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Tuning into a fascinating world of radio in Bengaluru

Bengaluru now boasts a shortwave radio museum run by radio enthusiast Uday Kalburgi

24 April 2021, 06:33 IST

Tuning into a fascinating world of radio in Bengaluru

Tuning into a fascinating world of radio in Bengaluru

Tuning into a fascinating world of radio in Bengaluru

24 April 2021, 06:33 IST

Lalbagh's history through the ages

A new book on Lalbagh brings to the fore several little-known aspects of the public garden

26 February 2021, 21:47 IST

Lalbagh's history through the ages

Lalbagh's history through the ages

Lalbagh's history through the ages

26 February 2021, 21:47 IST

Woeful lack of firefighting infrastructure

02 February 2021, 18:02 IST

Woeful lack of firefighting infrastructure

Woeful lack of firefighting infrastructure

Woeful lack of firefighting infrastructure

02 February 2021, 18:02 IST

A century-old school is brought back to life

10 October 2020, 04:39 IST

A century-old school is brought back to life

A century-old school is brought back to life

A century-old school is brought back to life

10 October 2020, 04:39 IST

UPSC jihad?: A shift toward positivity

It is a sign of our times that the success of just 44 youths from the Muslim community among a total of 829 recommended for induction into the nation’s civil services has been projected as ‘UPSC Jihad’ by a TV channel. But it is equally comforting that the venomous propaganda has not gone unchallenged. The national conscience has been pricked. While responsible sections of the media have countered the canard, the courts have intervened to stop the virulent campaign.

21 September 2020, 08:10 IST

UPSC jihad?: A shift toward positivity

UPSC jihad?: A shift toward positivity

UPSC jihad?: A shift toward positivity

21 September 2020, 08:10 IST

NGOs collaborate for greater impact

Mercy Mission has reached out to thousands of workers and low-income households with ration kits and food packets during the 65-day lockdown.

13 June 2020, 06:30 IST

Groups engaged in relief work collaborate for greater impact

Groups engaged in relief work collaborate for greater impact

NGOs collaborate for greater impact

13 June 2020, 06:30 IST

Lockdown: Migrant labourers’ nightmarish spectacle

The national lockdown will not be an entire waste if the nation takes notice of the several longstanding issues and develops adequate responses to address them. The pandemic-induced flight of the migrant labourers is one of them. Their sordid plight has been etched in memory forever.

26 April 2020, 20:03 IST

Coronavirus Lockdown: Migrant labourers’ nightmarish spectacle

Coronavirus Lockdown: Migrant labourers’ nightmarish spectacle

Lockdown: Migrant labourers’ nightmarish spectacle

26 April 2020, 20:03 IST

Groundwater reaching dangerous levels

It is estimated that 85% of rural and 50% of urban population is dependent on groundwater

23 March 2020, 11:05 IST

Groundwater reaching dangerous levels

Groundwater reaching dangerous levels

Groundwater reaching dangerous levels

23 March 2020, 11:05 IST

Caravan of sewer deaths rolls on

The Andolan undertook a ‘Samaj Parivartan Yatra’ on a caravan of buses to create a national awareness campaign. It worked, and hundreds of manual scavengers gave up work in response. Protesters demanded effective implementation of the 1993 Act and a ‘rehabilitation package’ — a deficiency in the original Act — for those giving up the occupation.

30 January 2020, 18:19 IST

Caravan of sewer deaths rolls on

Caravan of sewer deaths rolls on

Caravan of sewer deaths rolls on

30 January 2020, 18:19 IST

Lessons of nature

Transformation tale

16 December 2019, 06:17 IST

Lessons of nature

Lessons of nature

Lessons of nature

16 December 2019, 06:17 IST