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Crumbling
heritage
Ranbir Singh
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seems the ancient people of Haryana were not entirely satisfied with the
construction of wells, kunds, kundis and masonary tanks and wanted to
further innovate the existing techniques or build newer and more durable devices
for obtaining ground water. In a very ingenious manner, finally, the designers
thought of adding flights of steps and underground shelters to wells. Thus
originated the structure of baolis. |
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The
stress and strain of gathering news
V.K. Kapoor
DEMPSTER
said, "Journalism is no easy game if you want to play the game and
respect the truth in the morning." Although most mediapersons have
a sense of mission, there is no denying that their job is stressful.
"We
will all live like brothers, not as a band of thieves"
A.N. Aggarwal
THE
subject of miracles is very fascinating. People look upon miracles with
amazement and generally attach profound divinity and spirituality to
them. But there is nothing divine about them. They are the play of mind.
Mind, when fully concentrated, achieves wonderful powers.
ZEROING IN ON...
The glorious
sun of music
Vimla Patil
PANDIT
JASRAJ, also respectfully known as Sangeet Martand or ‘the glorious
sun of music’, sits with relaxed ease in his favourite chair. As he
rests in a crumpled lungi and jhabba in his home, a little
girl called Ankita sits by his feet, listening to every word uttered by
this maestro.
When
your nerves feel on edge
I. M. Soni
SUPPOSED
deficiencies in our diet are not the only reasons for our edginess. In
nearly every case it is the conflict between mind and emotions that
drains our energy and puts our nerves on edge.
HAUTE NEWS
Now it’s the turn
of tencel khadi
HAVING spun Khadi for ages, Gandhi’s
charkha is now all set to go global, with a new-age eco-friendly fibre
for the fashion conscious. The Karnataka
Khadi Board has launced an ambitious project to blend khadi with tencel, the new
environment-friendly fibre, and weave an all-new look tencel khadi.
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