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Letters of art

December 4, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

The Snail Mail Project started by Sumedha Sah two years ago, helps strangers across the globe collaborate with her as she creates art out of the many letters that she receives

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Building social consciousness

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Peace consultant Rukmini Iyer speaks of how her organisation addresses rage and works to bring purpose into organisations in order to sustain the environment and community they are built on

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Mardani khel – The dying martial art of Maharashtra

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Developed by skilled Maratha warriors and later used by freedom fighters against the British, this fighting form is fast disappearing and is today relegated to being just another ceremonial performance

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Of shoots and childhood

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Ten-year-old Ruhaanika Dhawan gives us a peek into the life of child actors as she speaks of juggling between shoots and studies, as confidently as any grown-up would, albeit with much innocence

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Skateboarding: Rebels with an Olympic cause

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Counterculture, daredevilry, freewheeling… skateboarding is all that and more around the world. In 2020, it will enter Tokyo as an Olympic sport. What is India’s relationship with this innocuous-looking board on wheels? From fostering gender parity in impoverished villages to building local heroes with dreams of sporting glory, the stories are many

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Lights, camera, magic!

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Nameeta Premkumar, founder of Filmbug, teaches underprivileged kids the art of filmmaking — from scripting to editing.

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Saving it, drip by drip

November 30, 2019December 29, 2019 by admin

Amla Ruia, famously known as the Water Mother of India, has been responsible for transforming villages in Rajasthan by introducing them to sustainable water harvesting.

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