Touching lives, holding hands Its birth was accidental but Spandana, a womens organisation in Chennapatna, is today a movement that is bent upon establishing a society without discrimination. S Senthalir profiles the organisation that has grown enormously from being just a letterhead.
The lady with the French curve! Designer Anjali Sharmas latest collection is sensory driven, simple but still manages to have the bling effect, says Marianne de Nazareth
Invoking the Goddess in us Much before Dan Brown popularised the concept of the sacred feminine, the female embodiment of the divine has been used in India as a device to mobilise women power, says Aditi Bhaduri.
The Centre's proposal to introduce one year compulsory rural service for doctors has drawn the ire of medical students. Are the doctors justified in their stand? What should the government do to make rural posting attractive?
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