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An Immersive chronicle
17 Jun 2023 9:52 PM ISTInterspersed with enticing quotes and ditties, Beyond the Trappings of Office is a wonderful memoir by retired IAS officer Rajan Kashyap, which not...
Magical silk of Mysore
10 Jun 2023 8:38 PM ISTKnown for its extraordinary quality and permanence of lustre, Mysore silk, as a purveyor of Karnataka’s rich culture, has found diversified usage with...
A saga of saffron ascension
4 Jun 2023 1:12 AM ISTCo-authored by Bhupendra Yadav and Ila Patnaik, ‘The Rise of the BJP’ chronicles the surge of the BJP as the world’s largest political party
God’s own food!
27 May 2023 10:04 PM ISTGrown in Kerala’s picturesque environments adorned with valleys, hillocks, rivers, forests etc., Navara rice is not just a nutritious and easily...
Tale of the great conquest
20 May 2023 11:45 PM ISTKP Agrawal’s magnum opus, British Takeover of India, documents the major treaties that were instrumental in India’s colonisation — exposing, in the...
Levers for the last mile
13 May 2023 8:33 PM ISTCommunity participation and technology are the two basic building blocks that can go a long way in transforming the lives of people at the grassroots...
Evolving dynamics
6 May 2023 9:25 PM ISTAs karmyogis, the civil servants have been relentlessly synthesising the inputs provided by various sectors to put everything in a wider perspective....
Bridging the gulf
29 April 2023 7:59 PM ISTIn the second part of the extract from his Civil Services Day address, Sanjeev Chopra highlights that British India’s frontier regulations in...
Homage to the pioneers
22 April 2023 9:57 PM ISTIn this extract from his Civil Services Day address, Sanjeev Chopra elucidates the contribution of IFAS officers Major Ralengnao Khathing and Lt...
Exquisite carvings of Konark
8 April 2023 9:36 PM ISTOriginated under the ancient Eastern Ganga dynasty, the stone-craft of Konark not just continues to be an expression of love, devotion and faith but...
Infotainers of yore!
1 April 2023 9:53 PM ISTConsidered to be of ‘divine’ origin, Kathputlis of Nagaur District in Rajasthan served traditionally as a carrier of local history and social mores,...
Beads of brilliance
25 March 2023 9:09 PM ISTAfter its revival in the 16th century in Khambhat, the 4,000-year-old Harrapan craft of agate bead-making started dominating the export market but...