Pune

To most people, the mere mention of traditional music conjures images of a group of people sitting on stage performing in a boring, slow fashion. One Pune-based couple is working to break this stereotype through a charitable music trust, the Baithak Foundation.

Octogenarian Sudha Pai introduced the idea of waste management in Pune long ago. Chandana Banerjee finds out more about what inspires her to keep going strong, and teach children and adults the benefits of composting.

Waste-pickers face an uphill task in gaining recognition for their important work. A Pune-based waste-pickers’ cooperative hopes to change the apathy faced by these workers.

A happy chai drinker, Amuleek’s love for tea drove him to set-up India’s first tea retail chain, Chai Point. On Tea Day, TBI speaks to Amuleek about his journey with Chai Point.

Pune-based Sagar Mitra Abhiyan's simple, safe and effective plan is helping over a lakh school children contribute to the collection, recycling and disposal of plastic waste.

Triveni Acharya has rescued and rehabilitated thousands of lives since 1993. She has also adopted a son named Luv, a child whose biological mother committed suicide in a brothel.

Open Sky is an art community that offers a platform to different kinds of arts like music, poetry, stand-up comedy, theatre and magic.

Indian astrophysicist Dr Thanu Padmanabham has won a bet he had placed on the theory of dark matter ten years ago, at a Melbourne symposium.

If your travel plans this winter coincide with any of these 7 amazing festivals, you’re in for a treat.

Art can overcome huge differences between people and unite them in common cause. Here is a poem celebrating this unique ability of art to bring people together and erase prejudices and distinctions.