Film Festival Puts Spotlight On Family

A two-day film festival organised by the Hassan Film Society and Samanvaya Manujamath group in Hassan witnessed discussion on Indian cinemas and the way they handled the is...

Condoms On Call: An SMS Can Save You From Having That Baby

If you are still shy of buying a condom or if you just remembered that you needed lube, here’s help at hand. Here are two initiatives helping people avoid being embar...

Bihar Police Given Smart Phones: Will Use Social Media To Communicate

A state that has been stereotyped as one of the most corrupt in India, is taking a leap towards digitization of communication. Bihar Police is not only moving towards smart...

Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala

Growing up in Calcutta gave us grounding in sound middle class values out of which I was constructed. We lived in a four room rented ground floor place, P92 SardarSankar Ro...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

The Plan To Beam The Web To 3 Billion Unconnected Humans

ONE OF THE best things about the web is that it’s interactive. You communicate with friends and family, publish your own site, and leave comments on other people&rsqu...

Selfie With Daughter'

The unique intiative by a village sarpanch in Haryana, known for its dismal sex ratio, has taken the state from notoriety to fame, overnight. In January, Narendra Modi laun...

Internet Browsing Habits Among Indian Children Are Worrisome & Alarming!

If the problem with pre-Internet era was scarcity, then the concern with today’s Internet era is abundance – an overflow of information and data which has no en...

Whatsapp: The Next Big Marketing Tool?

A look at how marketers are using WhatsApp as a platform to promote, sell and highlight their products I am working on a cover story on how brands have started including Wh...