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[India Report] Drier monsoon causes draught in India

[India Report] Drier monsoon causes draught in India

Cloudy skies but little rain seems to be the fate of India this time and the scarcity of rainfall is likely to cause drought in India. Though the meteorological department’s long range forecast for the 2012 rainfall was that it will be a normal pour this time with 99% rainfall, but the present weather condition […]

[Indian Cooking] Ilish Macher Paturi, a popular Bengali dish

[Indian Cooking] Ilish Macher Paturi, a popular Bengali dish

In the eastern India, the Bengali style of cooking is noticeable. The staple food of Bengalis is the yummy combination of rice and fish. Usually the Bengalis love eating varieties of fishes. A special way of preparing the delicacy known as ‘Hilsa’ is by wrapping it in the banana or pumpkin leaf and then cooking […]

[India Report] New Indian President Mukherjee sworn in

[India Report] New Indian President Mukherjee sworn in

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee became the 13th President of India on Wednesday after a five decade of political life. He is the first Bengali to become the prime minister of India. The 76-year-old veteran leader took oath in the name of God in the presence of dignitaries including outgoing President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, […]

[India Report] What colourfulness means to India

[India Report] What colourfulness means to India

India is a very colourful country indeed and people of this country never fails to make their surroundings colurful in their daily life. Colourfulness is a part of everyday life in India. Some colours are used significantly in everyday life whereas some of them are to celebrate and enjoy in festivals. Coloured powders are something very […]

[India Report] Match making sites popular In India.

[India Report] Match making sites popular In India.

“Marriage is the union of two different surnames, in friendship and in love, in order to continue the posterity of the former sages, and to furnish those who shall preside at the sacrifices to heaven and earth, at those in the ancestral temple, and at those at the altars to the spirits of the land […]

[India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral

[India Report] India To Make Rape Laws Gender Neutral

India is to make a historical move in the field of law by making rape laws ‘gender neutral’. The UPA (The United Progressive Alliance) government is considering making rape a gender-neutral offence, with the Union Cabinet on Thursday scheduled to discuss a number proposals designed to enhance punishment for sexual assault and has also decided […]

[India Report] An appeal to save a tribal language

[India Report] An appeal to save a tribal language

Only four people are trying to save a severely endangered language in India. ‘Saimar’ is the language spoken by only four people who lives in a tiny village of Tripura. The Hindu Times reported that the language is in the brink of extinction. India is one of the most linguistically diverse countries. As many as 850 to 900 […]

[India Report] Campaign called ‘Because I Am A Girl’ held in National Assembly

[India Report] Campaign called ‘Because I Am A Girl’ held in National Assembly

Forbidden Entry For ‘Because I Am A Girl’ A group of school girls gathered Tuesday (July 17) in the precinct of the National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea, for the promotion of a campaign of an organization. But, they were prevented from entering the National Assembly building, causing a little chaos in front of the main entrance. The […]

[India Report] India, neighboring nations need to curb population

[India Report] India, neighboring nations need to curb population

India and its surrounding countries like, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are so similar in culture and climatic conditions that the region is sometimes called the Indian sub-continent. Though Sri Lanka was never a part of  India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the countries which were once included in India but at the end of British Raj, […]

[India Report] Mary Kom, Indian female boxer, qualifies for London Olympics

[India Report] Mary Kom, Indian female boxer, qualifies for London Olympics

There goes a saying “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict,” and a human being, the blessed creation of God, can sometimes prove to be to the best by defeating the hindrances come in the way. Mary Kom, the famous boxer of India is one of […]

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