The one question that many cancer specialists get asked time and again is, “Why me? I do not indulge in any vices, I exercise regularly, I get all my checkups done, so why me?” Dr Mythri Shankar, Lead Consultant, Nuclear Medicine, who works extensively with cancer diagnosis and treatment says that the answer to that …
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23-year-old Aparna S is on an environmental crusade—one that brings craft and conservation under a single umbrella. Right from childhood, craft had always intrigued Aparna S. A resident of Munroe Thuruthu in Kollam, she would dabble in different craft forms, despite having no formal training. Her exceptional handiwork captivated her family and friends. Her passion …
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A true environmentalist in every sense, Gaura Devi is a name that few would remember but her monumental contribution is what made Chipko Movement grab the world’s attention. In the history of environmental activism, there is perhaps no other community-driven resistance campaign that will come close to the impact left behind by the historic Chipko …
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90 per cent of the women in Udaypura, a village in Jharkhand used to defecate in the open before 2018. Today, every woman in the village has access to a toilet, thanks to 29-year-old Sunita Devi For the last couple of years, every weekend in Udaypura village of Jharkhand, is marked with a two-hour discussion …
The first Indian woman mountaineer to reach the Mount Everest Summit, Bachendri Pal was announced the winner of Padma Bhushan, the second highest civilian award in the country. The names of the 2019 awardees were announced on the 70th Republic Day. Pal reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world in …
