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Good Samaritan: Alkagauri Joshi was the quintessential Pune girl till her twelfth standard. Then she attended a camp organised by the Vivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari and her life changed. Since the last fourteen years, Alkagauri has been engaged in teaching children in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and changing their lives for the better. Read more .....
Life: I am glad my memory is short, else those haunting eyes of Pluto would have tormented me forever. The memory still lingers but it is not so intense now. It was a few months ago that Pluto died and I was afraid his eyes would continue to rove and speak to me about his anguish. He was a dog and could not communicate as effectively with me with his mouth as he did with his eyes. Read more .....
Who we call and how long we speak to them changes with the weather, according to new research by experts at Newcastle University. Read more .....
Science: Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a knife on a bottle is so unpleasant. Read more ....
The average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years, according to data from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites. Read the NASA release ....
A comprehensive study of hundreds of galaxies observed by the Keck telescopes in Hawaii and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed an unexpected pattern of change that extends back 8 billion years, or more than half the age of the universe. Read the NASA release ....
Fiction: Here is a crude attempt to translate one of Rabindranath Tagore's short stories. Read the full story .....
Colours: For the youth, life is a splash of colours. Whether on or off the campus, living is sheer fun, joy and laughter. Share some light moments here .....
Brain Teaser: One day while taking a walk I came across a flock of crows feasting on carrion. I was trying to find out how many crows were there in the flock. Can you help me determine the number? Please help .....
History: Following the passing away of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered a moving speech that is one of the greatest speeches ever. Read the speech .....
Indian Festivals: India is in the midst of the festival season. Durga Puja and Dussera were recently celebrated and everyone is now eagerly awaiting the Diwali festival. Durga Puja is the biggest festival of the Bengalis and here we bring some glimpses of the celebrations in Pune. Read more .....
