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  • Pet project
    Pet project

    ‘Rickshaw Bank’ is a project that helps rickshaw pullers. It was born out of a conversation Pradip Kumar Sarmah, a veterinarian, who had taken animal health care to rural areas in Assam, had with a rickshaw puller, says Souzeina S Mushtaq

      Posted    05-Apr-2014    5 Issue 14
  • Kashmir's high
    Kashmir's high

    In 15 months, Khyber, the new 5-star resort in Gulmarg, has entered the world tourism map. At 8,825 feet above sea level amidst an expanse of pine trees, it is irresistible, says Sheikh Qayoom

      Posted    05-Apr-2014    5 Issue 14
  • Lady porter
    Lady porter

    North Western Railway’s first woman porter, Manju, was forced to take up the job at Jaipur station. She learnt most tricks of the trade but not the art of negotiating rates, says Abha Sharma

      Posted    05-Apr-2014    5 Issue 14
  • Picture perfect
    Picture perfect

    Maker of over 15 documentaries, Tiainla Jamir tells tales from Northeast. ‘Going the Distance’, a story of a HIV positive woman, is just a proof that she is on a mission, says Santosh Mehta

      Posted    05-Apr-2014    5 Issue 14
  • Earn and learn
    Earn and learn

    Some Chennai women impart education to their house maids, who were otherwise deprived of schooling for various reasons. Kirthi Jayakumar tells us how Kani learnt the three R’s against odds

      Posted    05-Apr-2014    5 Issue 14