Tanvi Patel

“I’m comfortable that I’m leaving Calcutta Rescue in good hands. I’m incapable of running it. We have a Governing Council and a CEO. I’m happy to go. There’s an old German saying that everything has an end. Except the sausage, which has two. The Germans are very fond of sausages,” quips the doctor.

Crop productivity in Narayan Lal Gurjar’s village was dropping by 30 per cent. So he used his school lessons to provide an eco-friendly, cost-effective solution to the farmers!

“Since I have over 48,000 followers on Facebook, if every one of them contributes just one rupee, I have enough funds to change a person’s life!” says Dr Shinu Syamalan, who started the initiative as a birthday celebration!

“Fashion has a lot to answer for. People regularly updating their wardrobes are contributing to one of the worst trends in human history. That clothing is now one of the biggest consumer waste streams, with 92 million tons estimated to be thrown out in a year, means we must urgently and seriously consider new ways to deal with unwanted clothes."

“Many coaching institutes guide you on what sitting posture to use and how to make eye contact with the interview board members. I find such artificial training outright useless, if not harmful. The idea should be to come across as natural and as pleasantly as your real personality."

No surge pricing and no unreasonable cancellation charges. Thanks to Gowtham Kumar, your one-stop shop for pet transport is just a simple phone call away!

“Like most others, I used to kill snakes in my father’s farm, fearing them and assuming that every snake is venomous. All the knowledge I had about snakes was through snake charmers who used to visit our village.”

“My mother works in a cotton farm and sends me all the money she can scrape together. I was more than happy to inform her not to send money for the monthly mess as it’s been taken care of by my friends in Pune.”

“His memory belongs not only to your people and ours but to the noble roll-call of fighters for the freedom and progress of all mankind. The future will honour him even more than the present because it was for the future that he struggled."

Whether brand new, or a second-hand car, we tend to become attached to this prized possession. When it comes to buying second-hand cars, precaution is always better than cure. Here is a list of seven things you must keep in mind before buying a used car.