundaram-Clayton shows the way

A serene forest surrounded by a tranquil lake, birds to nest and plenty of bamboos — all in a corner of polluted and dusty Padi in the suburbs of Chennai. Well, the Die Casting unit of Sundaram-Clayton of the TVS group has made the unthinkable a reality — creating wealth out of waste.

Karnasubarna: A centre of ancient Buddhist learning

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Karnasubarna: A centre of ancient Buddhist learning

If archaeology fascinates you and history gets you going, pack your bags and head for Karnasubarna in Murshidabad district

Rare wetland bird spotted in India after 140 years

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Rare wetland bird spotted in India after 140 years

A rare wetland bird _ not reported seen in India for 140 years _ has been spotted near the eastern city of Calcutta, giving bird watchers and scientists hope for studying the species.

Managing waste: Sundaram-Clayton shows the way

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Managing waste: Sundaram-Clayton shows the way

A serene forest surrounded by a tranquil lake, birds to nest and plenty of bamboos — all in a corner of polluted and dusty Padi in the suburbs of Chennai. Well, the Die Casting unit of Sundaram-Clayton of the TVS group has made the unthinkable a reality — creating wealth out of waste.

Rameshan searches for a meaning in cremation

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Rameshan searches for a meaning in cremation

From writing to burying bodies is indeed a huge transition. One which journalist Rameshan Korappath has made successfully. He has worked in several Malayalam dailies but what sets him apart is not his love for writing but his other job, that of an undertaker. “I didn’t take it as a job initially. But nowadays a [...]

Pran Neville on the The company school of painting

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Pran Neville on the The company school of painting

The Company School of Painting, or pictures made by artists during the British Raj, refers to the genre of pictures that were specifically commissioned by or made for the John Company officials and other European residents. Pran Nevile gives a vivid account of the socio-cultural practices of the period, replete with rich and rare visuals [...]

Manjit Singh pulls a plane by his ears

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Manjit Singh pulls a plane by his ears

Manjit Singh, a Leicester-based security company owner of Indian origin is seeking to enter the record books once again by performing the unique feat of pulling a passenger aircraft over more than 12 feet using only his ears.

Remembering Khwaja Nizami: Chronicler of 1857 revolt

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Remembering Khwaja Nizami: Chronicler of 1857 revolt

Image: A rare potrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor on his death bed.

Apurva Apte sings with 162 stiches in his mouth

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Apurva Apte sings with 162 stiches in his mouth

Apurva Apte couldn’t speak as a child. Now, with 162 stitches in his mouth after a major surgery, he’ll be seen singing his lung off on May 28 on Zee’s ‘Antakshari’.

Bihar rickshaw puller is an angel for the sick

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Bihar rickshaw puller is an angel for the sick

A rickshaw puller in Aurangabad, a small town in Bihar, is making a difference to many poor patients at a local hospital, setting aside his own money to buy them medicines.

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