A Science Educator Travels with His Telescope to Cultivate Scientific Temper in Rural Kids in Uttarakhand
A Science Educator Travels with His Telescope to Cultivate Scientific Temper in Rural Kids in Uttarakhand

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

Rakesh Bisht organises story telling sessions related to astronomy and has also set up an observatory, Kasar Nakshatra Observatory, in Almora.

Rakesh Bisht organises story telling sessions related to astronomy and has also set up an observatory, Kasar Nakshatra Observatory, in Almora.

The raw and beautiful mango
The raw and beautiful mango

By Pankaja Srinivasan

It is that time of the year when mangoes have started appearing in the market, friends are exchanging recipes and there is excitement in the air as it is the heralding of the new year across India, be it Baisakhi, Bihu, Vishu, or Puthandu.

It is that time of the year when mangoes have started appearing in the market, friends are exchanging recipes and there is excitement in the air as it is the heralding of the new year across India, be it Baisakhi, Bihu, Vishu, or Puthandu.

The Goodness of the Bitter Neem
The Goodness of the Bitter Neem

By Pankaja Srinivasan

It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.

It is the puthandu (Tamil new year), and the gorgeous white neem flowers are bountiful. Across many households in the south of India, the flowers are incorporated into special recipes. Not just because they taste good, but also because they bring home the message that life is beautiful like the neem tree, but it also brings with it bitterness, which is necessary for the good health of the body, mind and soul. Here’s a quick recipe of neem flower rasam.

This Diwali, try some traditional recipes, invite people home!
This Diwali, try some traditional recipes, invite people home!

By Seema Kaintura

Humble but fresh ingredients form the basis of rich Indian culinary tradition, where every dish evolved, has a specific purpose, place and accompaniment. This Diwali try these traditional recipes

Humble but fresh ingredients form the basis of rich Indian culinary tradition, where every dish evolved, has a specific purpose, place and accompaniment. This Diwali try these traditional recipes

हैकर बनाम डेवलपर: ईवीएम को लेकर नया पेंच
हैकर बनाम डेवलपर: ईवीएम को लेकर नया पेंच

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Delicious Neem Blossoms
The Delicious Neem Blossoms

By Tikuli

Neem flowers are used in various food preparations. Roasted flowers crumbled on hot plain steamed rice, with a generous helping of ghee, make for a perfect summer lunch. These flowers can be dried, preserved and used throughout the year. Here’s how.

Neem flowers are used in various food preparations. Roasted flowers crumbled on hot plain steamed rice, with a generous helping of ghee, make for a perfect summer lunch. These flowers can be dried, preserved and used throughout the year. Here’s how.

Tripura: A Science Teacher Is Not Only Igniting Curiosity In Young Minds But Also Preventing Child Marriages
Tripura: A Science Teacher Is Not Only Igniting Curiosity In Young Minds But Also Preventing Child Marriages

By Sayantani Deb

National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.

National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.

Keeping Cool This Summer With Kambu Koozhu
Keeping Cool This Summer With Kambu Koozhu

By Pankaja Srinivasan

The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.

The pearl millet or kambu as it is called in Tamil Nadu is made into a simple, no-nonsense, cooling, filling and nutritious porridge with yoghurt, that is just perfect to beat the summers.

Miyawaki technique of planting is unnatural, avoid its indiscriminate use
Miyawaki technique of planting is unnatural, avoid its indiscriminate use

By Manoj Misra

Miyawaki planting is unfit for non moist locations. What could be acceptable in moist temperate, sub tropical or island ecologies like Japan and similar latitudes would be most unwise in other latitudes, specially tropics, where water is climatically scarce or available unevenly over the year.

Miyawaki planting is unfit for non moist locations. What could be acceptable in moist temperate, sub tropical or island ecologies like Japan and similar latitudes would be most unwise in other latitudes, specially tropics, where water is climatically scarce or available unevenly over the year.

Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India
Smartphone addiction leading to health disorders in rural India

By Manvendra Singh

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

Mobile phone addiction among children is becoming common in the rural parts of the country where users of the internet have overtaken their urban counterparts. Village children spend several hours a day hooked to games like PUBG. This has serious repercussions, warn psychologists.

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