Bengaluru-based NGO helped bright students across the country to pursue higher studies. Some 4,946 students from economically weaker sections of Bengaluru have been given scholarships for higher education in the past year by a non-profit governmental organization, the Foundation for Excellence (FFE). In a report by World Bank Group, 176 million people in India are […]
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A group of busks promotes art and heritage. The Church Street of Bangalore is where busking was started by a group of students who call themselves Bangalore Buskers. You can them outside Blossom Book House, typing on their typewriter, playing Ukulele, and singing to strangers. If you wondered what is busking, it is the art […]
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Charaka has been instrumental in providing job opportunities for the poor. A women’s co-operative society named Charaka was founded by a major Indian theatre director and playwright from Karnataka. The society follows the thoughts of the founder of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi and produces naturally dyed cotton handloom garments in a composite handloom unit. They […]
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There are around 35 million fewer women in the country compared to men. The present sex ratio in India (according to the 2011 census) at 943 to 1,000 is a drastic decline from 1901 when it was 972 /1,000, according to the National Health Profile, 2018. Sex ratio is determined by calculating the number of […]
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The city of Bengaluru has seen a number of pillars and walls being covered by forms of street art that gives a voice to various subjects. Street art is a form of art which was once considered a nuisance in the society. It was seen as an activity done by people who want to tag […]
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Black magicians in Karnataka use the Internet to approach clients and encash on their weakness. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, March 26, 2019 The Information Technology (IT) hub of the country has advanced the black magicians to reach out to more people through the Internet. With more and more black magicians shifting their jobs from doing […]
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Newly emerging websites help fact-check people’s questions. Fact-checking websites are coming up with new niche topics to help get people answers that they cannot get factually answered anywhere else. Websites like Check4spam has this exact game plan. Check4spam, a scientific and news checking website, only allows verified researchers and doctors answering questions on their website, […]
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Dhanmapadais a festival in memory of Acharya Buddharakkhitq Bhantejie’s 98th birthday. By Sharath Nair and Samanth Lanka Bangalore, March 21, 2019 The Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore is celebrating ‘Dhanmapada’, a festival in memory of the Most Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhitq Bhantejie 98th birthday. The weeklong celebration started March 14 and culminated today. It is considered […]
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By Jignasa Sinha Bangalore, March 21, 2019. An open day is an initiative by an eminent institute to invite everyone and present their work. This takes place once every year. The Open Day of at the IISc will be conducted on March 23, and start at 9 a.m. and will continue the whole day.. This […]
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By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, March 21, 2019 As per the National Health Profile 2018, of the 23,582 government hospitals and around 40,000 private hospitals in India, only a few collect patients’ medical data. If hospital authority is not restoring the patient health profile, people should ask hospital authorities to collect their health profile,” said Sravan […]
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