The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has awarded prominent Indian Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil with the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is…
The Delhi audience was treated to an enthralling performance of song and dance on Wednesday which brought to the fore…
In the midst of his hectic and busy itinerary in Japan to attend the Group of Seven summit, Prime Minister…
For the first time a Harikatha artist has been honoured with the country’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.…
A 77-year-old doctor from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Dr MC Dawar, has been conferred the Padma Shri honour by…
On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, the Centre announced the names of Padma awardees for the year 2023.…
Did you know a slum in Tiruchirapalli became India's first open-defecation-free slum in 2002? At that time not many were…
Faisal Ali Dar won silver in the Asian Kickboxing Championship after so many years of hard work in martial arts.…
Even at the age of 110, Karnataka’s Saalumarada Thimmakka’s life-long commitment and love for trees has not reduced. Awarded Padma…
Wars evoke pain but wars also inspire artists to come up with something unique and new. This is the story…
T Senka Ao played a crucial role to broker peace in conflict-ridden Nagaland. He profusely promoted the Ao language and…
Born in 1957 in Ladakh, Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat completed his early studies in Persian and Arabic language, but his…
Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar has saved many victims of the scorpion stings. In 1983 and around these years deaths due to…
India's ace javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia is an example for all those who give up seeing the challenges. Born in…
Shakuntala Choudhury is now the inspiration for many women who want to devote their lives to social causes and dream…
Darshanam Mogulaiah was born into a poor family in Telangana. He could not complete his studies due to poverty. But…
Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia is famous for his art and paintings. He was born in Sikkim and since he was a…
Once she didn't have money to buy a pair of shoes for her daughter now she owns her shop Mukta…
Meet the oldest Leeba artist Lorembam Bino Devi who has revived Leeba, a traditional applique art of Manipur. She is…
Dhaneswar Engti dedicated his entire life to the development of his mother tongue Karbi. He was born in a remote…
Sankaranarayana Menon at the age of six grabbed the sword and shield to learn Kalaripayattu, an ancient martial art form…