West Bengal

No matter how epic your New Year's eve plans were, chances are you probably missed the best party thrown in India on December 31. That's because it was thrown by the sweetest retired Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) havildar, and was an exclusive New Year's eve bash for the stray dogs in his locality.

Here are 5 Indian communities who are working to preserve and produce several native plant varieties across the country.

Founder of the NGO Save Food and Save Life, Chandra Sekhar Kundu and his team of students visit eateries around their campus regularly to collect food that is then distributed to underprivileged children and street dwellers.

Uttarpara is a small town with a population of 1.9 lakh and the municipality there has done a great job of turning waste to wealth.

Here's a list of 10 places across the country to spend an evening looking up into the universe we belong to. These trip-worthy dark-sky havens offer stellar celestial views that you are sure to remember for a long, long time!

Abhilash Borah talks about Ek Pahal, a project started by undergraduate students of IISER with the aim of providing quality education to underprivileged children living in and around their college campus and in the nearby villages.

History tells us that brilliance, achievement, innovation, and excellence are never the exclusive domain of either cities or villages. This heartwarming story of a school in the deep interiors of West Bengal is a story of hope for education, and how it turned into a transformative force.

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

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2016, we bring you the story of three Indian brothers who have been fighting against gender-based violence in India for years.

A quaint little village in West Bengal, Naya is home to around 250 patuas or chitrakaars, a unique community of folk artistes who are painters, lyricists, singers and performers all rolled into one.