Sacrifice most supreme (1983 – 2016) Born on 1 June 1983 in Betadur of Dharwad district in Karnataka, Lance Naik Hanumanthappa belonged to a farmers’ family. Youngest in the family, he always wanted to join the Army. He came up the hard way, attending high school, walking 6 kms every day. Despite being rejected thrice in the Army recruitment rallies at Belagavi, Dharwad, and Gadag, he kept on trying and finally managed to get into the Army in the year 2002. The daily walk to the school toughened him as an infantry soldier. A year later, he spent three years on counter-terror…
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Whether as colonial Calcutta or present quintessentially Bengali Kolkata, the metropolis has always lived up to its well-earned sobriquet “City of Joy”. It has a number of attractions that can beat blues and daily humdrum. Its cultural ethos, food, festivities et al – has a charmed ring to it and one can keep rediscovering its delights again and again. Text & Photographs: Manjira Majumdar Indian cities offer a rich fare of old and new hidden delights. They deserve a dekko, whether as a tourist or on an assignment. The City of Joy is one such with an interesting check-list if…
The history of theatre in Bengal, before and after the Partition, first of Bengal and then of India in 1947, till today, is legendary and writes its own history. The state of West Bengal, divided or united, has forever seen the domination of Bengali theatre in the city and the state. In this scenario, it is truly an uphill climb for an English theatre group to survive, let alone sustain itself for twenty long years. But Theatrecian, a theatre group that stages theatres only in the English theatre, triumphantly celebrates twenty years of its existence this year. Its founder-director Tathagata…
Women today, more than ever before, have gone against the grain of male-dominated societies and cultures. Year after year, confident, courageous, intelligent and determined women from all over the country make it big and roar ‘successes in various fields. They make India proud with their sterling record of achievements. They are game-changers not willing to let others define them, their roles in society and what they can or cannot do. The spirit is best defined in their work despite the obstacles that obtain, affirms Manu Shrivastava. Women have always played a pivotal role in history. That historians, like most elected…
Contrary to public perception, India boasts of a large number of women – and their number is growing – who are venturing into politics at all levels. Many of these have left a profound and strong impact on the country’s political scenario, rubbing shoulders with their male counterparts. From holding august offices to being grassroots activists, they have given a strong account of themselves to influence political landscape in the country, discovers Vedika Jain India, the world’s largest democracy, has a political landscape that has always been dynamic and diverse. Despite popular notions of women subjected to discrimination and abuse,…
Businesses and Enterprises today are witnessing a revolution of sorts with women converting “problems” into success stories. Fuelled by an indomitable entrepreneurial spirit, these women have become economic engines, playing a decisive role in enriching and promoting business across multiple platforms, observes Manu Shrivastava. How many of us would see the potential for a multi-million enterprise in a nondescript-seeming ‘domestic’ problem and turn it into one of India’s first fin-tech start-ups? Rati Shetty – Founder and Chief Product Officer (CPO) of BankBazaar.com – did just that and more. Her success story continues to inspire millions, particularly women, in the world…
Entertainment industry is becoming a centre-stage for women protagonists. The stereotypical image of a woman as the victim and sufferer is now overshadowed by a brigade which has established that the Indian Cinema today can boast of the Best of Best in all aspects of film-making – be it acting, direction, choreography and techniques. Kriti Kalra sketches the rise and rise of women in cinema industry. The Indian entertainment industry comprising films, television, online media and now OTT have come a long way. The film industry has traditionally been dominated by males but in the last few years there has…
Shrugging off the stereotypes, women have also donned the robes of nature’s custodians to make a positive impact in safeguarding ecology and making it their mission with a single objective: To make a better world for the coming generations. Sonal Aggarwal profiles some champions in this league. For centuries, women have been playing a significant role in social transformation and community development. An educated woman forms the basis of an educated family and an educated community. Like most countries across the world, India too has been facing the scourge of man-made environmental degradation. Rising pollutions levels in the air, dipping…
Thanks to their grit, endurance and application, Indian sportswomen have carved out a spectacular niche to merit recognition in the wide spectrum of Sport, a discipline hitherto a male bastion. The climb to success was fraught with a number of challenges but women broke glass ceilings and showed they were no less inferior to their male counterparts. The laurels they have won in the last two decades is proof, if it was needed, that gender is no handicap in performance, asserts Trisha Sharma. Today, Indian sportswomen are achieving success in international sports tournaments and garnering accolades for the nation in…
More and more women are leaving their imprint on the media, both print and electronic. Articulate and incisive, they have brought in a refreshing change in the manner in which information is consumed through advocacy journalism and mass campaigns. The charge of the brigade is evident in English, Hindi as well as vernacular media and they have proved their mettle time and again, says Nivedita Pal. In India’s history, journalists have played an important role in starting the independence movement, creating awareness among the masses, advocating for the rights of the citizens and then post-independence in aiding the government in…