West Bengal

“I had woken up waist deep in debris. My right hand was smashed, cut off and hanging from my body with the support of a few tendons. I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb. My life had changed.”

“I wished that it would get over quickly, but quitting was never an option. The discomfort only made me swim faster and better."

No words need to be spoken, no other connection is necessary; a strange solidarity appears and will stay; that is enough.

Tens of millions of people daily drink water that significantly increases their risk of cancer and other deadly diseases. This must end!

Gaurav was capturing the flight in a video, and you can see how Purushottam instinctively held on to Gaurav right when the cord snapped.

What started as a personal project by the bureaucrat, has impacted the lives of over 20,000 students across 73 schools in the last three months.

Did you know that the historic Dakshineswar Kali temple attracts 1.4 crore people annually, with nearly 50,000 devotees visiting the temple on any given day?

The age-old ritual has not only become invariably synonymous with the festival but also an intrinsic part of the state’s cultural identity.

In fact, a month before the festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi and Dussehra, the bylanes of Parel, Lalbaug, Girgaon and Prabhadevi, all suburbs of Mumbai, are worth a visit.

A bold and progressive project taken up by the Ahiritola Jubakbrinda Durga puja committee, the street graffiti was illustrates tales of hardship and circumstances that push women into the vicious circle of flesh trade