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Two generations of a folk musician’s family from Mungaska in Rajasthan are striving hard to keep their art and traditions alive while their numbers are dwindling in the community and social media is thriving in the country. Adya Parashar attended a Lok Utsav earlier this month organised by this family.

Few people know that solar power not only saves energy costs, it can effectively cancel them out completely. Here’s how a professor from IIM Calcutta did it at his home.

The Indian automobile industry has reached a saturation point, but might not stay there for long. The electric vehicle revolution is on the horizon, and it promises sweeping change.

There are plenty of visually impaired people making waves in the world of stand-up comedy. Here are five of the best.

To encourage younger students to pursue music, besides the conventional STEM subjects, students in Leh made innovative instruments out of waste to share the joy of music. The project won the Grand Prize at the ‘I CAN Awards 2015’ organised by Design for Change.

Pragat Shikshan Sanstha is using openly licensed e-books to take stories to children in Phaltan, Maharashtra.

Young Aditya Ganesh is a budding animal lover who happily went against convention to pursue his passion of zoology and animal care.

27-year-old Uma Moy Moy Chopra suffers from cerebral palsy. But a loving family and their never-say-die attitude have helped her find love, and changed the lives of thousands of other affected children.

Studying abroad can be a uniquely enriching as well as terrifying experience. These quick tips will help students adjust quickly to the cultural differences they are likely to meet during their stay overseas.

Asavari, a dance school run by Padmashree Shovana Narayan, imparts training in Kathak to aspirants from all strata of society, as well as humane values like sensitivity towards social issues, discipline of the ‘guru-shishya parampara’, and a message of love, righteous practices, and trust.