These Mumbai Areas Have Very Interesting Stories Behind Their Names. Check...
Mumbai is a bustling metropolis with the most eclectic bunch of names - from Churchgate to Goregaon to Charni Road. Ever scratched your head, trying to decipher the history behind some of these names?...
View ArticleHere’s Why Akshay Kumar Is Proud of 19-Year-Old Shreya Naik from Mumbai
Shreya Naik, a student of Akshay Kumar's institute, single handedly brings molester to his knees. Walking back home at 6:30 in the evening last week, Shreya Naik came face-to-face with a molester. The...
View Article10 Tempting Eating Joints in Mumbai Everyone Must Visit at Least Once
Mumbai offers every kind of cuisine for the gastronomically inclined. From South-Indian food and Mughlai, to fast-food and exotic options – there is a little something for everyone. However there are...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Mumbai’s Iconic Horse Carriages Will Disappear From Streets For Good...
Mumbai's iconic horse carriages, known locally as Victorias, will soon cease to be part of the city's heritage, except in photos and films. Following a court order issued last year, the horse carriages...
View ArticleHow School Children in Maharashtra Are Combating Drought with This...
Children across Maharashtra's schools are implementing this simple but highly effective method of conserving water, at a time when the rest of the state is reeling from drought. Maharashtra is in the...
View ArticleFrom Bareilly ka Bazaar to Banaras ka Paan – How Bollywood Songs Capture the...
Bollywood has given us some gems when it comes to music, leaving us with nostalgia and a sense of longing. Some songs have captured the essence of our cities and places beautifully – be it Delhi’s old...
View Article10 Places You Can Volunteer At This Summer to Make a Difference
Teach children, counsel them, play music for senior citizens, teach dance as rehabilitation: here’s a list of 10 volunteering options in India for those with a thirst to make a difference in someone’s...
View ArticleSeva Kitchen Serves Free Hot Meals Every Sunday to Families of Patients in...
Nagpur-based Khushroo Poacha started the Seva Kitchen as a crowd-sourced food distribution initiative. Volunteers give free home-cooked meals to families of outstation patients admitted in city...
View ArticleVIDEO: Rare Clip of Raj Kapoor & Dilip Kumar Playing Cricket For Drought...
A rare video of Hindi film celebrities playing cricket has been going viral among both cricket and Bollywood fans. The black-and-white video, featuring celebrities like Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Johnny...
View Article10 Book Cafes Around India Where You Can Find a Strong Cuppa and a Quiet Book...
Book cafes have become popular among the country's bibliophiles in recent times. Everyone is looking for a space to read in, to be quiet and comfortable for a few hours. A hot cup of coffee and a piece...
View ArticleThe Indecisive Chicken: Recipes and Stories of 8 Culinary Artists from Dharavi
Prajna Desai captures the unique cultural flavours and aromas that come out of the melting pot of Dharavi, Mumbai. Her book, The Indecisive Chicken, has stories about eight women, their food, their...
View ArticleMumbai NGO Utilizes Public Spaces to Connect Volunteers with Children Who...
Angel Xpress Foundation connects people who want to do constructive social work with less privileged children who want to learn. The volunteers teach municipal school children in public spaces like...
View Article47 YO Michelle Is the Only Woman to Run the Golden Quadrilateral, Covering 57...
Michelle Kakade, a resident of Pune, set out for an epic journey on October 21, 2015 – one that included running for 5968.4 km and covering 57 major cities on the Golden Quadrilateral. Her plan was to...
View Article7 Amazing Summer and Adventure Camps You Can Still Register Your Kids For...
Your children need not spend their summer vacation indoors watching television. Check out these summer and adventure camps for kids aged 9 to 17. Summer camps provide a great opportunity to children to...
View ArticleCourt Convicts Killers of 2 Brave Men Who Died Protecting Their Female...
On the 5th of May, the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief as a special women’s court in Mumbai sentenced the four accused in the Keenan-Reuben case to life imprisonment till death. The verdict...
View ArticlePHOTOS: IPL Coach Jonty Rhodes Celebrates Baby India’s Birthday in India, His...
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes named his daughter India last year as a tribute to the country he loves. Now, the Mumbai Indians IPL coach is back with his entire family for a holiday, and...
View Article‘I Want to Be the Voice of the Down-Trodden,’ Says BMC Sweeper Who Completed...
Ecstatic cheers and joyful laughter filled the air at the Mumbai campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences recently as the 2014-2016 batch of MPhil students graduated from the prestigious institute....
View ArticleThis Eco-Friendly Wedding Had Edible Cutlery, Newspaper Napkins and Some...
Ever heard of an eco-friendly wedding? The kind that has no flowers, dairy, silk or leather products but is still a whole lot of fun? Meet Shasvathi Siva, a devout vegan, and her groom Karthik...
View ArticleVisually Impaired Girl Cracks UPSC in First Attempt. Will Become IAS Officer.
She could not see with her eyes but that did not stop her from visualizing a dream and working hard to make it come true. Pranjal Patil, a 26-year-old visually-impaired Ulhasnagar resident, cleared...
View ArticleThis NGO is Motivating Slum Kids to Stay in School By Naming Alleys and...
A Mumbai school for the underprivileged that takes education to the doorsteps of slum kids, has come up with an interesting initiative to encourage and motivate children to study. This NGO is naming...
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