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There is a certain charm to growing your own vegetables, and eating veggies grown in your garden. Read on to find out about five winter vegetables you can grow easily in your own backyard in the coming cold months.

After meeting the gardeners at Lodhi Garden and hearing their stories full of passion, love for the trees, and disappointment towards a few insensitive visitors, we finally found our next #DelhiHeroes characters to represent the gardener community.

Intervention by government and private agencies is heralding socio-cultural change in the hinterlands of Odisha. A look at how awareness building and training initiatives are changing the lives of girls and young women in the area.

Whereas all mothers are expected to be selfless and caring, those who are confronted with mothering a disabled child have to literally find their ‘salvation’ in untiring care and sacrifice. Here’s a look at how autism mothers cope in the face of their double-burden, in this excerpt from Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Modern India, by Anu Aneja and Shubhangi Vaidya, published by Sage Publication’s Yoda Press.

What began in the time of kings as a necessary means of documentation, and a sign of beauty, is now only limited to the last remaining calligraphy artists in Delhi who are trying to keep this art alive.

A group of senior citizens in Bangalore are working towards enriching the lives of students from poorer sections of the society. Meet Senior Citizens Bangalore and the inspiring range of work they do to enable this.

A new startup is trying to help preserve indigenous handicrafts by ensuring the money from their sales reaches the right people – the artisans themselves. Read on to find out how Pulpypapaya is connecting these artisans directly to their consumers, and in the process, slowly bringing indigenous handicrafts back into the mainstream.

Despite being discouraged from studying for being a ‘devadasi’s child’, 17-year-old Kashinath has steadily pursued his education. Now aspiring to become a teacher, this is his story of determination, perseverance, and steadfast belief.

Ajinkyatara is one of the most important historical monuments in western Maharashtra, but languished in a state of dilapidation for many years. Watch how the efforts of a group of volunteers, led by a local dental surgeon, helped restore the fort and its surroundings.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hampi has evolved over the years from being a temple town to a tourist attraction that offers a wide variety of experiences to travellers from all over the world. Namita Kulkarni explores the evolving world of one of India’s most famous historical tourist attractions.