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  • Height of concern
    Height of concern

    From a school teacher in Gurgaon to a benefactor supporting 38,000 students in Ladakh, Sujata Sahu has trekked great heights. Partho Burman tells us about her 17,000ft Foundation that engages volunteer-tourists to help students in the hills

      Posted    08-Nov-2014    5 Issue 45
  • Palm delight
    Palm delight

    As it ushers in a process to phase out liquor, Kerala is set to introduce ‘neera’, a packaged non-alcoholic drink tapped from coconut trees, much to the delight of farmers, says Sanu George

      Posted    08-Nov-2014    5 Issue 45
  • Barefoot adventurer
    Barefoot adventurer

    Exploring India, Sunildatta Chaudhari, a 53-year-old homeopath, is on a 12,244 km odyssey in his Maruti car. Quaid Najmi tracks down the adventurer who has been driving barefoot for 30 years

      Posted    08-Nov-2014    5 Issue 45
  • Sailor girls
    Sailor girls

    Introduced to sailing through a summer activity, two Chennai girls took to it like fish to water. Hema Vijay meets Varsha Gautam and Aishwarya Neduchezhian, who won bronze at the Asian Games

      Posted    08-Nov-2014    5 Issue 45
  • Tribal dilemma
    Tribal dilemma

    Halakki Vokkaligaru, a forest tribe in Karnataka, is facing an uphill task in carrying its hoary traditions as the younger generation is attracted to modern urban lifestyle, says Fakir Balaji

      Posted    08-Nov-2014    5 Issue 45