Allahabad

Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' chronicles the life of an 80-year-old woman who slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband

Mrs Idli, run by Geeta Jaiswal, came into being in July 2020 and is helping Geeta earn almost Rs 4500 a day.

Heard the famous lines 'Khoob Ladi Mardani, Woh Toh Jhansiwali Rani Thi'? We recall the legendary woman who not only penned this line but also sacrificed nearly everything for the freedom struggle.

Grow grass, cut plastic! It's as simple as it gets, thanks to vetiver, moonj, dharba and such other grasses that can easily replace plastic from our lives

“We were four siblings and making ends meet with my father’s salary was not at all easy. I studied in a school that was around 15 km away from my home and travelled everyday by various modes; which included walking.”

The task was to identify walls, bridges, buildings, water tanks and other structures, which could host wall art and transform the place into India’s first-ever street art city!

Taking inspiration from everything cultural - ranging from famous singers to dance forms - the bright paintings are a visual delight in otherwise drab urban settings.

Defying societal pressure and convention to follow her dream, Allahabad's Sonali Banerjee was the first Indian woman to become a maritime engineer.

In light of the Allahabad Kumbh Mela, the Uttar Pradesh State Government has proposed to change the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj.

Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj is an IAS officer of the 2007 batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and a self-taught badminton player!