“This is going to be the first time that we are holding a potters’ market in the Indian capital,” says Rekha Bajpe Aggarwal, a ceramic artist involved in the concept. “Here, the artists would themselves be selling their work directly to the customers.” Continue reading
In a new report issued for World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization warns that a staggeringly high number of children are still caught in hazardous work– some 115 million of the world’s 215 million child labourers– and calls for urgent action to halt the practice. What are you doing to stop child labour? Continue reading
I am thankful to all who visited ‘PTI Diary’ here on this blog, read it, commented there, recommended & referred to others, tweeted or shared the contents. Out of the several supportive comments that ‘PTI Diary’ had received, one particular comment needs mention here, and I quote: “Great read, Neeraj. Very few people have the courage of conviction to carry on with the crusade to change the system the way you do. I don’t even have the courage to ask you to ‘keep it up’. Most of us are too busy getting ‘settled’ in life, chasing a mirage of a secure job and income. Like many others, I can only offer you moral support and appreciate your effort, though I do know that’s of no real use.” Continue reading
I had not heard about Nuzen until I spotted its advertisement in a Delhi Metro coach, wherein it said, “you may grow hair on your palms, using this oil”. Funny, isn’t it? I found a number of people glued to the such advertisement and particularly … naturally … interested were those who actually keep trying all sorts of oil, hoping against hope. Continue reading
Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi said, “My Life Is My Message”. And what have we learned from his message is clear from the fact that we are now including caste in our national headcount, to be revealed in a house-to-house search that kicks off next month across India. Productive or Counterproductive measurement !!! What would you say? Continue reading
Are Indians so non-celebrated, so non-powerful? It appears so, seeing the latest Forbes’ list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Celebrities, released Wednesday. Lady Gaga topped the list bumping Oprah Winfrey from the top. Continue reading
Meet Pete Souza — the key link between the public and the US president. He acts from behind the scene… sometimes 24X7, whether aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union or in the White House. Today, he covers Barack Obama like no one does. And he is the one whose pictures of the Situation Room were among the most viewed images across the world, during the raid on Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
Do you think Obama is under any stress these days! Let us look at some of the images of the president in the past few days, immediately after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Cool… I would say. Continue reading
On 6 February 1952, Princess Elizabeth received the news of her father’s death and her own accession to the throne, while staying in a remote part of Kenya. The tour had to be abandoned, and the young Princess flew back to Britain as Queen. In 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations begin. Are you game? Continue reading
On an evening, when the world celebrated William-Kate marriage, I was sitting in the lawns of one of the most liberated parts of the Indian capital New Delhi, silently, protesting to God, refusing to speak and angry: Continue reading
