Music unheard in the pandemic

Even as lockdown restrictions ease, independent musicians struggle to perform live concerts in restaurants and clubs. Independent musicians in the city lost their performing opportunities at hotels and restaurants due to the pandemic. Most of them shifted from music to other occupations, to earn their bread. Sachin Banandur, a drummer with the band Parvaaz in […]

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From field to screen but no gain

Online school sports classes are not as effective as pre-pandemic offline sports classes. Online school sports classes during the pandemic have become stressful and ineffective, according to parents, students and coaches in Bengaluru. “The main problem with the concept of online sports classes is that it is unsupervised—I worry for her safety because I am […]

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No play button for Khelo India

Although Bengaluru schools have registered for Khelo India, they have not received the benefits of the program yet. Bengaluru: The Khelo India program has still not kicked off in Bengaluru’s schools after three years of its launch. This has left schools, coaches and students confused about what they must do in the program. Vincent Paul, […]

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Back to school—not for uniform sellers

The pandemic shut their shops, leaving them searching for other means of survival. Uniform sellers are hoping to get their businesses back on track as schools re-open. Shankar, a worker in the Modern School Uniform said they sold the leftover stock of 2019 before the pandemic. When the lockdown arrived, they went into a complete […]

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