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Have you ever looked into the eyes of a dog that waits for you on the street when you’re late? The way it lights up the moment you turn into the...
In the blistering desert heat of Barmer, where summer temperatures can soar close to 50°C, survival is not just difficult — it’s a daily...
For decades, the Terai saw the one-horned rhinoceros in fragments, until one morning in Dudhwa, the grass began to part again. Then, slowly, they step...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As Raja Ramakrishna Chinna Swamy...
For many women in India, a signature is more than a mark on paper. It is the first proof of identity they can claim as their own. Not long ago, most...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Growing up in a slum area in...
By early afternoon in peak summer, many homes begin to feel like furnaces. The ceiling radiates heat, fans whirl at full speed, and yet the air feels...
“Driving wasn’t something I ever imagined for myself. Not because I couldn’t, but because no one around me ever thought I should. Once I sat...
Naresh Purohit (12) is like any other child when it comes to going to school. Some days he just doesn’t feel like it. Except that Naresh has an...
In Madhya Pradesh, the Ajnar River was once the lifeline of its town. Over time, that lifeline began to choke. Plastic waste piled up along its banks....
Yushika Jolly, a 26-year-old from Ankleshwar, Gujarat had been colouring her hair all through college using formulations she bought off the internet....
On a bright summer morning, when the air already carries a hint of warmth, the idea of growing something tropical at home feels almost instinctive....
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. For Bangalorean Vishwanath Mallabadi...
On the lush-green campus of IIT Madras, where humans and animals coexist in harmony, one familiar presence has been brightening stressful academic...
A documentary camera lingers on a tigress moving through dry grass, no rush in her stride. For many,Legendary Tigers of Indiacaptures the beauty of...
In a sunlit corner of her Bengaluru home, 15-year-old Manya Harsha sits bent over a sieve, her hands steady as she presses onion peels into textured...
In the vast, wind-swept grasslands of Kutch, hope is walking on two fragile legs. A week-old chick of the Great Indian Bustard, one of India’s most...
As summer temperatures climb across India, many households are returning to a simple, time-tested way of staying cool: drinking water stored in a clay...
There’s a very specific feeling that arrives every April. It sits somewhere between excitement and dread, the ‘Sunday night feeling,’ but...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Anaya Jethanandani’s schedule is...
Not all strength is loud or visible at first glance. Sometimes, it reveals itself in the quiet decision to keep going — to rebuild, to return, and...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Breast cancer is the most common...
Sometimes, it takes just one line of music to stay with you long after the song ends. Not because it is loud or dramatic, but because it feels real,...
Have you ever seen a house being transported from one place to another? Yes, like a complete house. Me neither, until Moon Bhandari (38) sent me...
For a lot of young Indians, 1 April isn’t just about taxes or salary cycles. It’s that moment when you open your bank app, scroll through recent...
At 87, Mohammad Shareef is known to many as a humble bicycle mechanic. But for thousands of abandoned souls, he is the man who ensured they did not...
Rahul Khadtare first discovered hip-hop at age 13, when his friend found a phone lying around inside an auto rickshaw. “We just took the phone...
On an otherwise ordinary evening in early April, a wildlife enthusiast and his son were returning from a safari through the boundless and biodiverse...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As a teenager, Janak Palta...
India’s small and marginal farmers often find themselves tangled in a complex web of information when trying to understand or access government...
Summer is the season of sunshine, warmth, and nature’s riot of colours. Few flowering plants can match the sheer vibrancy of bougainvillaea. Its...
On a warm afternoon in Gunawad village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, a group of women sit in a circle beneath the shade of a neem tree,...
India’s summer months are notoriously harsh, with temperatures often soaring well above 35°C in many parts of the country. For children,...
In many parts of the country, the day often begins with small calculations. When will the electricity come? How many hours can the work run? Will...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Toy Trunk, a Pune-based startup...
In the spring of 2012, in the West Bengal Sundarbans, Sudhanshu Dey bent down to the soil with a handful of indigenous rice seeds. The Sundarbans had...
“Despite receiving my admission letter, I did not know how I could make it happen. My parents’ savings were limited, and the banks kept giving...
At Sahyadri Commerce and Management College in Shivamogga, the walls do far more than hold up a building. They tell stories. A portrait of Kuvempu at...
As Tamil Nadu approaches its next election cycle, a group of doctors is attempting to address a familiar concern — voter apathy — with an...
The viral pink elephant image that sparked a debate A towering elephant, painted an impossible shade of pink, stands against the muted browns of...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Located at Bansilalpet in...
For much of her life, Vidya Kaur, now 72, devoted herself to shaping young minds. Married at 19, she spent over forty years in education, first as a...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Every day, Ghaziabad in Delhi...
At a time when many young Indians are moving away from traditional careers, an unexpected shift is taking root inside agricultural classrooms. Across...
There’s something undeniably magical about children — their laughter, boundless curiosity, and the way their innocent questions leave adults...
Sharada Gaydhane, the twice-elected sarpanch of Bela Gram in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, still remembers the concerns women would bring to her,...
When Ahida was born, the world was quick to give her a label: Down Syndrome. But Ahida was already discovering something far more important — what...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. All through her school and college...
What if counting over 1.4 billion Indians didn’t mean waiting for a knock on the door — but simply filling in your own details on your phone, in...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. The suburbs of Bombay have a certain...
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