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Dogra Museum faces existential threat
A casual approach diminishing footfall of visitors
Sunny Dua
At a time when attempts are being made to protect and preserve Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex (MMHC), another building Dogra Art Museum located in the same complex and housing about 8,000 artefacts is facing threat to its existence.
The building is having historic...
Bollywood Buzz
“Vidya Balan made me believe that an actress can be hero...
After catching limelight with her acting in Pink, Soorma, Badla, Manmarziyaan, Taapsee Pannu decided to tread on Mission Mangal, which features four other women actresses and Akshay Kumar. Ahead of the big release, some brings excerpts of her interviews where she spoke about her film and co-actors.
Are you surprised...
Personality
“Indian football progressed well in past 10 years”
Indian football superstar Sunil Chhetri feels the country has made progress in the past 10 years but still remains far behind other Asian powers in fields such as grassroot development and talent scouting.
Chhetri said the country still needs to do a lot of work to narrow the gap with...
Health
Heartburn in pregnancy
Dr Richa Sharma, Dr Amit Basnotra
Pregnancy is a new and unique feeling which a female has when her body undergoes various physiological changes for...
Career & Education
IITs and Social Sciences- an oxymoron?
Gauri Chhabra
Almost a decade ago, educationists the world over realized that studying technology and science in silos does not provide solutions to all problems. Many a time Humanities and Social sciences provide alternative modes of cognition. That's when education became more comprehensive and multidisciplinary. Today, institutes like the IITs...
Society
Crystals in Vastu Shastra
Dr Aarushi Sadhotra Manhas
Crystals are such magical creation of nature, which attracts each and every one of us, possibly because of its sheen, formation, colours, or intrinsic designs and patterns. There would hardly be a person who would not be in awe of crystals. In veracity, it is not...
Book Review
Emotion-packed poetry
O P Sharma
Name of Book : Shahar Hoon Tumhara
(Poetry in Hindi)
Author : Suman Pal
Publisher : Sahitya Kalash Publications, Patiala
Year : 2019
Pages : 112
Price : Rs 200
This 112-page emotion-packed maiden poetic composition book by Suman Pali, a well known broadcaster from the Jammu and Kashmir has created a...
Fashion
How Cell Phone is affecting Your Skin…
Shahnaz Husain
Communication is one of the greatest developments that has impacted modern life. Unlike a few decades ago, today we cannot live without computers, lap tops and mobile phones. In fact, modern methods of communication have made letters and telegrams obsolete! As for the mobile phone, it seems to...
Heritage
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
Kulbhushan Gupta
Mount Kailash is a sacred Himalaya Mount situated in Tibet. The word Kailash Mount is derived from two words Kailash+ Mansarovar, where Kailash refers to Mount or home of Lord Shiva.
Mansarovar word comprises of Manas(mind) and Sarovar (lake). Lord Brahama is the creator of this lake. The lake...
Science & Technology
Bygone days of Photography
Dr Vikas Jamwal
'Blackberry', the most widely used, favourite and in-vogue brand among users of smartphones, failed because of consequences of the errors in its strategy and in a vision among its board of directors who at the start, decided not to equip the gadget with a camera. Doing so,...
Art and Culture
Art helps us to express ourselves
Shivani Koul Bhat
Creativity is inventing, experimenting,growing yourself and finally giving others a way to smile may be literary work, music, painting and many more.
A simple idea can give you a stress free life .An artist gets a way to share his or her souls with the world. Art washes...
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