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Calcutta police spread net for kids
For the children in Calcutta's dockyard slums, sports is an alien word. Though many of the bigger boys play gully cricket, for the girls it is a complete no-no. Most of the families in Narkeldanga and Garden Reach slums belong to the Muslim community and sports is considered unbecoming for the girl child.
Children of a lesser God?
Early in the day, some 1,000 children in the ity set about rummaging through squalid waste. Many are barely eight years old, many are suffering from serious diseases, yet every morning finds them hunting for scrap. They are Bhubaneswar's ragpicker children.
Fun and frolic, and learning, too
Whether it is vacation time or school time, what children need is the freedom to exercise their imagination. If they are allowed full creativity, even a dull and dreary school syllabus can open up immense possibilities.
No IT refunds for years and the chief is silent
It's an open war, where a little-known organisation Parivartan is taking on the Income Tax Department. The issue: Taxpayers' welfare.
Cool spots for summer getaways
There used to be a time not so long ago when crossing the seas could lead to excommunication from family and society. Thank God, all that is now in the past. But for vegetarians, foreign travel can still be a traumatic experience.
Breathless on the Govinda roller-coaster
The winning pair of David Dhawan and Govinda decided on separation by mutual consent in the late 1990s. Not that the two would never work together again, but that they would be free to work with others, while doing an occasional film together.
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