Go-getter granny! She was the poster girl of Keralas literacy movement in the 1990s. Earlier this year, Ayesha Chelekkodan, defying poverty and age, passed her SSLC examination. She is 84 and she tells Neeta Lal that age is definitely in the mind.
Israels curry queen Her dreams of college education never materialised but that didnt deter Reena Pushkarna from making it big. Today, she runs seven Indian restaurants in Israel and is the face of India in that country, says Dr Arun Isloor.
Sparkles of tradition The lac bangles of Rajasthan have been
popular from historical times. Chandan Sen meets some women of the Lakhara community who
excel at this craft.
Why is Bangalore/ Karnataka turning into a hub of terror network? What should the authorities do to prevent the youth from becoming pawns in the hands of terrorist groups?
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