Hyderabad, once the land of Nawabs, was historically a famous diamond and pearl trading centre, from where it got its popular name – the “City of Pearls”. The pearl city of India is an internationally famed tourist destination not only for its brilliant pearls, exquisite cuisine, greenery, or landscapes but mostly for the rich cultural […]

The City of Joy is decking up for its biggest annual carnival — Durga Puja. And, so are its people. The festive fervour is on and shops are packed with people, in a hurry to finish their ‘pujor kena-kata’ (puja shopping for five days of festivities). Chaitali is worried to death — she hasn’t started […]

Purnendu Sengupta, and his wife Arundhati, both NRI IT professionals, had no idea that housing complexes in Kolkata turn into festive zones during Durga Puja until they visited their apartment last year this time around. Durga Puja, without a doubt, is special for any Bengali, more so for the Sengupta family because this is their […]

The first thing that strikes our mind when we hear the word start-up is Bangalore. For some time now, the green city, as it is called, has been the hotbed for upcoming start-ups in the country. Over the years, the city has established itself as the startup capital of India, but now, with the launch […]

The water problem in Hyderabad, the IT corridor of India, became a severe water crisis last year when all the four reservoirs that supply water to the city dried up for the first time in 30 years. Soaring mercury, scorching heat, and the falling ground water level further added to the woes of the Greater […]

On a chilly December morning, the police were called by the neighbours to a Sinthee house. The residents, Kaberi and Sarbani had not been responding to the doorbell for almost a week. The rotting supplies of milk and fruits at the doorstep were an indication that the local departmental store was home delivering their weekly […]