Mosquito Maladies

The days when malaria could be called a fatal disease are past now, but we still have a long way to go.

Research towards combating the disease has evolved at a trem...

Rush Hour Pollution Deadlier Than Thought

You are quite aware of the health-hazards that seems to be added by the billowing smoke into the air behind a distantly fading lights of the car. Rush hours can be aptly qu...

Feminism in 21st Century: All Bark and No Bite?

A voyage back in time to the most revolutionary day unearths a story of its kind:  The Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 painted an immediate change- women ...

Repeats, Ad Nauseum

With the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh doing the news rounds, there can be no better a time than this for Epic Channel to telecast the first two episodes of...

“Ugliness Of Girl”: This HSC Textbook Has Shocking Views On Dowry

Indian textbooks always seem to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In a previous article we had taken it upon ourselves to unearth some of the ridiculous mistak...

Taking A Bite Out Of Cancer

A few months ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. In my case, it was an early detection and a relatively easy set course of action. I am well on the way to recovery, thank you...

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Cemetary of Splendour’ At Cannes Film Festival

Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of a woman’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her when she volunteers to help soldier...

Stand Up To Cancer and PBS Learning Media Announce Science Award Program

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and PBS LearningMedia announced today The EMPEROR Science Award Program, an initiative that will encourage students from disadvantaged high school...

Television’s Otherwise Abled People

When it comes to portraying a mentally imbalanced person on the screen, and I am referring to television, there is a misconception that any character that has retardation i...